From: shivkhokra
Message: 64766
Date: 2009-08-16
>You seem to be misinformed about the evidence. Please pick up any history book on India and see what is written about this topic that we are discussing. This will give us "perspective A". Then we have to read what is written about the society in Mahabharata. This gives us "perspective B". Since the perspectives A and B do not conform we asked the obvious questions that why has no one bothered to read the original sources? (BTW we do believe that some historians did read them but decided to toe the AIT line and disregarded the evidence to the contrary). So the question to Francesco was correct.
> Shivraj says:
> ". we would like to ascertain if . you have bothered to read the original
> sources?"
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> Shivraj does not say:
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> ". we would like to ascertain if . you have read the original sources?"
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> The second enquiry would be from someone genuinely concerned to explore
> issues with others, and to discuss topics with them openly.
> The first form
> of the enquiry deliberately includes an attitude and an emotion. Rightly or
> wrongly, I interpreted this as someone who has already made up their mind,
> someone unlikely to listen to contradictory evidence or argument or opinion.
> I stopped reading at that point. I guess I have already made up my mind:
> I'm interested in intellectual discussion, not insults.
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