Re[4]: [tied] Re: Uralic Continuity Theory (was: Meaning of Aryan: n

At 4:50:10 PM on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, Rick
McCallister wrote:

> --- "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:

>> At 1:50:48 PM on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, Patrick Ryan
>> wrote:

>>> Jouppe,

>>> clever though the term may be, Noahism is certainly
>>> meant to be a disparagement of longrange comparison.

>> Some of us think that much long-range comparison deserves
>> disparagement.

> Well, yes and no.

I did say 'much', not 'all', so I'm not sure what you're
partly disagreeing with.

[...]

> Obviously too many languages have come and gone to
> truly reconstruct a World Language or Proto-Human but
> the exercise can be fulfilling.

Frankly, I think that at best it verges on being a crackpot
exercise.

[...]

> And for those who don't follow this advice, Noahism
> fulfills a truly valuable public service by keeping those
> people occupied and off the streets.

Ah, you win the Silver Lining Award for the month!

Brian