May 18, 2002
All of Us a Same Descent?
Hermann Goering, Daniel Boone And You: All Descended From Muhammad. "A mathematical study of geneology -- based on historical world populations and the exponential nature of ancestry -- suggests that everyone of European ancestry alive today is a direct descendant of both Charlemagne and Muhammad (and of the majority of Europeans circa 1000 A.D.). You only have to go back another 1000 years for the same logic to apply to the world as a whole. So, they claim, it's almost certain you are related to Confucius," writes Velvet Iguana. "I find these statistics a little counter-intuitive, but they do explain why so many people claim to be descended from royalty or the Mayflower. Does this surprise you? Will this news bring the world together in one, big, multilingual chorus of 'We Are Family'? "Read also The Royal We?. What do you think?
Posted at May 18, 2002 12:59 AM | Science
