• Coreidan@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    You’re cherry picking. Go back farther in time. The farther back you look the higher the mortality rates.

    The point is on average life expectancy has increased. It scales with technology.

    The fact that you’re even arguing this is ridiculous.

    Do you know WHY so many people died giving birth? Do you know why so many people died in childhood? Medical technology. It’s not a mystery dude. https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/excavations-reveal-daily-life-of-10000-years-ago-30504#

    Most of the skeletons found in graves at Aşıklıhöyük belong to women and children, Özbaşaran said. “It is interesting that there was a high number of deaths among children and women. Probably many deaths occurred during birth. Epidemic diseases were also prevalent. We determined that the average age of death was between 25 and 30 in Aşıklıhöyük, which is very young. A man who died between the ages of 45 and 50 had one of the longest lives.”

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      You’re cherry picking. Go back farther in time. The farther back you look the higher the mortality rates.

      I… I’ve literally provided you with cited sources that also have further sources. Would you like me to gather all available studies on this subject for you?

      The fact that you’re even arguing this is ridiculous

      I’m not arguing anything. I’m trying to present you with new, relevant information concerning your initial statement since it’s a widely spread bit of pop science that’s been corrected updated.