by

Maybe Methuselah


Lived to be 900 years old.

A new study says  There’s No Limit To The Human Life Span

Evidence for Human Lifespan Limit Contested 

Evidence for a limit to human life span [pdf, behind a paywall]

About makagutu

As Onyango Makagutu I am Kenyan, as far as I am a man, I am a citizen of the world

24 thoughts on “Maybe Methuselah”

  1. atheistsmeow >(^-^)< says:
    July 21, 2017 at 09:13

    I don’t know…..I think everything gets tired & worn down, & repair can’t go on indefinitely.
    The age factor depends on many things, along with genetics, but am far out of my depth here.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  2. Mordanicus says:
    July 21, 2017 at 10:58

    Eternal life would be the ultimate punishment.

    Liked by 3 people

    Reply
  3. tildeb says:
    July 21, 2017 at 14:49

    The title is misleading in that of course there is a limit called ‘death’ but that the limit according to a very small data set seems to be increasing. This is obvious in that the average age of death is increasing – increasing what we call longevity – so it make statistical sense that those dying at the extreme upper edge of the outliers might also be getting older before inevitable death occurs. But the limit called ‘age-related death’ most definitely occurs and most of us I suspect will find it quite effectively limits the advancement in years.

    Like

    Reply
  4. persedeplume says:
    July 21, 2017 at 15:14

    Live longer without intervention? The historical data says otherwise. I wouldn’t say that living to 150 is impossible but it’s statistically unlikely *with* the current level of medical care and the ability to control the environment in beneficial ways. We might have a shot at it with advances in transhumanist technology in the future. In fact, if we can’t solve FTL the solution might well be bio-physical augmentation to extend life span.
    I would further say that things that are possible happen. We don’t have any 900 yr olds running amok in the streets. I doubt we ever did.

    Like

    Reply
    • makagutu says:
      July 23, 2017 at 13:25

      I don’t think we ever did have 200yr olds anywhere.
      Hopefully we can all live to be 100 but only if we reduce pollution and improve our diets

      Like

      Reply
  5. Arkenaten says:
    July 22, 2017 at 00:23

    Terry Pratchett, bless his cotton socks, did a wonderful take on the aging process in one of his novels, Reaper Man. Ostensibly the character, Death is forced to retire and until a replacement can be found people stop dying. They die in the tradition sense, but their life force does not move on, so they are ostensibly zombies.
    One of the characters, Windle Poons dies then when his life force can’t get to the ”other side” he moves back into his body, where he develops a whole new lease on life.
    But the point in relation to your post, is that Windle realizes he has spent over half his life being old!
    And it seems that unless we can somehow rejuvenate the body or at least keep it in a youthful state of repair we will remain ”old” far longer than we were young.
    Not such a great thought to be honest!

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply
  6. atheistsmeow >(^-^)< says:
    July 22, 2017 at 00:30

    Agreed.

    Like

    Reply
  7. evanyambu says:
    July 22, 2017 at 12:26

    the more i think about how many years these people lived the more i question, doubt and get mixed in the confusion as well

    Like

    Reply
  8. The Black Trans Nudist says:
    July 23, 2017 at 11:27

    Reblogged this on The Black Trans Nudist and commented:
    This is Rather Interesting

    Like

    Reply
  9. renudepride says:
    July 25, 2017 at 03:22

    I’m not so sure longevity is such a good thing. One Donald Duck (aka tRump) per lifetime is too much for me! Naked hugs, my friend!

    Like

    Reply

We sure would love to hear your comments, compliments and thoughts.