Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Revdpickrel AT wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 3/24/2007 3:50:48 PM Central Standard Time, 
kwrandolph AT gmail.com writes:

> 
> Dear Moderators:
> 
> Recently, in response to the request that this forum be made more
> scholarly friendly, the proposal was made that:
> 
> > ... to be hospitable as such (to scholars), b-hebrew must become a
> > moderated list, and its character must also change.
> 
> The question comes up, on what basis will the moderation be practiced?
> Chabad? Southern Baptist? Missouri Synod Lutheran? Harvard University?
> Minimalist? Maximalist? Etc.? All of these groups have serious
> scholars within their traditions, not one has a corner on scholarship.
> 
> True scholarship can stand on its own. It does not have to agree with
> any consensus, as long as the proponent can answer objections. Those
> who receive the answers don't have to agree with those answers, and at
> times there must just be an agreement to disagree. But a school of
> scholarship seems deficient when its members resort to name calling
> (e.g. oddball, weird, UFOology), ad hominem attacks through straw man,
> red herring and other logical fallacies, calls for censorship and
> attempts at proselytism through claims that theirs is the only
> legitimate way of studying the data.
> 
> I've enjoyed the give and take of dealing with people with whom I
> disagree, as long as it is done with respect, and I have learned from
> the interchange. That does not mean that we have come to an agreement.
> I would hate to see this forum restricted to only one school of
> scholarship where its members can preach to the choir, and all others
> silenced.
> 
> Karl W. Randolph.
> 

Howdy Karl,

For once I agree 100 percent.

Doug.
Rev. Doug Pickrel, Litt.D.
Tejas Valley
San Antonio, Texas   </HTML>