tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post6710382483321481035..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Dear Randy: Can you explain this Genealogical Paradox?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-26264765367056328372011-06-17T10:52:25.488-07:002011-06-17T10:52:25.488-07:00The most recent common ancestors question you disc...The most recent common ancestors question you discuss is well covered <a href="http://humphrysfamilytree.com/ca.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Shanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-1188220448435199702011-06-17T09:55:26.089-07:002011-06-17T09:55:26.089-07:00We cannot point to a specific time in ancient hist...We cannot point to a specific time in ancient history when everyone alive is necessarily one of our ancestors, as some of those individuals would have no living descendants. <br /><br />Otherwise, there certainly is a time where everyone alive (at that time) who *does* have living descendants is the ancestor of everyone alive today. I know there have been academic journal articles discussing this issue. (Maybe I can turn some of them up.)Drew Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537180168534039546noreply@blogger.com