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  • From: fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>
  • To: fred putnam <fred.putnam AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] cognate alphabet
  • Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:44:43 -0600

ooops ...

my mistake.

I should have said "because, Kevin, ...."

but you make an important point, Fred ...; not everyone wants the "real
thing" .... :)

regards,

fred burlingame




On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 12:35 PM, fred putnam <fred.putnam AT gmail.com> wrote:

> One slight correction, Fredb. I do want "Pepsi-cola", not "Coke". (-:
>
> Fred Putnam
>
> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:08 AM, fred burlingame
> <tensorpath AT gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Because fred, and hundreds of millions of other people, want the "real
>> thing;" and hence, they invest the most valuable commodity in their lives,
>> time ... in a quest for the "real thing."
>>
>> They don't want to drink "chek-cola," or "pepsi-cola," or any of a hundred
>> brands of cola. They want "Coca-Cola."
>>
>> And presumably, that is the same goal of all the posters here; not some
>> entertainment venue, but rather a search for the original document,
>> despite
>> the limitations you outline.
>>
>> The status of this quest has improved in each of recent centuries, with
>> the
>> discovery of more manuscripts. But as you observe, the goal remains
>> elusive.
>>
>> Physics may never discover the "theory of everything;" but the quest
>> continues with more vigor than ever before.
>>
>> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101104111112.htm
>>
>> And ditto for masoretic text ("MT") textual critics. They may never
>> discover
>> the original document contents of the MT. But the search continues with
>> ever
>> increasing energy.
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> fred burlingame
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 1:06 AM, Kevin Riley <klriley AT alphalink.com.au
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Then, in light of your first 4 answers, why does 5 matter? If you look
>> at
>> > most ancient texts, there is usually no definitive copy unless only one
>> > survives (which is unfortunately too often the case).
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