[biorach]

> I'm trying now to remember the proofs he was showing

I don't want to sound mean, but without any links to anything, any mentions of books, papers, even mentions of archaeological finds in local newspapers... what you're saying is just a story about someone you met who made some outlandish claims.

[ithkuil]

Yes. My takeaway from that account wasn't that there is necessary a hidden truth, but that some people do believe there is one and such belief correlates with their identity politics.

The fact that the argument appears to be cut and dry is also testament to the fact that it has been rehearsed many times and shared within that identity community