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'''Human longevity''' is the length of a person's life span. The Creationist reflections on this topic typically | '''Human longevity''' is the length of a person's life span. The Creationist reflections on this topic typically focus on the effects of the flood on the human lifespan, and the cause of [[fall of man|human mortality]]. Ancient historical documents, including the Biblical book of [[Genesis]], record lifespans approximately 10 times above what they are currently. However, immediately after the flood, human longevity shows a rapid decline. | ||
== Pre-flood longevity == | == Pre-flood longevity == | ||
Prior to the flood, {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5}} records that people lived extraordinarily long lives: routinely over 900 years. [[Methuselah]] is known for living longer than any other human in history, dying at the age of 969. | Prior to the flood, {{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=5}} records that people lived extraordinarily long lives: routinely over 900 years. [[Methuselah]] is known for living longer than any other human in history, dying at the age of 969. | ||
This longevity is believed to be so extraordinarily long in part because environmental conditions were optimal for longevity before the [[Earth]] was destroyed, perhaps maintained by a [[vapor canopy|dense atmosphere]] which collapsed during the flood. | This longevity is believed{{fact}} to be so extraordinarily long in part because environmental conditions were optimal for longevity before the [[Earth]] was destroyed, perhaps maintained by a [[vapor canopy|dense atmosphere]] which collapsed during the flood. | ||
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It should be noted that there is nothing known about the human body which would fundamentally prevent humans from having lived that long in the past, or to one day live that long again.[http://www.personalmd.com/news/a1998071403.shtml] Scientists do not know why humans age and ultimately die, although some have speculated that it might be due to the shortening of [[telomere]]s, which could theoretically have been much longer prior to the flood. | It should be noted that there is nothing known about the human body which would fundamentally prevent humans from having lived that long in the past, or to one day live that long again.[http://www.personalmd.com/news/a1998071403.shtml] Scientists do not know why humans age and ultimately die, although some have speculated{{fact}} that it might be due to the shortening of [[telomere]]s, which could theoretically have been much longer prior to the flood. | ||
=== Josephus on early human longevity === | === Josephus on early human longevity === | ||
