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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2785325, member: 39084&quot;]I, too, would like to see a civilized discussion of Herberto&#039;s post and learn about those points that are not well supported, or more speculative, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is not an area in which I have any expertise, nor is it an area where I have the knowledge or patience to find pertinent research and facts.&nbsp; So others who are more knowledgeable can have a lively debate about some of the suppositions and conclusions that exist in Herberto&#039;s posts, and I&#039;ll become more educated via that process.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some areas that be open to discussion/disagreement might be: </p><p><br /></p><p>(1) The reliability and accuracy of the sources cited by Herberto.</p><p>(2) The existence of contradictory facts or opinions to those sources.</p><p>(3) Whether the conclusions drawn from the information seem to be logical or a bit tenuous.</p><p>(4) The evolution over time of scholarly thinking on some of these points.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d like to think that, in this forum, we can have disagreements and discussion of those disagreements without rancor and incivility.&nbsp; We&#039;re not Washington politicians here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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