# Are There IMMORTALS Among Us? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 8, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-immortals-among-us/193811 "2003-08-08T12:37:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Alcibiades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@Alcibiades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alcibiades)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-immortals-among-us/193811/61 "2003-08-11T04:35:46Z")
A friend recently drew this to my attention: [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/10/1060454075552.html](http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/10/1060454075552.html) Six year olds of today living to 120? It seems improbable…? ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-immortals-among-us/193811/62 "2003-08-11T06:14:33Z")
In addition to the 36 Tzaddiks there was the medievel tradition of the “Wandering Jew” who according to legend, was a shoemaker who taunted Jesus on his way to the cross. As a result, Jesus condemned him to wander the Earth until the second coming. ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-immortals-among-us/193811/63 "2003-08-11T19:12:55Z")
Swell guy, that Jesus! Forgives the entire crowd for crying out for his blood and forgives the soldiers for beating him nearly to death and eventually killing him, but curses a shoemaker for taunting him… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-immortals-among-us/193811.md?page=3)