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To: Brilliant
few people spoke of how common such names were during the first century

It's like finding a grave for "John Smith" and concluding no one named John Smith survived thereafter....

5 posted on 05/03/2007 8:32:08 AM PDT by Tirian
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To: Tirian
It's like finding a grave for "John Smith" and concluding no one named John Smith survived thereafter....

One Freeper (can't remember who) said this was like finding the tomb of a man named John Adams, and assuming that because his son was also named John, this was definitely the 2nd POTUS...even though the grave site was in the wrong state.

17 posted on 05/03/2007 9:12:34 AM PDT by Mr. Silverback (A pacifist sees no distinction between the arsonist and the fireman--Freeper ccmay)
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