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Patlal
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Medieval life expectancy of a human 1
#23597123 - 08/31/16 11:09 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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There's this misconception out there that almost everybody seems to believe. Back in medieval days, people died a very young age (30 or 40 years old). I have also believed it, but it turns out that it isn't that at all.
Although the average age expectancy was something like 35, it didn't really represent reality because the data was offset by a large amount of infant mortality. If someone made it to 20 years old back in the day, his average age expectancy was roughly 65 years old! Some people saw their great grandkids back in the day too.
With all the modern medecine, research and effort, we now stand at roughly 80 years old. Just 15 more years than in medieval times. It doesn't really seem that impressive...
Anyway.
Discuss.
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Edited by Patlal (08/31/16 11:12 AM)
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: Patlal] 2
#23597139 - 08/31/16 11:17 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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the bible says people were living to hit 800+ years of age, fact
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: Patlal]
#23597146 - 08/31/16 11:23 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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This illustrates how an "average" value can sometimes be misleading and pretty much useless.
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plasma said: the bible says people were living to hit 800+ years of age, fact
Yeah but maybe the years were shorter back then, you never know.
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Patlal
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: plasma]
#23597175 - 08/31/16 11:36 AM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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plasma said: the bible says people were living to hit 800+ years of age, fact
Do you know which paragraph (or vers, or psalm or whatever the fuck) it is? Id like to read it.
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: Patlal]
#23597254 - 08/31/16 12:15 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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I wonder what they did with all the dead babies.
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: Patlal]
#23597257 - 08/31/16 12:17 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Patlal said: There's this misconception out there that almost everybody seems to believe. Back in medieval days, people died a very young age (30 or 40 years old). I have also believed it, but it turns out that it isn't that at all.
Although the average age expectancy was something like 35, it didn't really represent reality because the data was offset by a large amount of infant mortality. If someone made it to 20 years old back in the day, his average age expectancy was roughly 65 years old! Some people saw their great grandkids back in the day too.
With all the modern medecine, research and effort, we now stand at roughly 80 years old. Just 15 more years than in medieval times. It doesn't really seem that impressive...
Anyway.
Discuss.
Yup. Dead on
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: thenutflush]
#23597270 - 08/31/16 12:21 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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The Peoples age in the Bible was done in the seasons they didn't count age by the 364 days as one full year, its more like you gain 4 or 5 years to one of our years. That's just what I have been told and noticed. Seen stories people living too 700 but reality more like 80 yrs old. Mosses I thought did live to be in his 90s though
Edited by mushiefeet (08/31/16 12:24 PM)
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: mushiefeet]
#23597291 - 08/31/16 12:26 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Moses was a gangsta.
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: abltsandwich]
#23597318 - 08/31/16 12:36 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Turns out parting the Red Sea is really good for longevity.
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: abltsandwich]
#23597376 - 08/31/16 12:53 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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abltsandwich said: I wonder what they did with all the dead babies.
Free food.
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: Patlal]
#23597390 - 08/31/16 12:56 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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they probably served them on swords
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: abltsandwich]
#23597399 - 08/31/16 12:58 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Cooked to perfection on the rotisserie
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ReposadoXochipilli said: Turns out parting the Red Sea is really good for longevity.
Remind me to bring this up the next time I'm with a girl & it's that time of the month.
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: Patlal]
#23597663 - 08/31/16 02:12 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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but think of all the dead babies we avoid 
clearly what we need at this point are more humans
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: Dark_Star] 1
#23597667 - 08/31/16 02:13 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Dark_Star said:
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ReposadoXochipilli said: Turns out parting the Red Sea is really good for longevity.
Remind me to bring this up the next time I'm with a girl & it's that time of the month.
http://thejourneyofalotus.blogspot.com/2009/05/sacred-menstrual-blood.html
Like thor nigga
"The esoteric secret of the gods was that their mystical powers of longevity, authority, and creativity came from the same female essence. The Norse god Thor for example reached the magick and of enlightenment and eternal life by bathing in a river filled the menstrual blood of "giantesses" that is of the Primal Matriarchs, "Powerful Ones" who governed the elder gods before Odin brought his "Asians" (Aesir) out of the east. Odin acquire supremacy by stealing and drinking the "wise blood" form the triple cauldron in the womb of Mother-Earth, the Triple Goddess know as Kali-Maya in southeast Asia."
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Re: Medieval life expectancy of a human [Re: abltsandwich]
#23597680 - 08/31/16 02:17 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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abltsandwich said: they probably served them on swords
That's just wrong.
Everyone knows dead baby is best served in a stew.
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