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To: combjelly who wrote (410006)8/24/2008 2:54:16 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576346
 
>>And I recognize someone who doesn't have a real clue what they are talking about.

As do I, and I see it in you daily.

By your definition, ANY history other than autobiography is extrapolation, which is, of course, silly.

The best evidence is contemporaneous written record. If written record isn't contemporaneous, all things being equal, that developed nearest the event is the best evidence.



To: combjelly who wrote (410006)8/25/2008 8:49:18 AM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1576346
 
>>"I would argue if he had followers that is pretty good evidence of his existence."

>I agree. But it is extrapolation. Not historical evidence.

Every Greek and Roman god and hero had followers; it certainly doesn't mean they existed.

-Z


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