"If I descended from an ape, how come apes are still here?"

Additional EvidenceThere are 100s of links that I could give but hopefully this will be my last.

Yet more evidence.Ok, I really didn't want to provide link after link. But this example is more stark and more clear for those who are less educated.

And again!For those who are still sceptical, here's another link. Make of these what you will.

Hi Al,Is the ability for the elderly to regenerate teeth important to any point you're trying to make that is relevant to the topic? I'm asking because I don't think our ability to relieve your misunderstanding exceeds your determination to misinterpret what you read as supporting what you think, so maybe this teeth diversion can be shelved.--Percy

I thought that the reverse was true. Crashfrog feels that the inability of the elderly to regenerate teeth is important to his cause.Maybe crashfrog could clarify what his cause is? If however, he is willing to accept that, infact, the elderly can regenerate teeth I am happy to have the debate move on to where ever it might take us.

Are you freaking serious?Time for Inigo again.From your "source"

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I didn't quite catch the name of the woman or the village she lives in - but it should surely be up in the news by tomorrow

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Guess it never made the news as there is nothing else out there. As the oldest person ever only lived to 122 there are lots problems with this "source".
You can find support for just about any argument on the internet. The key is to verify and find support for those sources.

If we linked to examples of old people not regrowing teeth would you accept it? Yes, there are rare cases where people grow a new set of teeth. Again, this is a VERY rare trait.On top of that, this doesn't explain the other differences in morphology such as jaw size, cranium size, eyebrow ridges, etc.

You keep using that word, I don't think it means what you think it means, certainly not in a scientific context.What you have provided are at best unsupported anecdotes and in many cases the anecdotes don't even seem to support your claim.TTFN,WK*ABE* Damn ninja'd by Theoderic on the Princess Bride reference. That'll teach me to follow up all the links in case some of them contain actual evidence.Edited by Wounded King, : No reason given.

I don't think even you believe that! Lol.

I imagine that you have evidence of someone that lived to be at least 123?

Why would I not believe this? I find this comment by you to be absolutely stunning that you feel i should believe something else. I have seen no EVIDENCE to believe anything else. Anecdotes are not evidence. If you have other evidence please provide it. Don't waste my time with internet stories. If there is other evidence I will certainly look at it and make a determination as to whether to evidence is compelling or not.How old do you believe the oldest person has lived to?

My ex-girlfriend's father's neighbour once bought a car from a man who had heard about a girl who once worked in a shop owned by a lady who was 125!And that was 10 years ago...
She'll be 135 by now!!Edited by Panda, : No reason given.Edited by Panda, : No reason given.

Your link just reflects the oldest person according to the Guinness book of records. Sources show they have investigated individuals who have potentially been much older. Often people are denied entry simply due to inadequate paperwork. This can occur for many reasons and doesn't necessarily have anything to do with fraud.

Not just Guinness. If it can't be verified it don't mean shit. Show me people you have evidence for that were older. You see the follow the scientific method and require evidence.How old do you believe the oldest person has lived to?

Hi Big Al,Whether the elderly regenerate teeth or how long people can live was not your original point. You were trying to argue that as people age they undergo morphological change that causes them to resemble what anthropologists mistakenly interpret as evolutionary predecessors of humans.--Percy