"J. R. Molloy" wrote:
> Yes, I know some religions keep their adherents in good health by proscribing
> alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, etc. But do they really live longer, or does it
> just seem longer?
Growing concensus is that most of the life bonus comes from the
tobacco ban alone. If an SDA does manage to get a disease
related to alcoholism, tabacco, or adultry, (s)he is often labelled a heretic
and taken off the roles before they perish early and mess up a
good marketing scheme for the church. Smart, huh? spike
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