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		micheljones on Sept 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fossils from Morocco complicate the story of moder... Some tribes in north of Australia have verifiable myths about the geography of the lands that have been under the sea off the north of Australia for 6-8 thousand years at least (meaning, the description of the land features matches the sea floor geography).

flukus on Sept 12, 2017 [–]

Has anyone quantified their myths properly? If not then they're just cherry picking.

micheljones on Sept 12, 2017 | [–]

Do you have any proof that they are just cherry picking?

flukus on Sept 12, 2017 | | [–]

No, I just assume they are until they provide data to prove otherwise. We don't even know if the same tribes were in the same area that long ago.

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