Re: A profound disturbance found in Yak butter.

Hi George,

Before I comment on your note below, I remember at the ASA meeting last year you
commenting upon my dietary preferences. As a going away gift, a deputy foreign
minister and his wife here took me to a North Korean restaurant, staffed by North
Koreans. We had dog. it was good. It was a very memorable evening.

>>>>On Tue May 30 19:03 , "George Murphy" sent:
----- Original Message -----
    Of course simply assuming something is inadequate. In the present case there
is more to go on. We can observe:

1) "Sun" and "Moon" shmsh and yrch, are also names of pagan deities of the ANE.
These names are not used in Gen.1. Sun & moon are simply "big light" and "little
light."<<<<<

I actually find this argument for a theological polemic a bit weak. If shmsh and
yrch are both deity names, wouldn't it be more effective to have those names
created in the middle of the week? I mean, wouldn't that be more directly damaging
to their status as other religions? Big light and little light don't really call
into question the other deity, necessarily.

The problem with inferring intent is that one can play the game with so many
mutually exclusive outcomes, as I just illustrated.

 
Received on Tue May 30 18:35:06 2006