Re: Polynesian canoes (Re: Rat genes

From: benlizross (benlizro_at_ihug.co.nz)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 20:36:26 +1200

Yuri Kuchinsky wrote:
>
> benlizross wrote
> in article <41041CA5.283B@ihug.co.nz>:
> >
> > Yuri Kuchinsky wrote:
> > >
> > > benlizross <benlizro@ihug.co.nz> wrote in message news:<4100441E.11F6@ihug.co.nz>...
> > > > Yuri Kuchinsky wrote:
> > >
> > > > > I was only asking you to back up some of your claims, but
> > > > > perhaps this was asking too much...
> > > >
> > > > Your demand for "specifics" was a demand to replay several years of
> > > > discussion on this group, since you like to pretend that no such
> > > > examination of particular points of Heyerdahl's theory has taken place.
> > >
> > > Yes, some examination did take place.
> > >
> > > The question is about the results of this examination.
> >
> > Well, for most people the results could be summed up as: Heyerdahl was
> > wrong. But I don't see any point in pursuing a discussion on that level
> > of generality.
> >
> > >
> > > > Nobody else is interested in going over all that stuff again. If you
> > > > have a particular point which has not been previously discussed, or on
> > > > which you have some new evidence, feel free to bring it up.
> > > >
> > > > Ross Clark
> > >
> > > You keep making vague allegations about some discredited stuff in
> > > Heyerdahl, but you are always short on specifics.
> >
> > How about a specific example of a vague allegation?
> >
> > Ross Clark
>
> There's an explicit allegation above, but still
> unsubstantiated...

So instead of substantial arguments, we are going to play "hunt the
allegation", are we? This is someone who repeatedly abuses others for
"childish word games". Yuri, when _you_ quote my allegation, or better
when _you_ have something particular you want to discuss, I'm ready.
Otherwise, I have better things to do.

Ross Clark