Well, Richard, the point is that I HAVE done some research and this has made me doubt the mainstream view, which I believed completely until I looked deeper. It is simply not true that NOBODY supports the massive genocide theory--otherwise there would have been nothing to research, and there definitely is. Perhaps you haven't looked.
--- "Richard J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Angela Mailander: > > On balance, however, the version that argues > > for massive genocide certainly makes sense > > on the face of it. > > > No, Angela, hardly anyone supports the Aryan > "invasion" theory, and NOBODY supports the > "massive genocide" theory that you are advocating > here. > > Get some smarts and do a little research. > > If there was a massive genocide, I guess we > would expect to find a few dead bodies, right? > > Apparently you're one of the fanatics mentioned > in the review below! > > "He does however convince the (non-fanatic) > reader that agnosticism is the rational position > given the current state of knowledge. His position > that only the 'final' decipherment of the Indus > script will lead to progress in the debate is also > well-supported by his analysis. Altogether, I > think this book will remain the best entry point > for this topic for at least the next 25-30 years." > - Hemant Kumar > > Read more: > > 'The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture' > The Indo-Aryan Migration Debate > by Edwin Bryant > Oxford University Press, USA 2004 > http://tinyurl.com/6b6l6m > > "In relation to Avesta, the Zoroastrian holy > book of ancient Iran written in a language that > was very close to that of Vedic Sanskrit, Bryan > details the cultural proximity that must have been > a reality in prehistory before the Indo-Iranians > separated from the Indo-Aryans. Words like daeva, > ahura, hapta-hendu, harahvaiti, homa, etc., have > their counterparts in Sanskrit (read 's' in place > of 'h'). Avesta has a distant recalling of an > ancient homeland which had mountains and flowing > water, but unfortunately the Rig Veda does not > recall anything about the long overland trek of > these people." - Farseem M. Mohammedy > > Read a full review: > > 'Retracing the old proto-historic migrations' > By Farseem M. Mohammedy > Daily Star, January 1, 2008 > http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=19780 > > Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
