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How long were these ancestors of ours living

Threescore years and ten, modulo infant mortality (which was horrific) and various accidents and injuries, easily fatal if the sepsis set in. You can find scholarly treatment by searching for the biblical phrase. That number wasn't put there by accident.



Also citation needed for a society >= 500 years ago with life expectancy of 70 years, infant mortality excluded.

Sepsis, injuries, and diseases of adulthood should not be excluded, we're talking about passing on of genes here.


That is all beside the point of whether or not evolutionary pressures would optimize for longevity or for "good enough for passing on genes."




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