From: gts (gts@optexinc.com)
Date: Thu Aug 29 2002 - 14:31:44 MDT
Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
> While [Fossel's] ideas may be well placed -- is there a place
> for the "wear and tear" theories of aging?, his emphasis on
> quantum phenomena may be misdirected.
I don't mean to imply that he emphasizes the quantum problem. In fact it
is mentioned on only two or three pages of his 200+ page book. And yes
there is of course a place for "wear and tear" theories of aging. His
emphasis seems however to me on the science of telomeres.
> I think it is more important
> to examine those processes that will have an impact on much
> shorter time frames.
Of course, but less important processes are still interesting and in
this case relevant I think to extropianism.
I'm struck mainly by the fact that quantum tunneling damage is not
preventable. The damage may be reversible (e.g., through nanotechnology
as some here have suggested) but unlike most aging processes it is
impossible to prevent. There is no technology, real or hypothetical,
capable of preventing this type of damage. We can run but we cannot
hide. :)
-gts
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