In fact if anything, current humans are enjoying the highest average life expectancy ever.
Why this thread is not in science because there is no scientific proof that humans used to have 200-300 years of life expectancy.
Why this thread is in religion, is because many religious scriptures claim such.
The thread is not to ask religion mongers to prove that Adam or Noah lived for 900 years. The thread is to understand what value such extraordinary claim about ancient human life expectancy adds to any religion?
Again, I am not challenging that claim. I am just trying to understand the reason of that claim? Would I be any less of a religious guy if i was told that Adam or Noah lived a normal age?
PS: this is not about any specific religion. Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism … all make such claims
what a human can do in this time N age in 60-70 years due to advancements in technology is far far more than a man could do in 900 years.
it's possible because environment was much cleaner, food was unadulterated and there were fewer diseases. humans worked harder and kept themselves more active.
it's possible because environment was much cleaner, food was unadulterated and there were fewer diseases. humans worked harder and kept themselves more active.
These all are myths. Though cleaner air and water do put less free radicals in your system, which decreases the aging process, but that won't take you to 200-300 years of life span.
Eating habits of ancient humans were worst and more health damaging than modern human beings. Plus the medical industry was hocus pocus. You can fell of a horse, hit your head, go unconscious, and the guy would drill a hole in your head to drain the blood out, or try to pull the evil out of your nose using tongs.
Wars and battles were common. Epidemics were common. Personal hygiene including oral hygiene was at its worst
There was a reason the male life expectancy of ancient humans was less than 50
Or maybe they followed an ancient calendar where years were much shorter than they are in current calendar.
That is quite possible. But an article I read earlier today mentioned that if we convert Adams 930 years of life to more reasonable 77 years, then according to bible, he had his first son at age 11, and son got married at age 5
That is quite possible. But an article I read earlier today mentioned that if we convert Adams 930 years of life to more reasonable 77 years, then according to bible, he had his first son at age 11, and son got married at age 5
This can happen even today. What makes you think it couldn't happen back then? Or maybe the Bible is wrong. hmm..
No. There is no evidence to support any of this. Its a myth like ‘earthquakes are increasing by the year’ when we know that’s a lie, research shows the amount of quakes have been the same more or less, its just that with technology everything is reported now instantly and everyone knows about a quake thousands of miles away.
I think in a religion, longevity is a reflection of piousness. Longer age is a gift of god, and more you are in submission to him, more blessings you are going to get. During the first Yug, according to Hinduism, people used to live for 4000 years because it was a sin free era.
No. There is no evidence to support any of this. Its a myth like 'earthquakes are increasing by the year' when we know that's a lie, research shows the amount of quakes have been the same more or less, its just that with technology everything is reported now instantly and everyone knows about a quake thousands of miles away.
True. That is the reason this thread is not in the Science forum :D
It is not the Noah(as)'s age, the holy Quran talks about but the time his message (shariat) was applicable or survived.
here is how a contemporary translator Shabbir Ahmed translates the verse 29:14
And, indeed, We sent Noah to his nation, and his Message survived among his followers a thousand years less fifty. The flood overwhelmed the rejecters, for they used to violate human rights.
important point is that two different terms were used to denote time span in the same verse i.e., "sinatun" with thousand and "aam" for fifty. there has to be strong reason behind using two different terms if they mean the same i.e., "years"
I believe that combination of several factors can make that possible.
We can have a changed speed for rotation of earth, that can even change time-speed (a bit Einstein stuff). That can alter the length of the day.
Having pure food, pure air, stress free life and strong health alone can make people last longer. Its not a myth, you can say many grandparents going strong around 100 because that had live a similar life. These days, Radiation of appliances, rising SAR values, signals, impure (nutrition-less and dangerous) food, pollution, depression, lack of physical activities, drugs, addictions, illegal relationships etc can not only have direct impact our your health but can also modify your DNA to having a domino effect over generation (setting you and your future generations up for life-threatening diseases like cancer/Parkinson etc). I am not expecting next generation to last 50 years without having major illness, and around 60 at maximum (minus few exceptions like we got for 100+)
