is aging genetically controlled.

>
> The truth is, nobody ever dies from "old age;" people die from
>various
> complications of aging. This isn't just being clever with words;
>this
> is the truth. Think about it: if you were to cure cancer, heart
> disease, and alzheimers, wouldn't people live longer? Add arthritis,
> osteoperosis, and a whole list of other things which kill people.
>
> Aging is sort of like AIDS in that it doesn't kill you itself, but
> instead leaves you open to attack from other things which kill you.
> There is no more reason to avoid curing aging than there is to avoid
> curing AIDS. Indeed, aging leads to the deaths of more people.
>

I agree. Pehaps genetics won't solve much. After all, every complex
system suffers aging. It is just a matter of seeing a ten years old
car in Canadian wheather.

Besides, who would want dictators that live forever?

To learn to live one also has to learn to die, and make room for
future generations.

Omar