(September 10, 2019 at 11:00 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: If you could narrow it down to one, then it seems that not all explanations are equal after all. You also seem to be ignoring that observations of genetics literally are time machines that can look into our hereditary past. We don’t have to be in the delivery room or possess some HG Wells themed leather chair to verify paternity.
I think you may be overestimating the role of genetics in phylogenies.