On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:32:52 -0500, Paleo Phil <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The data I had seen on this a few months ago was from a post in this
> forum
> that cited Lawrence Angel's data:
> http://www.beyondveg.com/nicholson-w/angel-1984/angel-1984-1a.shtml.
> While
> the decrease in lifespan was significant, it was not as dramatic as I had
> expected, based on what had been written about it. Instead of a decrease
> of
> 2.3 years in men and 0.8 in women, I guess I was expecting something more
> like 5 years or so in both sexes.
>
I could not see how he estimated lifespan.
Still unknown, AFAIK.
William
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"Reality is inside the skull. You must get rid of these 19th century ideas
about the laws of nature. We [the State] make the laws of nature." George
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