January 15, 2007 08:39PM
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Registered: 19 years ago
Posts: 204
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Kat,
I have no problem with anyone maintaing that the pyramids are 'funerary structures'. My only point is that anyone making that claim can't say that is based on some scientific method.
Surely no one will deny that the process is subjective. Nothing wrong with a subjective process. That is how courts around the world function -- subjective evaulation of the available evidence. That is how billions of dollars of investment decisions are made.
While the theory that the pyramids are funerary structures maybe correct, it certainly isn't falsifiable (as demonstrated by Anthony).
And there are serious scholars who suggest that it nearly impossible to learn about a culture by simply reading the extant texts about that culture. Their point is that we bring, even at subconsious level, our biases and experiences in reading and interpreting those texts.
For example, no one doubts Prof. Witzel of Harvard's ability to read Sanskrit. His knowledge of Hinduisim has, however, been questioned.
In a hard science, say a proof on Prime numbers, such biases have little relevance.
I always enjoy posting here. I apologize if I appeared captious with my posts. With that I shall return to my usual haunts.
Barry
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