The Reason Why We Can't Live Forever

Every day, every single person is growing older and older. It might be depressing to think about, but eventually, we will all die. But how long could humans live for? Trace takes a look at how examining the blood of the world's oldest person could tell us how long humans can survive.

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Living forever sucks. But having eternal youth? Now we're talking.

[sarfios]

I secretly want to believe, that in 50 years, I'll be alive and immortality bill be an option. Someone sharing my dream too?

[Mr_MikeMikeMike]

The only reason I'd want to live forever is to see the evolution of the human race. I'd love to see us find alien life like us, colonize on other planets, and just in general explore the space even more.

[jazlynnc-j]

I've been scared to die since I was 6 years old. I cried my self to sleep thinking that I'll never be alive ever again. I'm literally having a breakdown right now! 😣

[MrSideliner]

If I could live forever and just observe humanity's development, that would be heaven to me ^^

[kk_switii]

I really want to live forever with my family so non of us can ever be apart

[PaceyPimp]

Why do we see our memories in a 3rd person view?

[Austindunhamfit]

I use to be afraid of dying, but now I'm not. I'm only afraid of not living a good life.

[jayperalta]

since i lost my religion, the thought of NOTHINGNESS when we die just hunts me to my bone before I go to sleep every night.

[henrymonroy]

Imagine being able to be young again with what we've learned in our twilight years. No more youth wasted on the young nonsense.

[Dnariobeats]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that's gonna die when I get old

[RedInferno]

I'm going to live indefinitely. It's impossible to falsify that statement. Saying I'm going to die at 80 or 100 or whatever is just as ludicrous as saying I'm going to die at 20 or 30. I don't know when I'll die, I just know when other people have. The fact that I don't know is the best gift of all, I don't need to worry.

[ShaoconNetwork]

If i lived to 200, i would change my identity every year. I would be a doctor, a scientist, a pro skateboarder, an astronaut, and more. I would literally live my life to the fullest.  Or i could become an astronaut and set sail to a different planet that would take up 100 years, and be the first to travel that far.

[davidg.]

Death is the saddest reality we must face.

[liv]

i wold feel a lot more relaxed if i knew i wold live for 200 years!

[DaneReidVoiceOver]

If we lived for 200 years the earth would be super over populated and even more miserable. Most people in the world struggle to make ends meet. Then they are going to have a longer life of suffering. Then again, only a privileged few would be able to afford this

[lazarogonzalez]

I would be a teacher so that I could educate people about science and technology so we can progress as a nation and get a whole lot smarter

[ryan]

not trying to sound greedy but to live another 200 years would be great XD

[DanielYountMusic]

Meh. I'd much rather eventually have a robotic body where I can transfer my brain into the computer operating it. Near infinite computing power, access to the internet, no aging, no dying, no bodily diseases, no pain, and the ability to travel in space without a spacesuit :)

#thefutureisawesome

[DavidAndersen]

Most ask "can we live forever?" Yet very few ask "Should we we live forever?" I think the questions we ask are as important as the answers.