Questions tagged [methuselah]
Of or related to exceptionally long-lived humans.
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What would break equality? A virus made millions of people live to 120 healthy years, but not all, could they still be "equal" under the law? [closed]
I was prompted to create a story that forces us to abandon the principle—that ostensible principle we advance, at least—of equality under the law. It's a benchmark which has served our needs for the ...
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What is the limit of a human's memory if Immortal?
If an average human in build and intelligence were to gain immortality for whatever reason what is the limit to what they could learn and remember?
This human is for all intents and purposes a normal ...
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Political ramifications of long-lived humans
Expanding upon this answer.
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Assume some forward looking and rich person realizes that some day humanity will go to the stars. However, with human life expectancy so low, generation ships ...
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