Re: Uralic Continuity Theory (was: Meaning of Aryan: now, "white peo

From: tgpedersen
Message: 53927
Date: 2008-02-21

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, george knysh <gknysh@...> wrote:
>
>
> --- tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
> > Germanic arrived in Scandinavia at some time in the
> > last century BCE.
> > Udolph claims something similar. Actually one reason
> > I believe that is
> > that Snorri Sturluson says so, but I am afraid to
> > assert it aloud on
> > this list because it offends many people's
> > sensibilities, which is
> > something we Danes are prone to do.
>
> ****GK: "Believe" (in the sense of faith) is the
> operative word here. The reason why this notion is not
> being pursued is not "because it offends many people's
> sensitivities", but because it has (until further
> notice) been banned on this list as unscientific
> claptrap (sorry for the insensitivity (:=)))****

We Danes are getting used to that ;-)
But they would say that, wouldn't they?


Torsten