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Aging may be a program, not a breakdown

83 points · 88 comments · elo2000

  1. AndrewKemendo · · focus · HN ↗
    >when he became acutely aware that his grandparents and parents were not going to live forever…Cao turned to science. Finding a way to slow aging became his lifelong goal

    Nothing is supposed to persist forever it doesn’t even make sense to try

    1. the_af · · focus · HN ↗
      > Nothing is supposed to persist forever it doesn’t even make sense to try

      "Supposed" by whom?

      1. bilbo0s · · focus · HN ↗
        Entropy.
        1. AndrewKemendo · · focus · HN ↗
          Indeed exactly this. No system persists or could persist
          1. the_af · · focus · HN ↗
            We're not discussing geological or cosmic eras, just shorter biological processes. Systems can persist for enormous (but still human bound) periods of time.
        2. the_af · · focus · HN ↗
          "Nothing is supposed to <something>" is a meaningless assertion for entropy. Entropy doesn't suppose things. "Suppose to" implies intent.

          Also, entropy might not be directly related to the biological process of aging. I mean, that's the point of TFA.

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