Originally Posted by Vordred
Health may affect old age in sone cases, but not all.
The oldest verified person (122) smoked for at least 8 years and had a pretty bad lifestyle.
I suppose he could be out of the ordinary, but on average most people wouldn't have lived that long. I think some statistic said that for every pack of cigarettes smoked, 15 minutes of their lifespan is taken away.
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Originally Posted by ElectricBlue
I suppose he could be out of the ordinary, but on average most people wouldn't have lived that long. I think some statistic said that for every pack of cigarettes smoked, 15 minutes of their lifespan is taken away.
Yeah. As I've said, outliers exist and prove nothing beyond the fact that outliers exist. Some people survive getting stabbed in the head - does that mean that everyone's going to survive getting stabbed in the head? Nope.
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Originally Posted by hanz0
Yeah. As I've said, outliers exist and prove nothing beyond the fact that outliers exist. Some people survive getting stabbed in the head - does that mean that everyone's going to survive getting stabbed in the head? Nope.
Ah, I like your analogy. But, what's the probability of people smoking as opposed to getting stabbed in the head? According to the CDC 43.9 million adults smoke in America. Only 6 million people are stabbed, many not even in the head.
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The underlying logic behind the analogy remains the same, regardless of your statistics. Outliers exist.
Originally Posted by Turtlenecks
The underlying logic behind the analogy remains the same, regardless of your statistics. Outliers exist.
I know, but what I see is that more people will die from snoking. Therefore, more people will not live to 125 because ofntheir lifestyle habits and choices.
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