Do we grow old because of natural cellular mechanisms or because of gradually accumulated environmental toxins, like lead?

CypherGhost wrote:

I think there's more evidence to support the lack of pirates causing global warming.

People have been dying for millenia even in tiny islands where there's no lead.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you've been sorely misinformed about the lack of pirates. Why, there's even a pirate supply store in San Francisco, about which Dave Byrne says, "Definitely one of the top five pirate stores I've been to recently."

From the archive here at MemeStreams, check out The Pirates’ Code, from last year, which earned a Gold Star from Decius, and Piracy and maritime terror in Southeast Asia, which I recommended back in 2004.

And lead was only a "for instance" toxin. See Tom Cruise for the full list.

RE: Growing old in the age of lead