If you go back 15 generations you have over 32,000 ancestors (barring any duplications where the same person is your ancestor on more than one line). Going back 18 generations you have over 260,000 ancestors. With such figures there are bound to be some individuals who were conceived because of rape or incest--and without their having existed, you would not exist.
“If you go back 15 generations you have over 32,000 ancestors (barring any duplications where the same person is your ancestor on more than one line). Going back 18 generations you have over 260,000 ancestors. With such figures there are bound to be some individuals who were conceived because of rape or incest—and without their having existed, you would not exist. “
That’s a lame argument. I have no reason to believe anyone in my bloodline engaged in rape or incest. Besides you can extrapolate forever about what if this happened or that didn’t happen, where would I be? Well, if the right people didn’t hook up at the right time, you very well might not exist and you know what? If you didn’t exist, you wouldn’t be able to give a damn.
Exactly!
Yes I believe it was the custom of the Conqueror over the conquered to rape and pillage. That was the norm with our ancestors. The real issue, however, is they want to get rid of conservatives anti-abortion conservatives such as Steve King. Any way possible
Go back very far and the numbers will go out of sight; as we know people lived fairly tribal not long ago. Conquer, rape, pillage, taking slaves and territory was common.
Humans have not been civilized all that long and sometimes it shows as some easily slip back into the tribal thing.
Though he is accurate, he is really stupid to say things like that now and should know better.
Check the replies.
Steve should have cited a source, but he’s correct.