Before the internet or egroups came into being, you could have been
credible. Now, all a person needs to do is access the files. Yet,
you are correct that "truth is in the eye of the beholder" and your
ideas are as good as are mine. All ideas need to be presented and
the individual viewer will make up his/her own mind.

Gerry

--- In Nostratica@yahoogroups.com, kesuari@... wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Gerry wrote:
>
> > Here's what Tristan said:
> >
> > <<Now, I don't mean to stop you believing what you wish, unless
that
> > belief involves me. If you think Sumerian is all just a myth or
has
> > been
> > made up, go ahead. If you think you have evidence to support that
> > belief, the more power to you. On the other hand, I'm sure you
could
> > argue that English has been made up and that I don't exist. But
don't
> > think for a minute that I agree with you just because I made a
> > sarcastic
> > comment.>>
> >
> > Make up your own mind.
>
> That doesn't justify your position. Stop taking what I say and
changing
> its meaning. What I said was analogous to 'I don't agree with what
you've
> said, but I will fight to the death to allow you to say it', even
if what
> you've said is as stupid as English is a made-up language or I
don't exist
> or Sumerian doesn't. Except that I probably *wouldn't* fight to the
> death for it. But I still don't agree with you, and I've still
never said
> anything that backs you up. So go away.
>
> --
> Tristan <kesuari@...>
>
> Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still
> be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.
> -- Snoopy