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Originally Posted by Sekou  I'm no expert on biology, either and I'm not really sure what you're trying to say here. If what you claim is true, and I have heard work is being done on the "biological clock" of cells, that sounds like a reason for death, doesn't it? <snip> |
That's correct. It's just that you said this:
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Originally Posted by Sekou There is ample research that is starting to come to light about aging. It is more or less the accumulation of damage overtime that weakens the body and prevents it from functioning optimally. |
I was trying to point out that it's not accumulated damage that causes aging and ultimately death, but rather the body's inability to regenerate/replace its aging and dying cells after a certain amount of time. Although I must say that I don't know what the current scientific stance is on these things. This is something I read a long time ago.
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Originally Posted by Sekou Those cells didn't decide to just up-and-die because they reached some indeteriminate point known as "old age". There was a reason. You just explained a possible reason. Understanding that is a good step into changing it, yes? |
True, technically it's a scientific reason. But that essentially
is "natural death" because it means that the body is designed to die after a certain amount of time. Meaning that it's not an accumulation of damage or disease that causes this. In other words if you kept someone in a cleanroom for their whole life they'd still die of old age.
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Originally Posted by Sekou So, I apologize, but I'm not sure what your point was (I mean no offense.) |
No offense taken.
I should've been more clear about which part of your post I was replying to.