08-15-2007, 02:56 AM
Not at all ! I am merely saddened that, human nature being what it is, we are neither of us likely to change our views/opinions, hence we are unlikely to reach consensus........!! :lol:
I am all for a good debate, as you keenly observed. :wink:
And the universe won't come to an end just because we disagree about a subject that cannot be definitively proved either way !
As I said, the fact that the evidence is poor and doesn't allow factual conclusions, hence much speculation, is half the fun of these endless debates.........
Only fair to say though, that I have had this debate many times, which in part frames my views, but I am always open to a new piece of information, or a novel interpretation, which might change my mind and lead to a eureka! moment !! :o o
So put your case....but be prepared to back it with sources !!
I am all for a good debate, as you keenly observed. :wink:
And the universe won't come to an end just because we disagree about a subject that cannot be definitively proved either way !
As I said, the fact that the evidence is poor and doesn't allow factual conclusions, hence much speculation, is half the fun of these endless debates.........
Only fair to say though, that I have had this debate many times, which in part frames my views, but I am always open to a new piece of information, or a novel interpretation, which might change my mind and lead to a eureka! moment !! :o o
So put your case....but be prepared to back it with sources !!
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
