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Originally Posted by Prunetacos
Before antibiotics, before cardiovascular medicine, before insulin, before cancer drugs, before kidney dialysis, before modern emergency surgery techniques, people DID die at a far younger age. However, the age when one acts like a mature, reasoning adult, in control over his or her behavior, and the age when one dies, are probably not strongly related to each other. The fact that we - in general - live longer, doesn't privilege us to behave like children longer.
- Prunetacos
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I agree with you on your point. I was getting at how in the 1700 and 1800's, due to the enviroment of the times that people had to take on adult responsiblities.
Enviroment has changed a bit since then.....not too many roving bands of Native-Americans, French, English around looking to kill you or rough farm work, or illness et al.....
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