----- Original Message -----
From: "John Clark" <jonkc@worldnet.att.net>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: All-you-can-eat CRONing
> People were saying that one simple mutation could not lead to greatly
extended
> life span because if it were that easy evolution would have already have
done it.
Evolution doesn't favor longevity. It favors reproduction.
As you've noted, food was historically a much greater issue than being able
to live to 150... and people past their reproductive prime stop contributing
to the gene pool, and start eating all your oatmeal.
Mmm.... oatmeal.
--::jason.joel.thompson:: ::founder::
www.wildghost.com
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