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Firstly, if you think the reduced lifespan thing is wrong and you're trying to convince us, you should probably cite a source. Secondly, your approach is bad.
by alexandercrohde 8y ago
Firstly, if you think the reduced lifespan thing is wrong and you're trying to convince us, you should probably cite a source.
Secondly, your approach is bad. The "I found one thing I think is false (but never bothered to look up) so I'm dismissing the whole article" is your right of course, but I don't know if it makes for an informed member of the discussion.
- 01100011 8y ago> if you think the reduced lifespan thing is wrong I don't, and I'm not sure how you got that out of what I wrote. I have no doubt that there is a correlation. I just have personal opinions as to why that correlation exist which conflict with the idea that lower incomes caused the reduced lifespans. If you're disciplined enough to amass wealth, you're probably disciplined enough to maintain good health. Sure, there are other factors, such as access to better medical care. In many cases though, access to medical care cannot make up for poor lifestyle decisions. If I read an article and encounter flawed logic, I am less inclined to continue investing time into exploring the author's thesis.