Life expectancy... (80's, state, years, how)

[fracturedman]

Okay, so I am not sure if this fits here but I would assume so. I was wondering...with every generation people are living longer and longer, how long will people be living come say the year 2050? 3000? and even 3050? I was born in the 1980's, is there a study that shows how old people will be living that where born in that time?

[mattpresley]

I'm not sure. However in my curious research I discovered that scientists belive the Maximum human lifespan in 120 years old. There have been a few rare exceptions. In other words don't expect to be alive for the year 2100

[fracturedman]

Originally Posted by mattpresley

I'm not sure. However in my curious research I discovered that scientists belive the Maximum human lifespan in 120 years old. There have been a few rare exceptions. In other words don't expect to be alive for the year 2100

Sure science can do alot of things...but it is often times incorrect or can be changed. I am sure at one point science said maximum human life span was 50 years old or younger. If history shows us anything it is that the human life span changes through time. Heck even the age of 18 once once considered old. Humans have a curiosity that questions nature itself. I would have to say that we are probably the one species that does not do as was intended. Almost like a disease that took on a life and shape of its own.

[68vette]

120-125 years. Our system has evolved to the point that we just can't get beyond that. It's a matter of repair. We only have so many repair systems that have evolved over millions of years. The best an individual can do is keep repairing damage, up to a certain point, and then you just can't do it anymore. Long-lived animals have much better repair systems then short-lived animals. That's genetic and it's evolved that way. Now if we begin playing with genetics that could be another story.

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by fracturedman

Okay, so I am not sure if this fits here but I would assume so. I was wondering...with every generation people are living longer and longer, how long will people be living come say the year 2050? 3000? and even 3050? I was born in the 1980's, is there a study that shows how old people will be living that where born in that time?

People seem to lose sight of the fact that human bodies do not live in an isolated, perfectly beneficial environment. Human bodies live in the real world: if the environment you live in is not conducive to your health all the fantasies based on what "what science says" are pipe dreams.

The body and the world it lives in go together.

If living conditions in the world deteriorate, life spans will decrease. Period.

[fracturedman]

Originally Posted by kevxu

If living conditions in the world deteriorate, life spans will decrease. Period.

If that is true than it works the other way around as well. But living conditions are not really deteriorating are they. Sure we talk about global warming and pollution but we are not to the point of which it will shorten life yet. Basically we are not past the point of no return. We are already changing the way we live to be more healthy, there is proof of that everyday.

The one thing nobody realizes is that Humans can live in some pretty harsh and nasty conditions and still come out on top. We can live through things that would kill most other animals. We are yet to tap into what we(human) are capable of. Anyone who thinks otherwise, I will allow you to crawl into your shell and die off, who need you.

We are an advanced species. Both good and bad.

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by fracturedman

If that is true than it works the other way around as well. But living conditions are not really deteriorating are they. Sure we talk about global warming and pollution but we are not to the point of which it will shorten life yet. Basically we are not past the point of no return. We are already changing the way we live to be more healthy, there is proof of that everyday.

As I said, "if..."

The one thing nobody realizes is that Humans can live in some pretty harsh and nasty conditions and still come out on top. We can live through things that would kill most other animals.

Yes and no. People living in harsh primitive environments without any support beyond what they have evolved in their local culture have short life spans. Humans with the support of highly complex technology and networks can survive in very hostile environments, as long as that support is maintained.

Human technology has advanced, but any credible science that I have read does not claim that the human body has evolved at a rate even remotely comparable to that of the human brain and the technology it has created. Nor, it appears, has the brain itself evolved in an even fashion. The ability of the human to create and build on his previous creations is enormous, his ability to control his emotions is desperately low in relation to this. It is a dangerous imbalance.

We are yet to tap into what we(human) are capable of. Anyone who thinks otherwise, I will allow you to crawl into your shell and die off, who need you.

Thank you. An excellent illustration.

We are an advanced species. Both good and bad.

Pluses and minuses. We are a very complex species, one with a marked tendency to derail the output of its rational mind with the destructive excesses of emotionalism. If there should be an undoing of the human species it will come from vanity leading to delusional behavior.

[68vette]

With modern medicine and eating healthy and with excercise we are able to live longer, but due to the aging process our bodies breakdown. The only way we are going to stop the bodies aging process is through genetic alteration. When people lived shorter lives it was due to a variety of issues. Age was not one of them.

[fracturedman]

Originally Posted by kevxu

Pluses and minuses. We are a very complex species, one with a marked tendency to derail the output of its rational mind with the destructive excesses of emotionalism. If there should be an undoing of the human species it will come from vanity leading to delusional behavior.

couldnt agree with you more there. However, with out emotion one cannot be rational.

I think one thing everyone can agree on is that we have not even come close to fully understanding what the human mind and body is capable of. The best part about living organisms are they are in a constant state of evolution. Everyday we evolve, and there for come further and further away from what we once thought we where capable of.

Sadly, there are those that want to stop progress even if it means saving current lives, and future lives as well.

[moonshadow]

Life expectancy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia