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Title: "How we know the oldest person who ever lived wasn't faking her age" Content: "Professionals are not convinced by the argument that she faked her age"
by jefftk 5y ago
Title: "How we know the oldest person who ever lived wasn't faking her age"
Content: "Professionals are not convinced by the argument that she faked her age"
- lmilcin 5y agoPretty much sums up the state of logical reasoning nowadays. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proofs. The standard in this case should be to find a proof she lived that long, not a lack of proof she faked her age.
- Valgrim 5y agoThe only way I know of closing this debate would be radiocarbon dating of her tooth enamel (although her last pictures seems to suggest they were long gone). Of course this would require the consent of her family.