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Kathleen[_4_]

T wrote:

> In article >,
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>>"Kathleen" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>>T wrote:
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>> Lifepsans are increasing little
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>>>>by little but I think in the next few years we'll see exponential
>>>>increases in life spans.
>>>
>>>I think we'll see an increase in lifespans but "exponential"? Not likely.
>>>We see the occasional 100 year old, but I have serious doubts we'll be
>>>seeing 1,000 year olds any time soon.
>>
>>Heaven forfend! Buy stock in spackle companies if you think 1000 years is a
>>possibility. Smash all the mirrors. How will I ever get my stockings on
>>even at 110?
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> This is the mistake a lot of people make when you talk about extending
> human lifespans.

And so is using a word like "exponential" when you clearly don't know
what it means.