Re: The Vinland Map's Ink

On Wed, 04 May 2005 19:39:46 -0500, Tom McDonald
<tmcdonald2672@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Steve Marcus wrote:
>> "Eric Stevens" <eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:jlnf71lmtgrqivf9fpjudrg6nm4k59ui3h@xxxxxxxxxx
>
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>> How will you ever *know* that you have all the information??
>>
>> I'll answer the question myself: You'll *know* that you have all the
>> information when the information reaches a conclusion that you or your
>> client (not necessarily the same thing) want to reach.
>
>Steve,
>
> I don't find evidence for this allegation. AFAICS, Eric appears
>to be the consummate professional in his business dealings. Of
>course, we only have his e-presence to judge from; but he seems
>very consistent to me. The only thing I can recall that mars his
>objectivity here was his reaction to the announcement of the fake
>AVM stone.

I took the announcement at face value. You will remember I immediately
turned my back on it as soon as the truth was known.
>
> He gets lumped in with Johansson and Seppo (very unfairly,
>IMNSHO) because of his propensity to require, as David pointed
>out, a level of evidence that is very nearly never present in
>archaeology. And his tenacity, come to that, in defending that
>propensity. He has explained why he doesn't often take exception
>to the above-named worthies, and I for one believe him. He has
>recently talked truth to powder wrt the anatase business. I'd
>like to see more of this; but that's his choice.
>
> I don't think his actual tentative assessments of most of the
>stuff we discuss is very different from yours, or from mine. If
>someone put a gun to his head, I think you'd find that out.
>(Please, do not attempt this at home, or in NZ!) But whatever the
>case, I don't see the point in questioning Eric's professional
>integrity.
>
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Eric Stevens

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