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[QUOTE]Originally posted by neo*geo: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by homeylu: [b]Originally osted by Neo*geo [b]If you're only out to prove that blacks lived inCanaan, fine, no one can argue with that but if you're trying to prove the Canaanites were black you better have some damn good sources[/b] These sources are based on historical accounts of people that were living during those periods, and written on scrolls. As Wally just pointed out, the Bible is a collection of books, some of the accounts can be interpreted literally, some not. [/B][/QUOTE] So are you or are you not trying to conclude the Canaanites were black? And what sources support your argument? As I pointed out, much of the bible was written long after certain events were supposed to have happened. How was a Jewish scholar in the 8th century BC supposed to give an accurate description of what the world was like 1-6000 years earlier with only oral history? [QUOTE]Originally posted by homeylu: [b] So DNA is not a substitute for Anthropology, its a part of anthropology.[/b][/QUOTE] Exactly. It's not the only part of anthropology and no scientific conclusion should rely on DNA alone. [QUOTE]Originally posted by homeylu: [b] Originally posted by Neo*Geo [b]Due to the fact that Jews have been extremly migrant over the past few millenia and have a pretty diverse cocktail of genotypes and phenotypes, I think it's impossible to trace their origins based on DNA alone.[/b] This is the most absurd statement that you've made yet. Do you think a skeleton could tell you if a person is Jewish, of course not. DNA so far has been the ONLY reliable source to distinguish Jewish populations from non-jewish populations, as the CMH gene that I have been referring to all this time, is not found in all the populations they settled among. [/B][/QUOTE] This is a false misconception because the gene is also carried in non-Jewish Arabs. It isnt exclusive to Jews. [QUOTE]Originally posted by homeylu: [b] DNA is one of the most reliable sources in the scientific community in identifying people. Its like our biological fingerprints.[/b][/QUOTE] I agree but DNA, history, and the bible don't mix well. You can't always use DNA to draw large scale historical conclusions. Now short scale conclusions may be made like family and tribal relationships, or individual genetic ancestry. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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