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  • From: "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
  • To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ayin and Ghayin
  • Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 23:43:16 -0500

Yitzhak:

OK, I'll answer one question, if only to prevent the issue
from coming up again (hopefully).

----- Original Message -----
From: "Yitzhak Sapir" <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>
>
> ...
> And you didn't answer my question about why Ugaritic is
> not "ancient Hebrew."

No, not ever, no way, fergettaboutit, that dog don't hunt,
never, etc.

The reasons, which are outside the realm of this
discussion board and for good reason, you have à priori
rejected and, if you would stop twisting and
misrepresenting them, you would recognize as just as
intellectually rigorous as your fundamentalism. It is not
mere traditionalism as you opine, but a complete
Weltanschauung that recognizes limits to tradition. You
have started from a particular religious/philosophical
belief which I and many others reject. Within your religious
fundamentalism, the data from cognate languages is
pretty convincing, but not outside your narrow religious
presuppositions.

> ` The`` main point of the question is
> to force you to consider the different possibilities of
> classification.
>
> Yitzhak Sapir

I plan to continue mentioning what I believe, but I won't
push it. If you would stop proselytizing long enough, you
will find that I and others who share my and similar beliefs
are willing to tolerate your beliefs if you mention them on
this forum. There's a difference between mentioning one's
beliefs and proselytism: the one says "this is how I see it"
while the other "to force you to consider" as in the above.

Karl W. Randolph.


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