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Re: THEORY: Languages divided by politics and religion

From:Tom Wier <artabanos@...>
Date:Tuesday, May 30, 2000, 1:51
Brad Coon wrote:

> Tom Wier wrote: > > > > Brad Coon wrote: > > Perhaps, perhaps. But the Cavalli-Sforza genetic data which seems > > to confirm Greenberg's classifications are certainly very interesting, > > if controversial. > > As we all know, genetics does not equal linguistics.
Oh, certainly not. I was not trying to imply that it did, nor do I think the vast majority of scholars in the field. All I meant was that the *coincidence* was strange, and probably merits further study -- strange coincidences like that often lead to very interesting conclusions, in this or any science. =========================================== Tom Wier <artabanos@...> "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero." ===========================================