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>>It is pretty amazing how complicated our bodies are, but I think the expiration date is there to prevent overpopulation - if our ancestors didn't die, the planet would be overpopulated

That is an argument based on group evolution, largely disproved (some unusual edge cases might exist).

I'd recommend reading "The Selfish Gene", it is an incredibly fun journey in beautiful English (Disclaimer: I'm a non-native English speaker.) It will probably change your world view.



I was assuming, of course, that the drive to reproduce would still be there - but, yes, on a closer look, the reproduction rate would diminish, while evolution would continue for the existing individuals...




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