Rick Baudé Wrote:
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> Warwick L Nixon Wrote:
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> > Rick Baudé Wrote:
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> > > Let's face it the ONLY thing they care
> about
> > is
> > > ratings. 2) no one in the world has the
> > facilities
> > > or the interest to check up on every
> fact in
> > a
> > > documentary. Because we all know you
> can
> > find
> > > experts to disagree on every single
> thing. So
> > just
> > > for laughs let's assume that someone is
> > making a
> > > documentary about Egyptian
> heiroglyphics.
> > They
> > > start with ubiquitous Nefer symbol. The
> > producers
> > > hear that the nfr. symbol is the heart
> and
> > lungs.
> > > But they decide to fact check a little
> > further and
> > > find out that there are two other
> opinions on
> > what
> > > the Nfr. symbol one says it's a 'boat
> oar'
> > and
> > > another group thinks it's a musical
> > instrument.
> > > So who do they go with? Who's right and
> > who's
> > > wrong? Then something happens the
> producers
> > 2'nd
> > > cousin who's backing the venture, tells
> them
> > that
> > > it's actually a spoon. Well we know the
> > 'spoon'
> > > thesis is making it into the movie for
> an
> > absolute
> > > fact, but what else? So we make the
> movie
> > knowing
> > > that it's going to be scrutinized by
> the
> > board of
> > > fact checking. So they play it safe.
> The
> > announcer
> > > says "The nfr symbol could be the heart
> and
> > lungs
> > > of a man, or a boat oar, or a musical
> > instrument,
> > > though there are some who think that it
> could
> > be
> > > the pharaoh's spoon. Next up the ntr
> symbol.
> > Some
> > > people think it's a flag others that
> it's an
> > axe,
> > > others think that its the flag on a
> mailbox."
> > It's
> > > fair, even handed, presents all sides
> and is
> > about
> > > as interesting as reading a shopping
> list.
> > And
> > > except for the handful of Egyptophiles
> > watching it
> > > everybody else has changed channels to
> watch
> > > "Dancing with the Stars."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Edited 1 times. Last edit at 06/10/11
> 09:54AM
> > by
> > > Rick Baudé.
> >
> >
> > Rick...do you realise that in your entire
> > paragraph about nfr and ntr you never even
> once
> > broached the important part ie what those
> glyphs
> > meant??
>
> Why should I? Everybody knows what they mean. If
> they don't they're on the wrong board. That's
> because it had no bearing on my point. Which is
> that you can argue all day over what is "factual"
> and what isn't and get absolutely nowhere.

yes but you weren't speaking to us you were laying out a scenario

I just found it interesting that you made the omission that you did. This is the same kind of spin that you ae complaining about. All I was doing was deonstrating that said spin can be wholly unintentional
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> >
> > other wise imho your just jousting with
> windmills
> >
>
> Me jousting at windmills? More like the scientific
> community is jousting at windmills. Everybody
> get's their panties in a wad, at the
> misinformation, the fabulous empty-headed babes
> making presentations, the money spent on computer
> graphics. But when it comes to actually climbing
> in the ring with the big boys and going toe to toe
> with them where is everybody then? Hiding under
> their beds.
>

By windmills I was again reeferring to the media you are complaining about

the Big boys are not hiding they are knee deep in trenches and classrooms and museums etc etc doing their research and for the most part don't give a damn about TV documentaries in the first place.


Warwick




" I have always found that the main obstacle to free
association on these boards is the broad
misconception that what we do not know is more
significant than what we do know."

Warwick L Nixon, March 8, 2019