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> --- Eddie White <EWHITE@...> wrote:
>
> > I loved these articles Dr. Ralph. I do have a
> > question if anyone happens to know. Accepting the
> > premise that some biologists have suggested as to
> > living organisms being programmed to die to prevent
> > over crowding, my question is:
> > ASSUMING THAT IS CORRECT THEN WHO DID THE
> > PROGRAMMING?
> >
> > Eddie White
> > Blue Springs, Mo.
>
> The answer to that question will depend on who
> believed designed the organisms in the first place.
>
> At one time GM and other automobile companies were
> accused of designing cars so that they would only last
> 5-6 years or 80,000 miles which ever came first.
> That basically insured the companies of return
> customers.
>
> I am told that if you go to Cuba you can find 1950 GM
> models still running around thanks to the ingenuity of
> cuban mechanics and their ability to fix the old cars.
>
> Some scientists believe that the upper limits of
> lifespan for a human is 120 years.
>
> The question is would you rather be driving around in
> a late model automobile or a patched together 1950
> model?
>
> Ralph Giarnella MD
> Southington Ct USA
>
Not so much "who" did the programming, but what did. Evolution. :)
As for Cuba, yes there may appear to be plenty of 1950s era American
models around. Although there aren't nearly as many as pictures of the
place would have you believe. Most of the cars there now are new model
European, Japanese and Korean cars. There are more old Russian cars
than old American ones. The only thing American about most of the old
50's cars are the bodies. Everything else, from the engines, to the
tires, to the exhaust systems, are all jury-rigged Russian (and now
more and more commonly Chinese) parts.
So yes Cuban mechanics are ingenious, no doubt about that. But even
they couldn't keep those old American cars running on much of the
original equipment. We can't yet substitute quite so many parts in
human bodies as we can in cars. The biomechanics are a little more
complicated. But with care, attention (and perhaps a little cosmetic
surgery, or a lot if you're Cher) we can keep the body going and
looking presentable for a good long time.
James Burns
Vancouver, Canada
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