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Has medical science made people live too long?
Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:25 pm
Folks that used to die at 70 of heart disease or diabetes are now living to be 90 due to the miracle of modern drugs. Instead of dying relatively suddenly, people are hanging on and fading away slowly, requiring more financial and human capital to keep them alive. Is this a good thing?
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Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:26 pm to Slippy
We need a purge.
Maybe some virus from China.
Maybe some virus from China.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:27 pm to Slippy
It’s a great thing. Beloved friends and family are around longer and the overall economic impact is positive since more people are spending money the longer they live.
This post was edited on 4/3/21 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:27 pm to Slippy
Old people aren't living that much longer than old people 150 years ago. Average age was so much lower then because it was hard to make it to 20.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:29 pm to Slippy
Considering we lose good people all the time, at an early age, to heart attacks, cancer, etc., and haven't found a cure for shite like alzheimers, I'd say we still have a long way to go.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:38 pm to Slippy
quote:
due to the miracle of modern drugs.
Nah. God’s just gotten better at answering prayers.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:42 pm to Slippy
Well science has developed treatments to mitigate certain conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, etc, but hasn't been able to accomplish the same with certain neurological breakdowns, or the natural aging process for bones, etc. Make sure you let you family know what your wishes are is all I can say.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:48 pm to Slippy
Yes.
The human machine was not designed for extended life.
There's a reason why in the absence of extraordinary expense and effort, the human body starts going to shite in the 40s.
The human machine was not designed for extended life.
There's a reason why in the absence of extraordinary expense and effort, the human body starts going to shite in the 40s.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:52 pm to Slippy
I had to pick a neighbor up off his floor yesterday. I wouldnt have had to do that if he was born 20 years earlier, b/c he totally would not be here.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 1:53 pm to udtiger
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There's a reason why in the absence of extraordinary expense and effort, the human body starts going to shite in the 40s.
Is not eating a shite load of fried food and exercising like 30 minutes a day really extraordinary effort?
Posted on 4/3/21 at 2:07 pm to Slippy
We put sick dogs down to end their suffering but we'll sure drag some people along in the last stages of life.
I'm not taking a hard stance, just saying there are some inconsistencies.
I'm not taking a hard stance, just saying there are some inconsistencies.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 2:10 pm to Slippy
You’ve definitely lived too long.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 2:35 pm to Slippy
The sanitary sewer system has saved far more lives than modern medicine.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 2:40 pm to Tiger in Gatorland
quote:
Well science has developed treatments to mitigate certain conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, etc, but hasn't been able to accomplish the same with certain neurological breakdowns, or the natural aging process for bones, etc. Make sure you let you family know what your wishes are is all I can say.
Other than vaccines to prevent some contagious diseases, and antibiotics to treat infections modern medicine has few actual cures. As you said there are treatments to mitigate the symptoms and effects of diseases, but you still have the disease, and many of the treatments have their own side effects. When people say a cure for cancer should have been found by now they should consider that cancer is one of the few diseases that can actually be eradicated from the body with current treatments, obviously the problem is the treatments are not always effective.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 2:50 pm to Slippy
The junk food and pharmaceutical industries are invested in killing slowly by touting low fat high carb diets.
The low carb revolution is growing online to improve lifespans, health and quality of life.
Check out the Low Carb Down Under YouTube channel and join the revolution.
Viva Meat, Eggs and Cheese--down with processed foods.
The low carb revolution is growing online to improve lifespans, health and quality of life.
Check out the Low Carb Down Under YouTube channel and join the revolution.
Viva Meat, Eggs and Cheese--down with processed foods.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 2:53 pm to Slippy
Yes
Posted on 4/3/21 at 2:53 pm to udtiger
quote:I'm not the one who down voted you but that's just dumb. The "human machine" was designed to last forever originally.
The human machine was not designed for extended life.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 2:55 pm to Slippy
Civil engineers have saved more lives than doctors
Posted on 4/3/21 at 3:02 pm to Slippy
Watching my Father die a miserable death a year and a half ago, I truly think his life was extended beyond what it should have been. All it did was prolong his suffering.
It really made me think about what measures I will be willing to take when I’m confronted with my own mortality.
It really made me think about what measures I will be willing to take when I’m confronted with my own mortality.
Posted on 4/3/21 at 3:04 pm to arcalades
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The "human machine" was designed to last forever originally.
And here we go.
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