creationists claim the earth is only 6,000 years old due to the literal interpretation of the bible timeline. Clearly, millions of years have passed on this planet, and something as bizarre as human cannibalism goes back 1.2 million years. i do not doubt that human beings whom lived in a healthier atmosphere, with a healthier crop, were capable of longer life. seems to me like we are on the decline, at least according to some of the ancient texts that exist. everything has become diluted with ignorance and much less accessible with the heart, and thus, a lot of real wisdom and truth is missed, because a commercially fabricated ego has taken precedent.