Clearing the air concerning the standing of Peter Alaca on sci.arch etc.

Subject:	Clearing the air concerning the standing of Peter Alaca on sci.arch etc.
Date:	Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:14:35 -0800 (PST)

On Feb 8, 5:30 pm, Hayabusa wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Feb 2010 14:11:09 -0800 (PST), Meteorologist
>...
> >Do you now get my wavelength?
>
> Yes I do.

No, you do not.

> A zelot of a self-created faith, with bright eyes and the
> divine excitement of being right, good, and just. The hell with you.

What is a zealot? I say it suffices to go to the
dictionary definition - a fanatically committed person.
IOW a black and white person.

Clearly, you failed to pick up nuances from me over
the past 3 years on any number of topics.

> Even if Peter makes a mistake here and there, as I do, because we are
> humans - his contributions are enjoyable and thoughtful and serious.

Well, I have read them all; I did NOT ignore them.
Some of Peter's are very good contributions.

> You clearly follow your own star,

In my own words I am a communitarian.

I emphasize the need to balance individual rights
and interests with that of the community as a whole.
Individual people are shaped by the cultures and
values of their communities.

> and I wish you would do it in some
> other place. this is not a site for quasi-religious nerds.
>
> Hayabusa

Because you never examined the Thiering Thesis, you
do not realize how inappropriate your comment here is.

So, on the narrow point of the Thiering Thesis, it deals
with history mainly but along the way finds support
for some basic conclusions in ARCHAEOLOGY.

Further, over time I have pointed out her archaeology.
Anybody can check the archives for that.

Last, the religious component of the Thiering Thesis
is minor although it smashes the traditional paradigm
of Christian Origins held for the past 2000 years. IOW
the Thiering Thesis is scholarly radicalism/deconstruction.

David Christainsen
Newton, Mass. USA