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byrnema comments on Interesting new Pew Research study on American opinions about radical life extension - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: byrnema 11 August 2013 01:52:54AM 0 points [-]

whether they, personally, would choose to undergo medical treatments to slow the aging process and live to be 120 or more, a majority of U.S. adults (56%) say no.

I simply don't believe this, not yet. I would have to look at how the question is worded...because my model of people would not allow such a low fraction of people saying 'yes'.