Why do I want to practice CR?

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My name is Jef Braekmans, 38 years old. I live in Lier (city 10

kilometres from Antwerp) Belgium. I'm working as a customs officer

in Antwerp.

A few years ago the website of the transhumanist foundation caught my

eye. Since then I became interested in topics like nanotechnology,

artficial intelligence, biotechnology and quantum computing.

I read that nanomedicine can reverse the aging process and according

to prominents in the field like Freitas and Drexler we

may expect it around 2030-2040. So we have to hang on until we get

there. I know that many scientists don't believe that nanorobots

will be feasible for the next 100 years, but I'm a die-hard

believer. Technology evolves exponentially so we shall witness 140

years of progress at the rate of the year 2000 in the first three

decades of the 21st century.

Old age is an outrage. It is the prime killer throughout human

history and the most important cause of human suffering.

This has to stop. Governments all over the world should put their

money into anti-aging research instead into defense.

I want to practice CR because all these technological wonders might

be further off than expected and also because the diet considerably

reduces your risk of an early death from heart disease or cancer.

Jef