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I said he was one of the greatest scholars alive. Obviously, it is a very subjective thing. How do you compare scholars ? I surely don't know. It was my personnal opinion on him. You may disagree.
I do wholeheartedly. The issue is you reference him as a renowned expert. You may think he is, but there is nothing academically that shows he is. Just because someone talks about and writes about a subject does not make them experts. For example, Ben Stein and evolution. The social sciences, like the physical sciences, have peer reviewed journals. Also, there are many reputable publishing houses. Can you show any evidence he has been published in journals or had any book published other by his own ministry?
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Besides, I didn't say he was an expert on jewish transcription method. I said ''he must know a thing or two'' if I recall correctly.
This is disingenuous at best. Your original statement.
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May I ask how do you know it isn't true ? My fahter went to Israel with Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum, who is one of the greatest scholar alive today. I think he knows a thing or two about jewish history and their transcription methods ...
Come on. Who are you trying to fool? You present him as an expert then when questioned about it you backpedal and say you meant something else.
As Percy has stated before, maybe you should stick with one thread at a time. Your arguments are continually destroyed and then you change and backpedal. All I want is an honest discussion, but when you paint someone like Fruchtenbaum, who very few people seem to have heard of, as an expert, I am going to demand evidence showing he is an expert.
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Nonetheless I would think he knows just about everything about jewish history, including their transcription method. Even though he may not have any official study on this. He came three times where I live, and all he does is read,read,read and translate,translate,translate. He must sleep like 2 hours a day.
Means nothing. What you think and believe has no bearing on this. Show evidence he is an expert .
Facts don't lie or have an agenda. Facts are just facts