01-27-2023, 12:14 PM
We now have a built-in limit to cell regrowth. The last one is effectively death for the relevant cells when regeneration is necessary. Death of a necessary organ such as the heart, lungs, liver, or kidney is effectively death for the person.
We must cheat that seemingly-rigid rule to achieve now-absurd lifespans. One cheat is highly unwelcome: it is cancer.
We must cheat that seemingly-rigid rule to achieve now-absurd lifespans. One cheat is highly unwelcome: it is cancer.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.