the definative balrog answer :)

11-23-2003, 06:09 PM

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Dúnedain

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Originally posted by Grendel
I see you failed to include the paragraph that came immediately before the one you posted:

"It's probably fair to say that there is no incontrovertible evidence for real wings, and that there are at least two strong objections to their existence. Given the current state of the argument, then, the weight of evidence seems to come down pretty heavily on the 'no wings' side of the debate. 'Weight of evidence', though, isn't proof: there's always room for research and reinterpretation."

Of course they don't know for sure, but they clearly favor the 'no wings' position. Your attempt to show their position as neutral or completely undecided is debating in bad faith.

Ummmm no it doesn't. It shows that regardless of their position that they DON'T KNOW. Their position doesn't mean anything, because they end the article by saying they don't know, but nice try...

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