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Current Events » in reply to A sobering statistic- imagine living in a world where your chlidren had >25% chance of dying by age 5

That is the way it was for EVERYBODY before modern Medical Science.

David F Mayer — 8/23/2005 2:07:01 PM (archived)

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A sobering statistic- imagine living in a world where your chlidren had >25% chance of dying by age 5 - R.L. - 8/23/2005 8:49:05 AM
- More on Kenya - Tom Brosz - 8/23/2005 4:14:00 PM
- That is the way it was for EVERYBODY before modern Medical Science. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 8/23/2005 2:07:01 PM
  - Not everybody, Since Castro came to power the infant death rate has over doubled (n/t) - SteveS - 8/24/2005 3:00:49 AM
  - And that is relavent...how? (n/t) - R.L. - 8/23/2005 7:30:32 PM
    - It's as relavent [sic] as your statistic. - Lee - 8/24/2005 6:28:19 AM
  - That's the way it is for EVERYONE with no money - Todd - 8/23/2005 3:21:51 PM
  - Yeah, chances of getting eaten by a hyena right after birth were higher back then (n/t) - Lindy - 8/23/2005 2:44:20 PM
    - There were many more predators before we developed guns. (n/t) - DFM - 8/23/2005 9:14:35 PM
      - And remember, guns don't kill people, predators with guns kill people..... (n/t) - Publius - 8/23/2005 10:38:25 PM
        
        I am against the right to arm bears... (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/23/2005 10:40:51 PM
      - Again, how is that relavent? (n/t) - R.L. - 8/23/2005 10:23:55 PM
- Ooops, forgot the link - R.L. - 8/23/2005 8:50:12 AM
  - re: Ooops, forgot the link - PETB - 8/23/2005 3:05:37 PM

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