Mormons around me all fired up about new genetic findings from elongated skulls in Peru by a guy named L.A. Marzulli. Anybody here with the credible scientific facts? SL Cabbie you all over this?

Gatorman

I don't have any scientific facts, but, he kinda lost me at UFOs and Nephilim.

http://www.lamarzulli.net/about_lynn_marzulli.htm

"He received an honorary doctorate for the series from his mentor Dr. I. D. E. Thomas, who was the Provost at Pacific International University."

Pacific International University was a no-campus, non-accredited, christian conservative diploma mill.
It is now closed (they couldn't even maintain their PO Box).

L.A. Marzulli is a nutcase conspiracy-theory young-earth-creationist with no academic credentials.

Just the kind of guy mormons looking to "prove" the BoM would love.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_International_University


"LA Marzulli explained that the DNA results fit perfectly with the hypothesis he has held since before any testing was undertaken. That is that the Paracas people are the Nephilim. The Nephilim, according to ancient Biblical texts, are the offspring of the Fallen Angels and the women of earth, resulting in a hybrid entity, and they said to be based in the area of the Levant, the same place that the Paracas DNA traces to."

But of course, the DNA results aren't available to be evaluated. And the samples were taken in a plain-old room, not in clean room conditions (to avoid contamination). And nobody involved is a scientist, or uses the scientific method.

But you *can* read all about the supposed sample results (though you can't actually see the results, talk to the labs, or evaluate the samples themselves) if you buy his book for $23.99!

(how fast can you say "scam?")



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Jason Colavito gives a pretty good run down of this.
http://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/l-a-marzulli-holds-live-stream-symposium-to-reveal-elongated-skull-dna-results