if with these arguments i have failed to convince , i will close with the final assertion that a conclusion so extravagant , flying in the face of all recorded and scriptural authority and much observation to the contrary , must rather be proven true than false , and if even eligible for consideration ought to endure challenge greater than what my own small powers have enabled me to offer herein , with however good a will upon my part , and requires a far more substantial body of evidence , obtained and affirmed by impartial observers .