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From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Reply to Sasson (British Israelism)
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:29:07 -0600
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From: "ellen Levy" <>
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Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Reply to Sasson (British Israelism)


> You are entitled to your religious beliefs. Everyone
> is. You are not entitled, however, to use religious
> stories or dogma devoid from any real archaeological
> or, more importantly, genetic studies/data to assert
> over and over again highly speculative theories.

Ellen, I don't think you can succeed in outlawing highly speculative
theories. We even have some academics peddling and cashing in on highly
speculative theories.

When the data goes dry, this list is rife with speculative theories. It
would otherwise wither away.

This does not mean that I don't necessarily share your frustrations with
same. Ken


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