LL-L "Language varieties" 2005.11.13 (02) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 13 November 2005 * Volume 02
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From: Isaac M. Davis <isaacmacdonalddavis at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2005.11.12 (05) [E]


Annette Giesbrecht wrote:

> Actually we aren't African in origin.    If we were African, all our skin
> color would be dark, not varied from white to black.  Originally we all 
> came
> from Adam and Eve, and after all the wicked people were drowned, we all
> descended from Noah, and were scattered all over the world from  the Tower
> of Babel which was located somewhere in Mesopatamia.   When people 
> scattered
> from the Tower of Babel, it's only natural that there were pockets 
> intended
> to go to Asia, that wound up in Northern Europe, and consequently those 
> who
> would have gone to Europe, traveling to the Far East.   That might account
> for isolated language varieties.

...Well, anything's possible, right? Perhaps those intended to become Saami 
were chosen by the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Touched by His Noodly Tendril, 
as it were.

Regards,

Isaac M. Davis

-- 

Westron wynd, when wilt thou blow
The smalle rain down can rain
Christ yf my love were in my arms
And I yn my bed again

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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2005.11.12 (05) [E]

> From: ANNETTE GIESBRECHT <beautyaround at email.com>
> Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2005.11.07 (08) [E]
>
> Actually we aren't African in origin.    If we were African, all our skin
> color would be dark, not varied from white to black.  Originally we all
came
> from Adam and Eve, and after all the wicked people were drowned, we all
> descended from Noah, and were scattered all over the world from  the Tower
> of Babel which was located somewhere in Mesopatamia.   When people
scattered
> from the Tower of Babel, it's only natural that there were pockets
intended
> to go to Asia, that wound up in Northern Europe, and consequently those
who
> would have gone to Europe, traveling to the Far East.   That might account
> for isolated language varieties.

Isn't it dangerous to use religious books, of whatever religion, to explain
scientific facts?
I guess religious books were not intented to become manuals of natural
history.

Further, nothing against "intelligent design", but I guess the defenders of
that approach do not use it to explain language variety, or do they?

Regards,
Roger

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From: jonny <jonny.meibohm at arcor.de>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2005.11.12 (05) [E]

Moin, Gabriele, Ronny,

Ron wrote:
> I myself often express my
> beliefs
> directly or indirectly--for instance that there are no human races as far
> as
> I am concerned--
I see you are quite a married man.
You may be absolutely well in your beliefs, because the biological
difference between a man and a wife, both coming from the same (ethnic)
hemisphere is much greater than the differences from man to man or wife to
wife each from different ethnical groups *g*.

And Gabriele:
> There is such a thing as biodiversity, meaning there is a lot
> more genetic variety among a whole population than there is among the
> offspring of just one couple.
Auweih- there our (female!! ;-)))biologist is appearing on the stage.
But a lot of people all over the world (without me pointing to any special
country again...) don't believe in evolutional facts. Couldn't this perhaps
just be another, very special proof for the 'vague theory' that we are very
closely related to apes, who (or 'which', nevertheless?), as far as I know,
also don't believe in Darwin's doctrines either *gg*???

> But then I realise you were only joking anyway...

I hope at this time you at once realized it to be a joke?!

Greutens

Johannes "Jonny" Meibohm 

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