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Three\u00a0links to counterbalance the frivolity of the last one with some serious content.<\/p>\n

First, Steve Caruso offers a chart of the characters on the lead plates<\/a>, and lists numerous strikes against their authenticity.<\/p>\n

Next, Jerry Coyne links<\/a> to a web site that lets you calculate evolutionary relationships in terms of genetic difference and the distance in time to our last common ancestor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finally, via Remnant of Giants<\/a>, The Bible\u2019s Buried Secrets on DocumentaryStorm<\/a> for free.<\/p>\n

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