Posted on 06/03/2010 2:39:29 PM PDT by Nachum
In Greek mythology, the tale of the Trojan prince Tithonus is a tragic one. His lover, the goddess Eos, asks Zeus to grant him eternal life, but forgets to specify eternal youth. Time passes, and while the goddess of dawn stays young and beautiful, Tithonus degenerates into bedridden senility. (Snip) On the assumption that it has the same effect in people, some individuals have already adopted a restricted diet. The latest evidence suggests that while calorie restriction is indeed beneficial for humans, when it comes to lifespan extension, it may not be the whole story.
(Excerpt) Read more at newscientist.com ...
Obama will kill me before the hamburger does.
What’s the lifespan in Ethiopia?
There is no way to draw any conclusion either way, because you cannot know how long a person would have lived without life-long calorie restrictions.
There is no given WRT that factor and there cannot be a given.
The Bible says the day and hour of each person’s death is decided by God from the foundation of the Earth. So, restrict yourself all you care to, but when your hour comes and there are no natural health reasons for your death, maybe a grand piano will drop from the 14th floor right on top of you. Splat! Bet you wish you’d had more double deep chocolate cheesecake before then, huh?
;-)
I don’t want to live forever bring on the steak!
OK, its a glass of wine with dinner out tonight.
Quit smoking, eat right, exercise, die anyway.
You’re not even gonna ask for the scripture reference first?
Now there's a case study!
I don’t recall a scripture reference to double dip chocolate cheese cake and was embarassed to ask:)
Deuteronomy 14:26, but read from at least v22 to the end of the chapter for the full context.
Deut 14:26 - “And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, “
This is the first complete description of the how-to and the purpose for the tithe.
Oh, and I got sloppy about the other scripture. It’s Psalm 139:16.
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