Re: Language family trees

Robert B Wilson wrote at 2003-02-02 17:24:59 (-0500)
 > On Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:09:52 +0000 Joe <joe@...> writes:
 > > On Sunday 02 February 2003 9:00 pm, Joe wrote:
 > > > I'd say that that's an invalid point.  Creation is a logical
 > > theory, with
 > > > quite a bit of evidence going for it.
 > >
 > > Bugger.  Replace 'Creation' with 'Evolution' ;-)
 >
 > and i'd say that that's an invalid point.  evolution is a hypothesis, not
 > a theory.
 >

Fascinating as the dialogue between creationist and evolutionist
viewpoints is, such discussions are almost always acrimonious.  Given
its extremely tangential relevance to either conlanging or the stated
subject of this thread, I suggest that people restrain themselves from
commenting on this subject in the interest of harmony.