Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "What If Britain Never Colonised Australia? | Dr. Nigel Biggar" video.

  1. According to most historical consensus, no, Australia is not depicted on any verified Chinese maps from the 15th century; however, some fringe theories, like Gavin Menzies' "1421," claim that Chinese explorers reached Australia during this period and that evidence can be found on old maps, though this is widely disputed by historians and lacks substantial proof. You will, of course, believe what you wish to believe. I doubt facts actually come into the issue at all?
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  2. What do you think they actually took?
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  3.  @AcesHigh-n1w  Rex Gilroy might well have believed that. Erich von Daniken believes in advanced visitors from the cosmos. The world would be a much less entertaining place without such enthusiasts and eccentrics. By the way, that map. Where is it? I refer you to:- The “Liu/Menzies” World Map: A Critique" by Geoff. Wade. Summarised as follows: 'Summary A Chinese world map purportedly drawn in 1763, and allegedly based on an earlier version of 1418, was brought to public notice in early 2006 by Mr Gavin Menzies, author of '1421: the Year China Discovered the World', and Mr Liu Gang, the map’s owner. This map has been used to suggest that Chinese navigators circumnavigated and mapped the world in the early 15th century and that dual hemisphere maps were first created in China. The present article provides a context for the sudden appearance of this map, and its apparent evidence for Ming Chinese circumnavigation of the globe. Through a detailed examination of the cartographic elements on the “1763” map and its alleged 1418 precursor, the many anachronisms and other errors are set down. By demonstrating and enumerating the numerous impossibilities reflected in the representations of both China and the rest of the globe, it is concluded that the map is a modern fake.' The whole article is eight pages long, but you might like to read it, perhaps?
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  4. Genocide? Do you actually know what the word means?
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  5. You can check what is said. He states dacts, however much you may not like it.
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  6. Whereas the British did neither of those things.
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  7.  @Burnryder  All of what things?
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