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New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely

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215 points XzetaU8 | 6 comments | 30 Aug 25 16:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.306s | source | bottom
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adastra22 ◴[30 Aug 25 17:42 UTC] No.45076538[source]▶
There is no physical/chemical/biological reason you can’t live indefinitely with the health and vitality of a 25-35 year old. Aging isn’t a law of nature.
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1. croes ◴[30 Aug 25 18:03 UTC] No.45076745[source]▶
>There is no physical/chemical/biological reason you can’t live indefinitely

Given that that the universe hasn't an indefinite life span there is at least physical reason why we can't live indefinitely.

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2. c22 ◴[30 Aug 25 18:23 UTC] No.45076893[source]▶
When is the universe definitely going to die?
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3. croes ◴[30 Aug 25 18:34 UTC] No.45076961[source]▶
If the if is certain the when doesn’t matter.
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4. c22 ◴[30 Aug 25 21:57 UTC] No.45078339{3}[source]▶
How certain could anyone possibly be on this subject? I can agree it likely doesn't matter to us either way.
5. adastra22 ◴[31 Aug 25 04:16 UTC] No.45080332[source]▶
Indefinite doesn’t mean infinite.
6. A_D_E_P_T ◴[31 Aug 25 09:15 UTC] No.45081726[source]▶
Assuming no proton decay, its life span (for baryonic beings such as us) is far beyond 10^1500 years, so I don't think that "lifespan of the universe" is a limiting factor here. Nobody's speaking of living an infinitely long life.