tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post5636368810207022973..comments2024-03-18T20:18:04.114+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: What are the main reasons so many people are now living beyond their natural biological lifespan? Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-15090317721432569672016-02-01T12:40:07.341+00:002016-02-01T12:40:07.341+00:00@Bruce B - Maybe, that remains to be seen, since m...@Bruce B - Maybe, that remains to be seen, since modern fitness regimes are too recent to evaluate in this way. <br /><br />There is a massive confounder that men who have any significant illness (whether diagnosed, or sub-clinical) are not able (or inclined) to exercise much. <br /><br />And, on the other side, several of the men I have known personally who died young (of cancers) were exceptionally fit and strong. And there is the terrible example of Douglas Adams:<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams#Death_and_legacy<br /><br />Of course, advocates of strength training will say that the right kind of exercise is good, and the wrong kind of exercise is bad... but I don't believe they really know the difference. <br /><br />It is clear that a very sedentary life is bad for you - but beyond that I am doubtful whether exercise is life extending. <br /><br />(My Granny lived to 100 and never did a thing in the way of exercise - and virtually never went outdoors for about 30 years.) Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-16534141047867601852016-02-01T12:19:23.511+00:002016-02-01T12:19:23.511+00:00One interesting phenomena is people (men in partic...One interesting phenomena is people (men in particular) that intentionally maintain a high level of physical fitness (weight lifting, cardiovascular training). This seems to help many men maintain very good health well into their 70’s. Bruce B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-74978661273771886752016-01-31T18:35:01.597+00:002016-01-31T18:35:01.597+00:00Surely you are not implying that the availability ...Surely you are not implying that the availability of antibiotics, food and central heating is a bad thing Bruce? So what then is the 'correct' Christian position on this issue given the things you mention are available...withhold them and go back to a bygone era of medical technology? let the elderly get knocked off by an infection and withhold antibiotics, say? There seems to be a moral dilemma here that isn't clear cut? What is the 'other way' of dealing with this situation that you would advocate?Davidnoreply@blogger.com