Board Thread:Theories/@comment-39665740-20190601183755/@comment-39665740-20190605191129

TKGriffiths wrote: We don't even know if Ackermans can become titans. Kenny's grandfather said they were a completely separate bloodline to the subjects of Ymir.

You would imagine most Ackermans alive in the present story must have subjects of Ymir in their family tree. It would be very hard for the Ackermans to only have children with other Ackermans given their rarity and how the modern Ackermans are mostly unaware of their own history. Yes, this is true. However, the statements made above are entirely conjecture; theory based on the supposition that the Ackerman peoples ARE (at least, to some degree) Subjects of Ymir, and that they have the potential to inherit Titan Powers. It would probably be prudent to, in the future, avoid pointing out the inherently (and obviously) dubious nature of arguments on the ¨theories¨ board. All threads on this board make certain presumptions to allow for the various theories presented. Iḿ sure everyone involved in this board is aware that, considering that the base material has not yet confirmed these presumptions, they may not be true. That being said, however, the nature of theory is to use the information you DO have to present a thesis or hypothesis that is potentially viable within the boundries/parameters established by said information. As new information becomes avaiable, it is introduced into the argument and the hypothesis is tested; thus, it either remains viable or is disproven. Even though your argument is valid, pointing out that the initial presumptions of the central thesis are unvarified or potentially erroneous is counter-productive (and actually a little insulting).