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by lambdafourtwo 1349 days ago
The scientific method came around 1600s. Statistics existed in 1662.

Science itself has not existed for a millenia.
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jtbayly 1349 days ago
Longevity research has, though. Philosophers stone, fountain of youth, these are the same things we seek today, through new means.
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lambdafourtwo 1349 days ago
Doesn't count as research imo. It's more speculation and musings. Research requires actual science.
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