should old people die at age 60?
548299
ask yourself this would you want to die at 60 say you had children if not already do don't you want to see them in future and grandchildren i mean if you life a honest and happy life you should want to live as long as possible and for having allot of older people in life is where wisdom comes from i think. My  great grandmother was the smartest person i knew and she died at the age of 98  I'm glad to have met her and if she died at 60 i would have never had that chance and the wisdom she gave me.
844073
I think you need to be over 80
408479
absolutely.  physical death is a result of spiritual death.  God said "in dying you will die" (literal translation) about eating of the fruit.  in dying spiritually, you will eventually die physcically.  in the words of morpheus, "the body cannot live without the mind"\nthis also applies to the spirit, which is the true man.  \n\nscience actually can't explain why a human dies of old age.  we have pretty much an entirely new body every 7 years.  death from getting old just doesn't make sense.
996356
yes it is our time to help, some people just can't handle the fact that their parents are getting old and they can't face the fact that we all get old and die.  I would find it very hard to watch my parents getting old and not able to look after themselves, of course I would help them with whatever I can do but it would not be an easy thing to do.
682184
All of my relatives from the generation before mine (Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents) died at relatively young ages.  Mostly in their 60's and early 70's from complications of such things as diabetes, high blood pressure and the like.  My mother on the other hand was diagnosed with diabetes at in her early 40's and has taken extremely good care of herself always watching what she ate.  While everyone else simply dropped dead over the years she is still here.  She has alzhiemers and is suffering miserably.  It is horrible to watch what she is going through.  I think of my uncles and aunts that ate what they wanted, smoked and drank until they just fell over, then I think of my mother's horrible suffering in her old age.  I am now middle aged and it is time for me to make some decisions that may decide the length of my life.  In weighing my options I'm beginning to lean towards enjoying everything life has to offer and leaving the end up to the fates.  At least I'll get good lasagna and if I have to go, well I'll go.  I'm not so sure I want to live a long, long life, now that I've seen the results of keeping your body healthy longer than your mind can last.  I would like to live as long as I can be relatively healthy.  I would not mind living in a nursing home if family came to see me regularly and I could keep my mind active.  I would not want to live with my children.  I don't want them to go through that for me, even if they want to.
564309
lets see if you can hold it when you are 60
528703
That's a hard question.\n\nI guess I would probably say for, but with mandatory regulations.\n\nI agree that the person should be over 18. I also think it should be proven by a doctor that they are of sound mind. I also believe they should have some time (a week? Two weeks? A month?) to think it over so that it is not a spur-of-the-moment decision. Also, I believe at least two people besides the person in question would have to witness the person's request to be assisted in suicide. I believe papers should be signed and a video should be made proving that the person in question truly does want to die.
960693
I would say so.\n\nIt's been shown as well that seniors who have pets live longer. Whether it's the social aspect or having the responsibility of caring for them, I don't know.
887418
i think it is when it isn't worth doing an autopsy as there person was pretty old, depends on the person and the circumstances. no point cutting up grandma if she died in her sleep and no one killed her
85206
This is up for huge debate. Still much to be decided on this by the courts.\n\nAs for my thoughts on the matter. I believe any person should have the right to die if they are aware of their irreversable situation of health or whatever. I also believe that a "living will" that explains a person's wishes not to be left in a vegetative state should be upheld as well.
1123876
No.  Life is when you don't have enough money to pay the bills.  And you fight with your spouse.  And you kids go to jail.  \nLife is drama.  Go home and slap you spouse for no apparent reason.  Add some drama to your life.  You won't like it now, but when your 60...it'll be a fond memory.
592928
donnt know, in my opinion, dead people should stay dead.
960644
If you are asking if someone who has cancer can die of old age versus the cancer ... that answer is yes.  Cancer will make you sicker and age quicker so it is harder to pin point the cause of death.
624440
you'd be dead if you weighed under 60...
154603
Without injury or sickness there is nothing left to kill us.  What causes death by old age is a deterioration of the immune system (i.e. your thyroid is largest during puberty and continues to shrink for the rest of one's life).  All forms of death fall under one category or the other, this is as inescapable as death itself.\n\nJust for trivia's sake, I once read a _Ripley's Believe It or Not_ book which mentioned a man who was never diagnosed of any illness until the age of 114.  He ended up dying from it, the first disease he was known to have had.
2475
no.I believe you will die at 100 years.Are you happy now???You should not think too much, or consult a doctor and find another work to do.Don't worry,be happy!
828723
I believe it should be legal, I have taken care of alot of suffering people and have seen what death from cancer, ALS (Lou Gehrigs disease), Multiple Sclerosis, and many other things is like. Imagine being robbed of every possible function, not including being able to speak or even be able to lift your arm, but still having your mental capacity intact....Alzheimers is another big one, watching a spouse grieve so much because their husband/wife cannot remember 50 years of marriage or even their own children...sometimes people who are actively dying hang on for up to 2 weeks. If someone is in their right mind when diagnosed with something like that, they should be able to make the decision to terminate their lives at a specific point in the disease progression, as long as the situation matches their specified criteria...I used to say no way I would never do that or think that was ok but then I began working in the health profession, and I am not so naieve anymore, there is pure suffering happening every second of every day. We dont like to see our pets suffer so we put them down when it is their time, but we humans must suffer for many years sometimes before we are withered away to nothing and basically have nothing else the disease can take but your life. It should be legal!! Right to live means right to live with a good quality of life, but when the naysayers are laying on their deathbeds and having their BM cleaned up by total strangers stricken with some terrible affliction and no pain medication in the world will take it away, they might change their minds. Euthanasia, along with guidelines should be legal