Ageing: Society's view versus the Bible's

The desire to prolong life and even to live forever has been the pursuit of humanity ever since Adam and Eve were evicted from the Garden of Eden, being prevented from eating the fruit from the tree of life.

There have been articles, books, plays (such as Peter Pan) and films (notably Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) which have taken this prospect as its theme.

The interest in living as long as possible has been accelerated in the 20th and 21st centuries as an increasing number of people live to be 100 years-old or older.