Hypothetically, do you think scientists will be able to prolong lives? like live an extra 100 years? I read somewhere that they did a study and some of them believed so,
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Human life has been greatly lengthened due to advancments in science and medicine. Before the Industrial Revolution the average human life span in the western world was less than 50 years. Today in underdeveloped nations it is the same as that because they don't have access to the health services we do. It is safe to say that advancments in science and medicine will continue to lengthen average life span past 100 years in the developed world. We will find continue to find ways to get rid of certain diseases and conditions and improve bodily health, which are factors for increasing lifespan.
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There are experts in the field who at least half seriously believe that the first person who will live to 150 has already been born. A big problem with living so long is that normal ageing is part of the body's defence against developing cancers - longevity will need breakthroughs in other areas.
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that's why they are starting to make Robots same as humans?