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chapka · 10-05-2004, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Mordy

if the aging process can be slowed/modified or work in such a way to produce 'false positives', wouldn't someone who died at 900 look like someone who died today at 90/100?

No, not really. For the rates of tooth wear to be substantially different, these "long agers" would have to have teeth made of a different material than ours, which we would see when we examined the teeth themselves.

Chief594 · 10-05-2004, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Vorkosigan

I am not the least bit interested in what doctors say, as doctors are technicians trained in handling the human body. I am only interested in what researchers trained in cell biology, aging, and archaeological techniques report. It is a good idea when trying understand something to make sure that one asks the right experts. Doctors are not "experts" in the sense that they have only mastered a body of knowledge, not a body of research methodologies or research results that the real experts know.

Vorkosigan

The argument was that Doctors have never been able to nor do they even have solid reasons why a human being couldn't live that long and that they are much more baffled by aging and death. This involves presently living people as the sample group. As people age who do they go see? a researcher or a doctor? The claim that I was making is about current Doctors (who have the most advanced medical knowledge in the history of the world) don't have an answer as to why people COULDN'T live that long. Therefore I am using the correct expert.

P.S. Although I didn't go to medical school, It would be my guess that even the least respected medical school requires its students to have some understanding and training in cell biology and aging.

Mageth · 10-05-2004, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Magus55

Just for arguments sake, if it weren't for bodies aging fast and disease, I see no reason why humans couldn't live that long these days.

Yeah, and if the gas in my car didn't burn up so quick, I could get 2000 miles to the gallon!

rlogan · 10-05-2004, 10:09 AM

Thanks Chief.

This principle of calling on the opposition to prove the negative has given me great hopes for my own life.

I have purchased a complete set of "hooked on phonics" tapes and a subscription to the Wall Street Journal for my dog.

I have always wanted a dog that could discuss futures option trading, and since she's going to live for a thousand years anyway, she ought to pick up something other than chewing bones.

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rlogan Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Alaska Posts: 9,159	Thanks Chief. This principle of calling on the opposition to prove the negative has given me great hopes for my own life. I have purchased a complete set of "hooked on phonics" tapes and a subscription to the Wall Street Journal for my dog. I have always wanted a dog that could discuss futures option trading, and since she's going to live for a thousand years anyway, she ought to pick up something other than chewing bones.

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