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The Floating World
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 Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:22 am Post subject: Scientists slow aging process but 7 billion of us already??? |
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http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/scientists-slow-ageing-process
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| It would be great to find a way to help relieve some of the effects of progeria and to extend the children's lives, whilst also finding a way to help increasingly ageing populations in many parts of the world. |
With 7 billion humans already, do we really need to extend the lives of aging populations...? |
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geldedgoat
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:07 am Post subject: |
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| Kill yourself now if you're so concerned. |
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The Floating World
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:42 am Post subject: |
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| geldedgoat wrote: |
| Kill yourself now if you're so concerned. |
Great addition to the debate there!
by the way this isn't the off topic forum  |
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aq8knyus
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Location: London
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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| If all the people on the planet lived in a single mega city with the same population density as Paris then that mega city would be the size of france. |
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Kuros
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: Scientists slow aging process but 7 billion of us alread |
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| The Floating World wrote: |
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/scientists-slow-ageing-process
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| It would be great to find a way to help relieve some of the effects of progeria and to extend the children's lives, whilst also finding a way to help increasingly ageing populations in many parts of the world. |
With 7 billion humans already, do we really need to extend the lives of aging populations...? |
Why are 7 billion people too many? You missed that step.
7 billion human lives! Imagine the scientific potential! Imagine the artistic and cultural potential! We should rejoice that there are so many people. |
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cj1976
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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| We need bigger supermarkets. The line at Costco is bad enough already.. |
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Leon
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I wonder what percentage of this growth is in developing nations as opposed to developed nations. I know in several developed places the birthrate is below replacement. WIth enviromental degradation as bad as it already is, and resources being used a faster pace, I hope that technology can keep pace. |
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alwaysgood
Joined: 15 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe reality is going to starting to resemble the short story Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Kurt Vonnegut. Billions of people living for hundreds of years each. Eventually we run out of resources like metal and gas but still have enough bland food to get by. 300 years olds will wait for 500 year olds to die so they can inherit the day bed  |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:04 pm Post subject: Re: Scientists slow aging process but 7 billion of us alread |
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| Kuros wrote: |
| The Floating World wrote: |
http://news.uk.msn.com/uk/scientists-slow-ageing-process
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| It would be great to find a way to help relieve some of the effects of progeria and to extend the children's lives, whilst also finding a way to help increasingly ageing populations in many parts of the world. |
With 7 billion humans already, do we really need to extend the lives of aging populations...? |
Why are 7 billion people too many? You missed that step.
7 billion human lives! Imagine the scientific potential! Imagine the artistic and cultural potential! We should rejoice that there are so many people. |
Thank you.
People have never been so well fed, so healthy and so rich as ever before. I say, let's put on a few more billion and see what happens. Given the historical evidence, food, health and wealth will keep increasing together with the amount of people on earth. |
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Juregen
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Leon wrote: |
| I wonder what percentage of this growth is in developing nations as opposed to developed nations. I know in several developed places the birthrate is below replacement. WIth enviromental degradation as bad as it already is, and resources being used a faster pace, I hope that technology can keep pace. |
environmental degradation?
Where? |
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Leon
Joined: 31 May 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| Juregen wrote: |
| Leon wrote: |
| I wonder what percentage of this growth is in developing nations as opposed to developed nations. I know in several developed places the birthrate is below replacement. WIth enviromental degradation as bad as it already is, and resources being used a faster pace, I hope that technology can keep pace. |
environmental degradation?
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Melting ice caps, Japan, Pakistan, Thailand, etc. etc. etc. extreme weather has been incurring a greater rate in recent history than any other time before.
Not to mention that the countries with big pop. density like China and India are anything but clean. Air quality, etc. |
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Captain Corea
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:51 am Post subject: |
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| Has it? I thought the earth has been through some far more extreme stuff. |
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johnnyenglishteacher2
Joined: 03 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:04 am Post subject: |
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| Juregen wrote: |
| Leon wrote: |
| I wonder what percentage of this growth is in developing nations as opposed to developed nations. I know in several developed places the birthrate is below replacement. WIth enviromental degradation as bad as it already is, and resources being used a faster pace, I hope that technology can keep pace. |
environmental degradation?
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Soil acidification, freshwater & aquifer depletion, acid rain, deforestation, overfishing, eutrophication, chemical pollution in air and water....
Apart from that (and a load of other problems which have a massive effect on the well-being of humans and other species), everything's fine. |
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johnnyenglishteacher2
Joined: 03 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:06 am Post subject: Re: Scientists slow aging process but 7 billion of us alread |
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| Kuros wrote: |
| 7 billion human lives! Imagine the scientific potential! Imagine the artistic and cultural potential! We should rejoice that there are so many people. |
Imagine the mass starvation if we have a couple of years of severe drought in one of the world's main agricultural areas! |
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The Floating World
Joined: 01 Oct 2011
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 1:30 am Post subject: |
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| Imagine the artistic and cultural potential! We should rejoice that there are so many people. |
Music, movies and culture in general have been declining since the 70's, so I certainly wont be rejoicing. |
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