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Overall, I tend to agree with you, but in fairness ... >> I never found any convincing rebuttals of (a) the sheer outlier-ness of Jeanne's age If Jeanne was t

• hn_throwaway_99 5y ago
  Doing a DNA test on the bodies. I'm not saying the new theory is right, I'm saying that, as an uninterested party, my initial reaction was "wow, this is definitely plausible, and certainly could explain some of the more unlikely parts of Calment's case." What struck me was how the Western European researchers immediately went into defensive mode, casting aspersions on the motivations of the Russians, etc., instead of just examining the theory dispassionately.