Only 10 generations away (about 100-150 years), you already have 1024 ancestors. 20 generations and you have 1.048.576. And 30 generations get you 1.073.741.824.
In 1500 the world only had 450.000.000
This example only shows the direct family line (parents of parents of…) and no descendents of brothers and sisters.
And the world did not start 500 years ago
Needless to say, we are all a bunch of inbreds
Sweet home Alabama
“The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.”
The saying (basically) means “the bond with the friends you make is stronger than happenstance family”.
Remember, don’t be bullied by family members who use “family” as their excuse to get you to do what they want without consideration of your own thoughts or feelings.
Happy Thanksgiving!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_is_thicker_than_water
Two modern commentators, author Albert Jack and Messianic Rabbi Richard Pustelniak, claim that the original meaning of the expression was that the ties between people who have made a blood covenant (or have shed blood together in battle) were stronger than ties formed by “the water of the womb”, thus “The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb”. Neither of the authors cite any sources to support their claim.
if you put the two together in a cylinder, will they form distinct layers?
I think if you put the two together you make a sort of 1990’s album cover.
Degrees matter, they really do.
