[extropy-chat] I keep asking myself...

[Samantha Atkins]

Whoa.  We have people running large segments of the world who are  
older than 70!  These assumptions about what 70 is like come pretty  
close to ageism.   Many people are quite competent and active beyond 70.

- samantha

On Apr 3, 2006, at 12:34 PM, Russell Wallace wrote:

> On 4/3/06, Al Brooks <kerry_prez at yahoo.com> wrote:
> It is a valid question; for that matter why would anyone want to  
> live much more than three score and ten? After awhile you might  
> very well feel like a burden to yourself and to those who take care  
> of you.
>
> As things currently stand, I wouldn't. If we get to the point where  
> it's possible to live _and be healthy_ much past three score and  
> ten, on the other hand, that's a different ball game altogether -  
> and nothing in that idea is forbidden by the laws of physics.
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