Re: Roslin Chapel and other matters

["Jordan C. Lund" <lundj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday, April 5, 2001, at 08:44  AM, Daniel Harms wrote:

> Just got back in town, and thought I'd comment on the controversy.
>
> Mr. Lund writes:
> > Silly me, I thought it was a group of people dedicated to challenging
> > known pre-conceptions and trying to figure things out! If only I had
> > known it was filled with snobs dedicated to burying their heads in the
> > sand!
>
> Let me see if I understand.  The first person, with no training in
> medieval iconography, states that Roslin Chapel has depictions of
> New World plants inside because he read it in a book, or the Web.
> The second person, with training in medieval iconography and an
> intimate familiarity with Roslin Chapel, states that this isn't the 
> case.
> This second person is then called a snob with his head in the sand,
> and compared to a flat earther.

The person who replied to me took a tone not of disagreement, but a tone 
that made him appear (IMHO) to be a pompous ass. You may not agree with 
what I say, and that's fine, I can accept that. However if you are going 
to disagree with me then you had better put more thought into an opinion 
than suggesting I believe in little green men. :^) It wasn't the content 
of his letter I found disturbing, it was the condescending tone that 
pissed me off...

p.s. On the little green men note... only a fool would believe that 
we're the only intelligent life in the Universe... only a greater fool 
would think they would find anything of interest here... :^)

									- Jordan
									lundj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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