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That's what I thought. They used the wrong samples when archaeology is clear that they were ancient Canaanites, not modern Jews. I challenge you to actually admit that you have no evidence for continuity of ancient Canaanite DNA in the modern Askenazi and Sephardic populations. You people don't nee...

Simon Southerton wrote:Yes, another case of fact being funnier than fiction....a common theme in Mormonism.

Precisely!

Hello Simon, Thanks for the update on the Lamanite DNA issue. This needed to be done and done well, and it looks as if you did it. Just downloaded a copy. Great layout and formatting. Kudos to Olly for the artwork. Price is well below market for an e-book of this quality. Hope you sell a ton tonne o...

Yet another stellar piece of work, Dr. Scratch. Great research and analysis begets valuable comments and conversations. Truly one of the outstanding posts of the decade.

Thank you.

Welcome Rick,

From the description in your OP it looks as though you will fit in well around here. From your friends and acquaintances list it seems likely that you could find yourself a contributor of note in no time.

(ETA: Nice avatar.)

Dean Robbers, Surely your opus magnum parody deserves a wider audience than it is likely to achieve from publication on this board alone. After reviewing dozens of parody lyrics set to various tunes - hymns and otherwise - on several sites, it is clear that in terms of poetry, proper meter, and cont...

Also, when you think about it, gold in possession or ownership of the church can be seized by the federal government in the event of a national emergency. Gold is under the ultimate domain of the government but the people are free to possess and own it for themselves when times are good. If everyth...

Doing the math: Spot price of gold today (rounded to 4): $47,730/kg Value of gold per metric ton (1000 kg): $47,730,000 Spot value of 3,000 metric tons of gold: $143,190,000,000 Seems like a bit much unless the bulk of the gold was obtained a long time ago when prices were much lower than today. Her...

Congratulations to Dr. Scratch on his well deserved Lifetime Achievement Award. Truth be told, there could have been no other choice. I recall selecting the good Doctor from among all of the characters on the board as an individual to be trusted and reaching out to him for some mentoring soon after ...

The overwhelming majority of people who start new religions (or cult leaders as most in the general population would term them) suffer from NPD. There's not much else that would motivate a person to start a new religious movement out of whole cloth and carry it with them for years. People with NPD ...