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Hamblin 18: Why No Inscriptions?
Hamblin 19: Place Names (Emblem Glyphs)
Just for the record: I’m more and more unimpressed with Professor Jenkins, both as regards his snarky tone and as regards substance, where he’s clearly out of his element.
It seems to me painfully obvious that, before one attempts to evaluate the state of the evidence regarding the claimed antiquity of the Book of Mormon, one first needs to establish the standards against which proposed relevant evidence should be evaluated.
“Measure twice, cut once,” as it were.
The “practical man,” impatient with those who want to think things through before undertaking a big task, often launches himself headlong into misconceived catastrophes. In scholarship no less frequently than in other areas.
Professor Hamblin is precisely right in seeking methodological clarity and the establishment of relevant benchmarks. To do otherwise would be to try to generate reliable data with uncalibrated instruments. To weigh oneself on a scale with an uncertain zero-balance. (“Wow! I’ve lost fifteen pounds since yesterday!“)
Posted from Newport Beach, California
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