Origyptian Wrote:
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> Warwick Wrote:
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> > Origyptian Wrote:
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> > > My point is that anyone can make any claim
> they
> > > want about their own qualifications and it's
> > > meaningless on a board like this unless such
> > > claims can be definitively corroborated.
> >
> >
> > So what you are saying is that the only
> > substantive posts are those that can be
> > qualified.
>
> Verified, not qualified.
> Not sure what you mean by "qualified".


an educated opinion can be qualified

only a fact can be verified

>
> And I was specifically referring to claims about a
> person's qualifications.

so am I.

Let me offer an example

I accept many of the conclusions that Robert Bauval has drawn as being plausible , because his opinions are based on his education, experience , and excellent research methodology.

I accept none of the conclusions that Van Daniken has drawn as being remotely possible, because his opinions are based on his ignorance, fantasies, and PT Barnum presentation.

I'll leave the many shades of grey in between to your imagination


Warwick