Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Peter Kirk"<peter_kirk AT sil.org>]

Dear NPL,

If you call me ultra-conservative, I don't know what you call the real 
ultra-conservatives, every word of the KJV is literal truth, creation 
in 4004 BC types. Just look at one of my other postings today where I 
criticised the harmonistic approach (as shown in NIV) to the kings of 
Israel apparently also being priests. There are an awful lot of 
people, especially in America, far more conservative than I am. Most 
of them would of course be horrified with Rohl's theories because 
actually he does not agree that the Bible is literal truth. Don't lump 
me in with those people, use some discernment please!

As for the whole Rohl issue, I am not sidestepping anything. I am just 
asking anyone who comments to come up with evidence to back up their 
statements. Surely that is the normal and proper scientific method. A 
statement made without any evidence is valueless, except as a way of 
studying the positions and presuppositions of the one making the 
statement. I have had ample chance to do the latter!

Peter Kirk


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Subject: ad hominem
Author:  <npl AT teol.ku.dk> at Internet
Date:    17/02/2000 14:36

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.. To a--excuse me--ultra conservative, any attack on one's position seems 
to be the same as to attack the person in question ad hominem. You are 
attacking this person's religion since the ultra-conservative knows the 
truth in advance. Therefore anyy attack on an opinion expressed by such a 
person must be 'ad hominem'...

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