On: Why aren't the oldest living people getting any ol...

[ciupicri]

Speaking of the Bible, Adam lived 930 years ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam ) and if I remember correctly Eve also lived nine hundred years.

[demallien → ciupicri]

Pfft. Martin Silenus does better than that in Hyperion. Of course, the age of fictional characters doesn't really have much impact on the debate about the maximum possible age of a human being, does it now...

[mdonahoe → demallien]

If more characters lived extended lifespans, perhaps the general public would be more accepting of the pursuit of immortality