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hootz • today at 12:45 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

Wasn't death a requirement for us to reach this current stage of human evolution? I don't think it is a good idea to stop it entirely.


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jeremyjh • today at 12:49 AM

Evolution of humans by natural selection is already over with - or at least proceeding at time scales irrelevant to our civilization.

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bravoetch • today at 1:21 AM

Not sure about death being required. It's more that life after reproductive success is not required.

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idle_zealot • today at 1:22 AM

Curing aging doesn't stop death entirely. There's still the attrition of living in the physical world. Some portion of the population will trip and break their necks every year.