extend human life, <interesting topic task 2 >
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2014 11:01 am
Science has been developing rapidly over the past few years and it becomes practical for scientists to find a way to make people live for 100 years, or maybe over 200 years. Some people believe this is a good thing while others believe this brings more issues. Discuss both of these views and give your own opinion.
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Over the last decade, many scientific researchers, the world over, proved that there is a possibility of extending human lives for more than 200 years. While some opine that prolonging people’s life would have positive effects, others argue that this has detrimental effects. This essay is an attempt to analyse both sides without any prejudice.
On the one hand, many believe that increase in person’s life acts as a precursor for learning different things from the older generation. In fact, there are many skills and knowledge that is a part of our legacy, has destroyed. For instance, Taj Mahal, a historic building located in North India, had been built with various traditional skills. If elder people could live longer, then present generation would learn all these techniques from them. Thus, as this makes clear, keeping people alive for many years would bring benefits to the society.
On the other hand, some are of the opinion that the long life of individuals has significant drawbacks since it acts as a catalyst for overpopulation. This means that the earth’s resources are already dwindling, and even insufficient for the present population. Destroying agricultural lands for building industries and homes, and increasing fuel prices in all spheres of the world are some of the causes of population explosion. Hence, it is obvious that the expansion of the human cycle has deleterious effects.
At the end of the day, both camps have strong and valid arguments. However, elongating people’s life would result in the depletion of natural resources that make critical situation for living beings. Therefore, to my mind, prolonging human life-span would have serious problems in the future.
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Over the last decade, many scientific researchers, the world over, proved that there is a possibility of extending human lives for more than 200 years. While some opine that prolonging people’s life would have positive effects, others argue that this has detrimental effects. This essay is an attempt to analyse both sides without any prejudice.
On the one hand, many believe that increase in person’s life acts as a precursor for learning different things from the older generation. In fact, there are many skills and knowledge that is a part of our legacy, has destroyed. For instance, Taj Mahal, a historic building located in North India, had been built with various traditional skills. If elder people could live longer, then present generation would learn all these techniques from them. Thus, as this makes clear, keeping people alive for many years would bring benefits to the society.
On the other hand, some are of the opinion that the long life of individuals has significant drawbacks since it acts as a catalyst for overpopulation. This means that the earth’s resources are already dwindling, and even insufficient for the present population. Destroying agricultural lands for building industries and homes, and increasing fuel prices in all spheres of the world are some of the causes of population explosion. Hence, it is obvious that the expansion of the human cycle has deleterious effects.
At the end of the day, both camps have strong and valid arguments. However, elongating people’s life would result in the depletion of natural resources that make critical situation for living beings. Therefore, to my mind, prolonging human life-span would have serious problems in the future.