At 16:35 2000-03-29 -0500, gts wrote:

>This means that the forces of evolution.. natural selection.. have
>engineered our bodies to work well until the age at which we likely to have
>procreated. Nature's implied warranty gradually becomes null and void with
>each year that passes after our sexual prime.

Be careful here. Homo Sapiens is a highly social species. Old persons
have importance for the procreation of the younger members of the group.
They supply information and help collecting food, and more.

- Hans