Re: Bear (Was: HORSA vs. EXWA)

At 5:16:11 AM on Sunday, January 27, 2013, Tavi wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" wrote:

>>> But you can't use the word 'bear' as an evidence of such
>>> a development, as this involves *circularity* (that is,

>>> a self-explaining or tautological proposition)!

>> This is a common fallacy. In fact it is *not* circular if
>> it is part of a larger body mutually supporting data.

> Which unfortunately is self-contained within IE language,
> allowing no external data.

Of course. That's where any principled reconstruction must
start. Your refusal to accept this is one of the many
reasons that I consider you incompetent.