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.
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