
(03-04-2015, 05:41 PM)Jijiroga Wrote: You would be correct. I would just add that in the times you mentioned, your average life expectancy was much lower than it is today due to lack of innovations in the medical field. I want to say you were considered "old" around your 40s to 50s if you managed to live to that ripe age.
True, but irrelevant.
What does living longer have to do with the age of maturity? Nothing. Else biology would have naturally moved along with it. Unless you are just seeking a pass for lazy parenting. Being old at 65 rather than 50 has no bearing on being mature at 14.