Parent said that the academic consensus is based on scientific evidence. My point was that the academic consensus can also reflect authority rather than evidenc

Parent said that the academic consensus is based on scientific evidence. My point was that the academic consensus can also reflect authority rather than evidence. Evidence for pre-Clovis human presence has been known for a while but its validity has been questioned by consensus opinion. I did not say anything about the beliefs of indigenous people. I also did not question the available DNA evidence nor historical migration from Siberia.