The Speculist on “Is Aging a Disease?”

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The Speculist makes a few comments on the recent SAGE Crossroads debate between Art Caplan and Howard Moody:

If the only reason that we don't live longer is nature's neglect, there is no particular reason why we shouldn't, if we choose, solve the problem ourselves.
Read the full post here.

That's the spirit! Some interesting points are made, but neither of us, it seems, have had the time to do the long, interesting debate justice in terms of commentary. If you haven't read it yet, you certainly should.