Today in my Biology of Aging lecture, Sherry Chen and I had a guest speaker who introduced the most bogus concept that has ever birthed forth from Cambridge. DeGray, a Ph.D. recipient for Gerontology from Cambridge proposes that aging can be reversed and prevented through various hypothetical therapies. In this generation, we can tack on an extra 30 years to the maximum human lifespan, which BTW has been consistent for centuries. The life expectancy for a human in the 20s is the optimal current life expectancy, and they suggest that it can increase. No longer let death “kill” 100,000 people a year. Humans, they suggest, can become immortal.
What the freak is this bogus-ness? They’re not talking about curing life-damning diseases. They’re talking about stopping the natural process of death, extra emphasis on “natural”.
Then I realized why my point of view is so skewed from the rest of the world’s. I’m not afraid of death. They’re pouring in millions of dollars every year for this research and awarding millions to scientists who can nourish the longest living rat simply to have some sort of hope that humans don’t have to die. Honey, I can’t wait till I get to die because I’ll be in heaven. This Earth is so temporary and futile; our lives are ever so fleeting. Is it really worth it to add on an extra 30 years? Maybe it is for a person who finds emptiness after living for 100 years. That person hasn’t found fulfillment in a lifetime. Let me tell you, a fulfilling life is a purposeful life. That unique purpose can only be found in your Creator. After we fulfill our purpose in life, I think we’d be ready to go with a smile on our face, ya freakin’ good and faithful servant.
