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From: (Shawn Potter)
Subject: Re: POSSIBLE GATEWAY: FROM AFRICA TO EUROPE
Date: 3 Apr 2004 14:10:28 -0800
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"Todd A. Farmerie" <> wrote in message news:<>...
> Shawn Potter wrote:
> > Doug McDonald <> wrote in message news:<>...
> >
> >>Obviously, as I mentioned, if somebody discovered the
> >>"Dead Sea Genealogical Scrolls" and they were dated
> >>as contemporaneous, then that could be proof. What he
> >>should have said is "unsupportable with present data".
> >
> > Yes, that would have been a more sensible conclusion.
>
> What genealogical statement is not made with the understanding
> that data yet to be discovered may alter the conclusion? This
> is, in fact, the case with all genealogy. [Heck, we are all just
> one DNA test away from finding out that our father is not our
> father, yet I am not going to address him as "Dad (With Present
> Data)".] A qualifier that applies universally is not worth
> repeating with every statement.
>
> taf

According to your argument, we cannot draw any conclusions about
genealogy. If you really believe that, why do you spend time on the
subject. Wouldn't a more rational--and honest--approach be to avoid
making unsupportable declarations?

Shawn

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