Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Barry" <nebarry AT verizon.net>]

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From: "Rolf Furuli" <furuli AT online.no>
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 9:57 AM
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Language modelling

> The basic reason for writing this post is Barry's personal attack on
> James. We should treat each other in a civil way as colleagues. We
> should never accuse a list-member of having a particular
> agenda-because we cannot know that. As a matter of fact, ancient
> history, chronology, and linguistics cannot be proven in the
> philosophical sense of the word. Claims that science has *proved*
> this or that regarding the past (or even often regarding the present)
> are hopelessly native. In relation to finds and data from the ancient
> past, each of us serve as a jury. Proofs are lacking, so our duty is
> to make a judgment regarding the circumstantial evidence that exist.
> If one judge this evidence differently from us, we should not doubt
> his or her motives.

Rolf, have you been reading James's posts?  Where you when he was making 
"personal attacks?"

But having expressed my personal opinion, I'll say no more.

N.E. Barry Hofstetter

Fecisti nos ad te et inquietum est cor nostrum, donec requiescat in te...
   -- Augustine, Confessions 1:1

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