<HTML>Mikey Brass wrote:
>
> >I think all historical speculation is valid until
> irrefutable (OJ-type) evidence
> >suggest otherwise.
>
> The burden of proof lies upon the proposer to come forward
> with concrete evidence to support his/her position. This
> should be conducted through the proper channels, through
> academic works.
Proper channels? Strange concept. Isn't that awfully subjective a concept?
>
> >Additionally, academia's tendency to want to hear about a
> persons
> >credentials before their assertions/evidence is completely
> baseless in
> >every walk of life/experience I've had in life.
>
> Wanting to know what experience a person has about
> archaeology or cosmology is background information. You'd
> want to know if your doctor or vet doesn't have the right
> qualifications, and therefore the right skills, to diagnose
> your and your dog, if you have one, sicknesses.
That's an exaggeration of the situation. My wife comes to me with the classic symptoms of gall-bladder disease (I ramble them all off and she nods that's exactly what she feels), if this was NOT health-related, don't you think she'd take my assessment of the situation even though I'm not "qualified" in a given field?
No one's life depends on this information. Thus, the bar ought to be moved accordingly.
>
> >My point is speculation can become evidence one day if it's
> true.
>
> Speculation must be backed by the evidence before it can
> become "true".
How does that speculation become true when you just said above that background information IS checked/wanted beforehand? Evidence IS majority rule most of the time. Nothing more than that. Same way it's socially acceptable to mow a pedestrian down while talking on a car-phone but if one were speeding, it'd be a far different situation. My point is cultural/political influences are usually greater than the empirical evidence.
>
> >Why has this been done mostly with the Giza pyramid?
>
> Most alternatives never look at anything other than the Giza
> plateau. It's not surprising - the Hall of Records is
> supposed to be there.
>
> >See my post to Katherine about how a small group (aliens in
> my
> >example) can have a dramatic affect on another planet's
> culture but
> >leave not a stitch of evidence.
I need not offer proof since all I stated was a theory as well as what I would do based on my goal of meeting with another planet's culture.
JL
>
> The burden of proof is upon you.
>
> Mike.</HTML>
