Re: Stacking up on standard works

From: Tavi
Message: 69148
Date: 2012-03-31

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:
>
> > I regard Vasco-Caucasian as a *real* macro-family or phylum.
>
> Which doesn't make it any less imaginary. I would say "controversial"
if
> I saw any *acceptable* evidence for it, no matter how weak.
>
Then you'll have to read what I write here and on my list and blog.

> > I'm always open to *constructive* criticisms.
>
> That would require a minimum of shared ground. Few archaeologists
bother
> to "constructively" criticise von Däniken or Cremo, and most
biologists
> prefer not to discuss Intelligent Design, since they know in advance
the
> discussion would be futile.
>
AFAIK this is a forum on comparative linguistics, not biology or UFOs.
And "comparative" means there're some reliable means to tell whether a
word A in language X is related to a word B in language Y.