{"id":2185,"date":"2022-09-03T07:39:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T12:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/counselorsroom.org\/LifeStyles\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2022-10-27T06:22:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-27T11:22:47","slug":"eolifespan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/counselorsroom.org\/LifeStyles\/eolifespan\/","title":{"rendered":"Should We Fight to Extend the Human Life Span?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:10px\">PHOTO BY ANNE NYGARD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">What Do You Think?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Should We Fight to Extend the Human Life Span?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consider the pros and cons of slowing aging and extending the human life span, then decide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:11px\">(Bood, Eric. &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2016\/02\/04\/aging-extending-human-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Old Is Too Old?<\/a> A debate on toying with the human life span.&#8221;\u00a0<em>Stat News.<\/em>\u00a04 Feb. 2016.\u00a0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Some say <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"46\" class=\"wp-image-1875\" style=\"width: 90px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/counselorsroom.org\/LifeStyles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WDYTYesA.png?resize=90%2C46&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/counselorsroom.org\/LifeStyles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WDYTYesA.png?w=468&amp;ssl=1 468w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/counselorsroom.org\/LifeStyles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WDYTYesA.png?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A longer life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Would give people the chance for several fulfilling and diverse careers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gives people more time to experience the joys of life, such as pursuing a lifelong passion or spending time with friends and family, or the freedom to explore more of the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enables people to contribute more to society.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Means more time to learn from our elders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Would revolutionize general well-being by minimizing or preventing the diseases of aging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Some argue <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"36\" class=\"wp-image-1879\" style=\"width: 80px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/counselorsroom.org\/LifeStyles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WDYTNoA.png?resize=80%2C36&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/counselorsroom.org\/LifeStyles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WDYTNoA.png?w=387&amp;ssl=1 387w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/counselorsroom.org\/LifeStyles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WDYTNoA.png?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A longer life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Could be a huge burden on society. It would lead to overpopulation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Would put a burden on programs such as Social Security and Medicare.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makes it substantially harder to promote environmental sustainability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Would lead to dramatic increases in unemployment among the young.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Would increase inequality. What if only the rich can afford it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Would prevent new ideas from taking root as one generation is replaced by the next.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Means decisions wouldn\u2019t matter so much because life\u2019s meaning comes from its finitude.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">What Do You Think?<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOTO BY ANNE NYGARD What Do You Think? Should We Fight to Extend the Human Life Span? Consider the pros and cons of slowing aging and extending the human life span, then decide (Bood, Eric. &#8220;How Old Is Too Old? 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