Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watarts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!mupmalis From: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Aging & Bifocals Message-ID: <8435@watarts.UUCP> Date: Sun, 28-Apr-85 15:59:07 EDT Article-I.D.: watarts.8435 Posted: Sun Apr 28 15:59:07 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 29-Apr-85 00:12:11 EDT References: <1652@ut-ngp.UUCP> Reply-To: mupmalis@watarts.UUCP (mike upmalis) Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 38 Summary: In article <1652@ut-ngp.UUCP> xavier@ut-ngp.UUCP ( Xavier) writes: > > After watching the Star Trek movies, one can > certainly see that the characters have aged > some (at least). In fact we see Kirk using > bifocals. Presently, there are techniques > now being used to "repair" the lense. Surely > in the Warp Era, techniques would have been > improved to such a point where his eyes would > be good as new. To this first part I suspect the bifocals served the same purpose as the fireplace, an appeal to Kirks anachronistic side. Most near future stories usually portray the rugged individualist as one who shaves rather use a depilatory, one who cooks rather than use an auto chef etc... > Also, doesn't one expect that > new treatments (like Warp version of Oil of > Olay) would exist to retard or even reverse > aging? I suspect that either a) they don't have the technology (consider the need for drs etc... Sarek's heart disease could only be fixed by the good Dr (I am guessing the plot from Journey to Babel)...Why wouldn't it be fixed?.. One theory of aging recently (Discovey in the recent past talked about it) Suggests that aging is 'noise' creeping into the genetic code, Well, what is the signal to noise ration of a Transporter, This Galactic Blender (or whatever Doc Mccoy) called would have to operate at better than seven decimals otherwise..... If people lived longer, Earth might become another Trantor..Sociological reason to limit life extension.... -- ~~ Mike Upmalis (mupmalis@watarts)