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>when he became acutely aware that his grandparents and parents were not going to live forever…Cao turned to science. Finding a way to slow aging became his lifelong goal

Nothing is supposed to persist forever it doesn’t even make sense to try

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> Nothing is supposed to persist forever it doesn’t even make sense to try

"Supposed" by whom?

Entropy.

Indeed exactly this. No system persists or could persist

We're not discussing geological or cosmic eras, just shorter biological processes. Systems can persist for enormous (but still human bound) periods of time.

"Nothing is supposed to <something>" is a meaningless assertion for entropy. Entropy doesn't suppose things. "Suppose to" implies intent.

Also, entropy might not be directly related to the biological process of aging. I mean, that's the point of TFA.

> Nothing is supposed to persist forever it doesn’t even make sense to try

Perhaps instead of "forever," we could settle for, let's say, a thousand years in good health?

I can’t think of a faster way to destroy the planet

I can think of several faster ways.

Besides, if people know they'll be around for longer, they will have more incentive to take care of the place.

I wonder what Cao would've done once he learned that his great-grandparents are already gone. Perhaps at that point nothing less than time machine invention will do.

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