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Gadianton wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 23, 2020 6:49 pm

That's a fantastic example, Lemmie.

Amen. Nice work, Lemmie.

But seriously, I just posted an example in the Early Modern English thread demonstrating the issue with looking at isolated words instead of systemic evidence, I’d be interested in your feedback. Great example! After I read it, I checked for standard uses which is the other issue with this theory. ...

Some years ago I ended up in a discussion with Robert Smith on the Nephites units of measure. He was insistent it was based on an Egyptian and Hebrew system using Base-8 while it seemed clearly to be a simple system of doubling or halving like our cups, pints quarts, etc. Of course he insisted I was...

honorentheos, in my opinion has been taken to the woodshed by the experts. I guess I ought to go back and check on the thread. I'd lost interest when it was clear those like Robert or Jay??? treated any 19th century usage of the same phrases as irrelevent because they seemed to believe that they co...

Robert's go to is to drone on about the scientific method and how his opponent is somehow not respecting science, or reason etc. and then make the leap to tie science and reason to silly theories like Early Modern English. Early Modern English demands explanation. No. What needs explained is the hy...

That’s what I’m talking about. If you folks could get together and present that evidence I think it would be worth the time. What are those potential evidences? Between the lot of you I think it would be interesting to see what you come up with. Regards, MG There would be no need to present or be l...

I'm sorry this is where it ended, MG. I sincerely think a discussion of the evidence for God would have led to a productive discussion. I guess we can point fingers as to why that didn't happen. But in the end the outcome reflects the issues that were inherent to the problems in the subject of evid...

For me it would require consistency in the evidence and the claims. So I don't know how one would exclude scripture because how else does one establish there is some metaphysical force at work in the universe that has an active interest in humankind? I think it current works against the idea there ...

I'm sorry this is where it ended, MG. I sincerely think a discussion of the evidence for God would have led to a productive discussion. It’s difficult to script endings . Life is messy that way. I felt like the thread was worthwhile excepting the last bit where things sort of went downhill. Bit tha...

I'm sorry this is where it ended, MG. I sincerely think a discussion of the evidence for God would have led to a productive discussion. I guess we can point fingers as to why that didn't happen. But in the end the outcome reflects the issues that were inherent to the problems in the subject of evide...