RE: [asa] Two questions... (biological bottlenecking with Adam and Eve)

From: Dehler, Bernie <bernie.dehler@intel.com>
Date: Tue Feb 24 2009 - 15:23:33 EST

To align with the Bible, it would have to be a special number; something like 77.77777% (notice, 7 digits in total).

...Bernie

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On Behalf Of David Campbell
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 3:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [asa] Two questions... (biological bottlenecking with Adam and Eve)

> But there would be no valid reason to say that 55.68723% is the dividing line- it would be entirely arbitrary... that's the whole point.

Yes, it's arbitrary, but one could hold that position-probably with
little success in persuading others.

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