A province in northwest Colombia launched a new anti-ageing plan that cites biblical figures like Adam to Noah as examples of longevity, triggering ridicule in the rest of the country.
The new plan to extend the lives of the inhabitants of the war-torn Antioquia province was released this week by Governor Luis Perez and swings between references to the Bible, fiction, and Google’s anti-death center, “The California Life Company.”
Antioquia’s Assembly
Though the plan opens with a list the great old men of the Bible, the policy document itself yields few of their secrets for life, instead turning to alternative sources like science and pseudo-science.
Colombia is, according to the 1991 constitution, a secular state. Antioquia, however, is one of its most religious provinces where the separation of church and state is not always put to practice.
While Christians generally believe that the great old men of Genesis lived long lives thanks to the grace of god, the Antioquia government plan is more focused on food and exercise, with a focus on reducing obesity and hoping that scientists will find “a cure for ageing.”