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From: "Richard Smith" <>
Subject: Re: POSSIBLE GATEWAY: FROM AFRICA TO EUROPE
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2004 11:47:20 -0500
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Todd,

You know that I have the greatest respect for you and have the highest
regard for your scholarship.

I knew that Solomon's existence was off topic. You will note that I kept my
message as short as possible because of its tangent. However, that was my
point: why were people wrangling over a subject that, at its inception, was
off topic, if not silly? I stated that I was amused. Should it have been
less subtle?

Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 8:10 PM
Subject: Re: POSSIBLE GATEWAY: FROM AFRICA TO EUROPE


> Richard Smith wrote:
> > Ford,
> >
> > As one of the "certain few others" who "can return to lurking, sniping
and
> > attempted character assassination," I have followed the discussion laid
out
> > in this thread. Amused that so many intelligent researchers with sound
> > creditials and a solid record of good, productive work would exert so
much
> > effort discussing the possibility of the Ethopian connection with out
first
> > examining the question of whether Solomon existed, I did some searching.
I
> > can find no contemporary record that gives evidence that Solomon did
exsist.
>
> The reason is that the existence of Solomon is off topic to the
> group. For the purpose of this discussion it is not important,
> as the claimed descent is of no genealogical value, whether the
> Solomon existed or not.
>
> taf
>
>


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