What would happen if one were in constant fear of a deadly disease? Or if one cannot find new jobs to support their family? These are the certain results if humans prolong their life. Firstly, extending the human life will lead to overpopulation. Secondly, the prolonged lifespan will cause people to become selfish, bored, and change their beliefs. Lastly, experimenting with human genetics as well as with modifying other species will result in new diseases, extinction of certain species, and the creation of invasive species. Therefore, enhancing the human life must be ceased since it puts too much of a risk on the future generations. Lengthening the human lifespan and reviving people similar to Jenna Fox will result in overpopulation. Furthermore, population explosion will demand additional infrastructure such as transportation, residential areas, and services.This will put a strain on the available …show more content…
Similarly, there is a possibility that the parent will outlive their children, which would cause great psychological stress. To counter this, Jenna decided to go to Boston so that she wouldn’t have to deal with outliving her child (Her expected lifespan in Boston was 6 years, while in California it was expected for her to live for about 200 years). As a human being can virtually be immortal, they could become narcissistic, monstrous in their thinking, and behave inhuman. Consequently, the world would turn into an era of terror. Furthermore, the organs can always be 3D printed (as in the article about lab grown organs)and people would lose faith in religion resulting in the disruption of order and balance of the world. In addition, families will often be deciding to revive the deceased, unaware of their wishes. As scientists begin to perfect repairing and reviving humans, there could be serious errors in the genetic makeup of
In the article that I read, I do not necessarily agree with the goals both Ron Howard and Brian Grazer have in mind for extending the lifespan of human beings. For example, I believe there is a natural reason humans have the average lifespan that they obtain. If we alter that in any way, shape or form, we may cause severe damage to the nature of the Earth. In addition, if we were to expand the life expectancy, there is a high risk that the Earth cannot be handle a much higher population. Too many people would expire the natural goods the planet has. For example, there are many flies in this world, but there life expectancy is one to two weeks. Now, imagine how many flies there would be if there life was extended to a year, or two, or five.
On June 26, 1876 there was a battle against the U.S troops and the Native Americans over land. The battle was in Montana in the Little Bighorn river. There battle got its name by the Little Bighorn river. People today say they still here ghostly sound around there. The battle was famous because the Native Americans won the battle.
Extended life would be nice for some people, however an healthy life will beat an extended life
What are tax consequences and how can it affect you in the long run? It is said, “taxes are the rice we pay for a civilized society” (Debt.org). What different ways are there to avoid or at least minimize tax consequences? There are some ways to make paying taxes also beneficial.
Live forevers (sedum purpureum) are incredibly useful to organisms. The live-forever (sedum purpureum) is a plant native to the continent of Eurasia, and thus could possibly be a dangerous invasive species, which may cause a problem in other natural ecosystems. The live-forever (sedum purpurem) is mostly grown in the northeastern states where it can withstand the harsh temperatures of winter and summer. In this essay i will go further into depth of the biome the life forever is mostly found in, its effect on ecosystems and what it does as an invasive species in the US. we will go further in depth into why the live forever (sedum purpureum) is no longer an invasive species, and how long it has been in the united states.
For as long as humans have been able to develop societies and inquire about the world, people have been attempting to find ways to prolong life. The early alchemists searched for the ever elusive philosopher’s stone, while the Spanish Conquistadores traveled to distant lands in hopes to find the “Fountain of Youth.” Even today, we continue to search for the “elixir” of life. Currently, researchers are using modern science to find a way to extend our telomeres and allow our cells to regenerate, thus enabling us to live longer. Unfortunately, even with our advancements in science and medicine along with centuries of attempts, human mortality is one thing we haven’t been able to change. No matter how much we try and get rid of that fact of life, it remains a guarantee. Our greatest flaw as
This has been a very fascinating journey from prenatal, birth to old age. The goal of this paper is to show how my knowledge and understanding of life span development has increased, as well as demonstrate how this knowledge and understanding will apply to and can be used within my area of specialization, Leadership Coaching.
The justice argument regarding extending the human lifespan looks at the dilemma morally; the moral dilemma being: is it fair for one person to extend their life over another. There is a distinct struggle
In “Is It Unjust to Develop Life Extension if It Will Not Be Possible to Provide It to Everyone?”, John Davis argues on the fact on whether or not we should develop life extension if it won’t bet fairly distributed amongst our society. Davis believes that the rich will most likely have access to life extension before the poor, which creates the issue of unequal access to life extension. In this essay, I will be siding with Davis’ argument, as there should be no reason to develop and research life extension if we cannot make it available to everyone at once.
As you may, or may not, know, my birthday is September 28 and I will be turning 16. Some may think I grew up to fast, but for me, it’s been a long time coming. Some highlights of my 16 years being are earth would be: Being a young actress/model, staring in several plays, learning flute and guitar, getting into advanced choir, becoming choir president, receiving my own set at several local events, mantling a 4.0, I waited and hosted several local brunches, volunteer at community events, made it in the top 50 in a county wide talent show, tried out for a Disney princess, mentoring the local youth, Being in an honors level Spanish class, learning French, scoring a perfect 100% on my math CAHSEE, raised over $1,000
Medical advances have increased the length of the average life innumerably, by prolonging death, but this involves challenging medical ethics. Keeping a large number of very ill people alive with these medical technologies, there is also a possibility of suffering; discomfort and diminished quality of life.
Anyone can tell you that continuing to live is a natural human desire, and just possibly a good idea, but what they won't tell you is what living too long can do to you physically and psychologically. Many minds of the american population will not be deterred from
While many people today many not use the term “quest for immortality”, as a society we try and extend our lives. A movie I have watched in the past that can relate to this idea is I Am Legend. In this movie a scientist develops what is believed to be a cure for cancer, which is an example of trying to avoid a deadly disease that leads to death throughout the world. The movie brings up a big consequence of trying to search for something related to immortality, even if it is not as extreme, could cause something much worse. They
In “L'Chaim and Its Limits: Why Not Immortality?” and “Decelerating and Arresting Human Aging”, Leon Kass and Walter Glannon are both arguing against life extension, as it will bring no good to our society. Life extension is a technology that would allow a person to extend their lifespan past their expected age of death. In this paper, I will be arguing against life extension, as we will have no motivation to complete our intentions in life when we are given more time to live, and it would also do us no good when it comes to controlling the growing number of retirees when they can take advantage of life extension.
the year 2050. Population growth at an overwhelming rate can cause many effects on a