Ask HN: How long would people live if death from natural causes were cured?

by amichail • 2 years ago

3 8 2 years ago

Natural causes in this case mean aging and disease.

One should be able to estimate this for men and women given current statistics on accidents and violent deaths.

stop50• 2 years ago

Currently 120 is the limit, but studies indicate 150-160 years are possible without genetic engineering.

amichail3• 2 years ago

What I mean is that you would live forever if you don't die in an accident or violent way.

croemer• 2 years ago

Aren't accidents natural as well?

If 1% of people die non-naturally, people would get around 100 times as old. If it's 10% they would get 10 times older.

amichail3• 2 years ago

Natural causes in this case mean aging and disease.

FileSorter• 2 years ago

Look into the cellular senescence of various reptiles.

tiagod• 2 years ago

Where do you draw the line between accidents and natural causes?

If one was to catch the wrong breath and get infected by a virus that eventually led to their death, would that be an accident or natural causes?

amichail3• 2 years ago

Natural causes in this case mean aging and disease. So an infection from a virus would be a natural cause.

pestatije• 2 years ago

lets say where u live there is a non-natural-cause of death rate of 10 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year.

That means every year you have a 1/10,000 chance of dying, so on average people would live 10,000 years

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