[Scythian]

THAT VIDEO IS 100% BS.

Our very own cemetary’s are full of folks from the 1700’s and 1800’s that lived to 80 degrees, there is no truth to these life expectancy claims. In 1800 life expectancy world wide was in the 40’s? Hardly, this is a FLAT OUT LIE.

[Scythian]

Sorry, video made me angry, such a lie, that’s 80 years I meant to say, sheeze what a stupid video

[RJR_fan]

My mother's side of the family was Ukrainian / Scythian. When Alexander the Great, I think it was, asked why the chief of the Scythians would not render token submission to Hellenic greatness, he got a two-word reply: "Go weep." There was armed resistance to the Soviet occupation as late as the 50s in Ukraine.

To reply to your post, however, "life expectancy" is an average that can be sucked down by high infant and childhood mortality rates. So, it's not a flat-out lie, it's a statistic. You may want to check out the book How to Lie with Statistics.

[Terabitten]

Our very own cemetary’s are full of folks from the 1700’s and 1800’s that lived to 80 degrees, there is no truth to these life expectancy claims.

They are equally full of children who died in infancy or within the first year. Go check an old graveyard sometime - the number of "Baby Jones," and "Infant Smiths" might surprise you.

[kik5150]

Who was wealthy enough to have a permanent tombstone 200 years ago? The same people wealthy enough to afford a good diet and medical care. Statistics can be manipulated to show what you want.