Today, many people are thinking about the chances of prolonging their life as long as possible. Physicians give a lot of advice, but so far the aging process of cells, tissues and organs is not fully understood. Some methods of extending the life path are already known, but this is not enough. However, there is hope! Perhaps in 20-30 years people will learn to live longer for several decades. Young people of today have a chance to see scientific achievements in this direction with their own eyes. Our era of neural networks, gene therapy, and machine learning offers hope.
Survey on life extension indefinitely
It may sound unlikely, but many scientists believe that our generation will be the last mortal. Advances in cell biology and cybernetics bring us closer to the moment of life extension indefinitely. Researchers assure that death will soon become a choice, not a fact. Is it realistic or not? How do people view the perspective of immortality? Maybe it is better to leave the duration of stay as it is at the moment? These weighty issues have been addressed by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the United States and Israel. She published her findings in the journal of individual differences.
Scientists were wondering who is more striving for eternity - men or women? 1593 students from the University of Arizona were selected for the experiment. They were asked to answer the following questions:
- How much do you support scientific efforts to slow the aging process?
- Do you support scientists' efforts to find a formula for longevity?
- If there was a formula for eternal life, how long would you like to extend it?
- Do you think that scientists shouldn't make an effort to prolong our existence?
- How strongly would you like to apply modern technology to become a long-liver?
Men prefer life extension over women
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After carefully studying the answers, scientists came to the conclusion that men want to extend their lives more than women. What are the reasons for this fact? This result is a feat for researchers to understand gender differences. The first assumption was religiosity, the second was science. Men are more positive about science, and women are more positive about religion.
Why are women less interested
Studies have shown that women are more religious than men, they believe more in God. Also, the fairer sex is more likely to go to church. This has been researched in countries such as Canada, USA, UK, Australia. Women are also more negative about science, which is why such concepts were formed.
What did the research give scientists? They began to understand better what the reaction of people might be to the realization of the idea of extending life to infinity.
Religion and Science Affect Longevity Beliefs
Some concepts of eternal life are quite applicable to several religions and philosophies. Many believers believe that heaven exists, and they will definitely get there. Will this give people the happiness they dreamed of? This desire lives in the psyche at a subconscious level, its basis is the instinct of self-preservation. Even on their deathbed, patients try to snatch at least one extra day from life.
Some people trust science and believe that humanity will someday be able to cheat death indefinitely. They really want disease, injury and aging to no longer threaten. Some wealthy people invest in cryotics, scientific developments for immersing a person for an indefinite period of suspended animation. They believe that one day it will be possible to "wake up" and return to a fulfilling life.
The opinion of psychologists
Psychologists believe that eternity is not good for humanity. They fear that life may be dim and not enjoyable. For some people, this is like being buried alive. Not many will agree to change the brightness of a short life for a long routine. Psychologists see eternity as excruciating boredom. It is even impossible to imagine how millennial residents will sit at night on Internet sites and try to remember the events of ancient days. But not everyone supports this opinion and is happy to wait for new developments of scientists. They believe that dreams of living forever will become reality.
Chernous Rose