Reply #43: Oh, good. A quiz. [View All]

[smoogatz]

From memory, without re-reading any of the original articles posted here months ago:

1.That the random probability of that cluster of names showing up on funerary urns in that location and from that historical moment is fairly low, though I can't remember the actual numbers.

2.Mainly that statistical analysis is a poor substitute for actual archaeology, and that probability isn't the same as actuality. Establishing the likelihood that something happened doesn't mean it happened. I'm sure there are methodological flaws in the study as well (there always are), but I can't remember what they are.

Your turn: what's your religious affiliation? Do you consider yourself a Christian?