> Aging is natural the same way heart disease and cancer are natural
How are heart disease and cancer not natural?
Aging is also slightly different in that it's how our bodies are supposed to work as far as I understand it, which is not very well (Possibly as a cancer prevention mechanism).
The parent isn't claiming that; they are pointing out that heart disease and cancer are just as natural as aging. We spend a lot of effort to cure heart disease and cancer, so why not do the same with aging?
How are heart disease and cancer not natural?
Aging is also slightly different in that it's how our bodies are supposed to work as far as I understand it, which is not very well (Possibly as a cancer prevention mechanism).
Telomeres and Aging: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere#Association_with_agin...
Telomeres and Cancer prevention: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere#Telomerase