Argumentative Essay: What Is The Longevity Pill?

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Throughout the years, scientist have been trying to find a way to further the life span of humans. Whether it’s by creating a cure for an illness or a virus, they work hard to fight against death. Longevity means, “Long life.” Scientist wanted to make a pill that will stop the aging process of humans, making them stay the same age they want to be. How this works is, you take the pill of your choice in flavor. You take it how old you want to be for the rest of your life. In plain sight, the pill sounds like a miracle in many eyes. In am against the longevity pill because of theses 3 reasons. It will cause over population, there are unknown risks, and you can still die.
Firstly, the longevity pill will cause over population throughout the years. Over population happened during the late 1940’s until the early 1960’s. More than five million babies were born during the end of 1950’s. Another baby boom might happen because woman will be able to reproduce and not stop at the age of 45. Over population will affect the amount of jobs that are open for the upcoming adults. With men staying at the age of 20-35 their bones will stay strong and healthy,
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HGH does mess with your hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers in your body that travel through the blood stream to tell your tissues what to do. Different processes in the body, including reproduction, sexual function, metabolism, growth and development, and even moods may change. The longevity pill is also yet to be tested, many bad occurrences are possible. Scientist are still unaware of what the consequences of someone taking this pill might be. According to the general average, a typical life span of just under 80 years old. Half of the population die before hitting 80. With taking the pill, the life spam of a person would be 485 years