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Herr Doktor Wiesel schrieb:
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> Warwick wrote (and let’s have a more adequate quote):
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> > But that's my point. I can barely mention
> > anything concerning the Old Kingdom without you
> > claiming not to know about it.
> >
> > Having said that, other than your doubts re their
> > technology (which are your doubts, not established
> > facts) on what grounds do you dismiss the
> > possibility that they did build them??
>
> When did I ever dismiss the possibility that they
> built them? I only dismiss the likelihood they did . . .
. . . and you equate possibility (another of your muddles) with non-zero probability, so dismissing the likelihood is within your own scheme dismissing the possibility.
> because there isn't any hard evidence they did
> despite the huge volume of evidence that remains
> from them. . . .
Warwick asked you to specify which aspects of life during Khufu’s reign are so evidenced. You made yourself scarce.
> I consider that pretty damning evidence
> against the notion that they did that work, that's
> all. . . .
. . . which gains you a failing grade in Logic 101.
> I never said it was an impossibility though.
> This is why I'm fascinated at all the hostility.
> And the fact that there is so much hostility
> targeting the simple opinion that since there is
> no hard evidence they did that work then perhaps
> we should also consider other possibilities as
> well simply voiced my opinion, signals to me how
> tenuous the OK provenance narrative actually is.
. . . says Doctor Femano, who dismisses out of hand such “other possibilities” as ancient aliens.
> > And if someone else built them, who,when,why?
>
> I do not know. I doubt you do either.
Doctor Femano,
Your reports of doubting, not accepting, not being convinced and what things “signal” to you, are purely biographical and of interest only to yourself. They have no authority in this discussion. Read that carefully, Doc: you have already shown poor comprehension of the point expressed in simple English.
M.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06-Feb-17 15:06 by Martin Stower.
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> Warwick wrote (and let’s have a more adequate quote):
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > But that's my point. I can barely mention
> > anything concerning the Old Kingdom without you
> > claiming not to know about it.
> >
> > Having said that, other than your doubts re their
> > technology (which are your doubts, not established
> > facts) on what grounds do you dismiss the
> > possibility that they did build them??
>
> When did I ever dismiss the possibility that they
> built them? I only dismiss the likelihood they did . . .
. . . and you equate possibility (another of your muddles) with non-zero probability, so dismissing the likelihood is within your own scheme dismissing the possibility.
> because there isn't any hard evidence they did
> despite the huge volume of evidence that remains
> from them. . . .
Warwick asked you to specify which aspects of life during Khufu’s reign are so evidenced. You made yourself scarce.
> I consider that pretty damning evidence
> against the notion that they did that work, that's
> all. . . .
. . . which gains you a failing grade in Logic 101.
> I never said it was an impossibility though.
> This is why I'm fascinated at all the hostility.
> And the fact that there is so much hostility
> targeting the simple opinion that since there is
> no hard evidence they did that work then perhaps
> we should also consider other possibilities as
> well simply voiced my opinion, signals to me how
> tenuous the OK provenance narrative actually is.
. . . says Doctor Femano, who dismisses out of hand such “other possibilities” as ancient aliens.
> > And if someone else built them, who,when,why?
>
> I do not know. I doubt you do either.
Doctor Femano,
Your reports of doubting, not accepting, not being convinced and what things “signal” to you, are purely biographical and of interest only to yourself. They have no authority in this discussion. Read that carefully, Doc: you have already shown poor comprehension of the point expressed in simple English.
M.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06-Feb-17 15:06 by Martin Stower.
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