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From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] What shall R1b1c call themselves now?
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:56:26 -0600
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth O'Donoghue" <>

Scientific truths are continually
> being amended and changed, albeit often with great reluctance by those who
> originated them. I am suggesting that since we cannot go back in time and
> verify anything past a genealogical time frame, from those who are
> fortunate
> enough to be able to trace 9th cousins or similar distances, that we may
> never know for sure whether the formulas used are adequate, no matter how
> well tested and researched they may be. >
> I would welcome further comment on my later points if you wish.
>
> Thank you. Elizabeth

Elizabeth, I endorse the above, but would go further. We never know much
of anything for sure. All knowledge comes with various levels of
credibility and consistency with the rest of knowledge. Even paper trail
genealogy suffers from the "knowing for sure" problem. We have lots of
sciences which necessarily looks into the past. Some of it is even
practical and we bet our lives and fortunes on its credibility. Ken


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