ooops ...
my mistake.
I should have said "because, Kevin, ...."
but you make an important point, Fred ...; not everyone wants the "real
thing" .... :)
regards,
fred burlingame
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 12:35 PM, fred putnam<fred.putnam AT gmail.com> wrote:
One slight correction, Fredb. I do want "Pepsi-cola", not "Coke". (-:_______________________________________________
Fred Putnam
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:08 AM, fred
burlingame<tensorpath AT gmail.com>wrote:
Because fred, and hundreds of millions of other people, want the "real
thing;" and hence, they invest the most valuable commodity in their lives,
time ... in a quest for the "real thing."
They don't want to drink "chek-cola," or "pepsi-cola," or any of a hundred
brands of cola. They want "Coca-Cola."
And presumably, that is the same goal of all the posters here; not some
entertainment venue, but rather a search for the original document,
despite
the limitations you outline.
The status of this quest has improved in each of recent centuries, with
the
discovery of more manuscripts. But as you observe, the goal remains
elusive.
Physics may never discover the "theory of everything;" but the quest
continues with more vigor than ever before.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101104111112.htm
And ditto for masoretic text ("MT") textual critics. They may never
discover
the original document contents of the MT. But the search continues with
ever
increasing energy.
regards,
fred burlingame
On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 1:06 AM, Kevin Riley<klriley AT alphalink.com.au
wrote:at
Then, in light of your first 4 answers, why does 5 matter? If you look
most ancient texts, there is usually no definitive copy unless only one_______________________________________________
survives (which is unfortunately too often the case).
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