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Why has Evolution limited the human lifespan to approx. +/- 75 years?
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An interesting take I read somewhere has to do with "risk".
Essentially, that if our lives were "too long" we(individuals) would cease to take risks that could potentially advance the species. Lifespan is a balance between risk avoidance and risk taking.
note that creatures with short life spans reach reproductive capability very quickly.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 6741560 How would evolution, which has not the ability to reflect upon problems, know which lifespan would be detrimental to our risk taking? So you claim that evolution which knows nothing, somehow understood the implications of letting us get too old? So evolution, which is pure chance, suddenly reflected deep philosophical thoughts about the advancement of a future society and "decided" that our lifespan has to be shortened in order for our lifeform to continue? Are you aware that what you claim is the opposite of evolution? The entire purpose of genes is to strengthen the lifeform and it's their understanding at this point that 75 years is about right and they have no incentive to keep your ass alive for 3,000 years.
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