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Moshe Shulman wrote:
>  ... It is quite rare that anyone will appear who has the
> background in Mathematics to insert some sense into these discussions. ...

Speaking of which, does anyone actually have a copy of the paper, in 
particular one that they'd be willing to share? ( I've been having trouble 
finding a copy.)

For that matter, is it on-line anywhere?

> ... For example, does it prove or disprove DH? The answer is really
> we don't know. Most Biblical scholars will discount it immediatly on the
> assumption that it does (and hence must be quackery). 

Well, to be fair, I don't know of anyone who has called into question the
claim of the EDLs on the basis of any adverse effects that might 
have on the DH.  That would surely be one of the most minor of its effects. 

Rather, this a bit like claiming that physicists cling to the model of
Quantum Mechanics because otherwise light bulbs wouldn't work the way they
do.  ;-)

>     ... Scientific data
> represents facts, theories must conform to the facts, facts are not rejected
> because they do not conform to theory. 

True enough.  But --to repeat a point that bears frequent repetition in
this discussion-- the "facts" here are yet to be established. 

> ... (Anyone who wants to argue the opposite
> would be advised to look into the history of Ptolemian astronomy.) 

We must also bear in mind, of course, another model.  Namely that of 
Velikhovskian Astronomy.


Nichael Cramer
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