A thought while assembling Tendrils

Once upon a time, meaning not all that long ago, trying to track down ten more or less related facts impinging upon a particular topic would have required a very tedious amount of time in a library. Or may some more remote back office or agency, wherever.

Instead, thanks to the Internet, the list can be cobbled together within a few hours on a laptop.

It can seem like cheating or at least borderline plagiarism.

No guaranties on accuracy, either.

So how are you, really?

If AGE was a sign of WISDOM, a vast age might have been a sign of great wisdom, so that Biblical ages stand not as a measure of time but as a scaling of experience or insight.

Methuselah, 969 years; Noah, 950.

Also, the the closer to historic times, the more normal – i.e., smaller the number, though still bigger than today’s.

Good thing negative numbers don’t apply here.