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:How could I be offended? You're asking perfectly sensible questions, and everybody has a right to disagree. And please believe me -- I don't necessarily believe that having degrees makes one an expert -- but I tend to think that it's more likely that someone who has made a regimented study of a subject probably knows a bit more than someone who hasn't -- for example, I'd probably not argue with you on anything having to do with the life (or probably other) sciences, or with AxelBoldt on anything having to do with math -- but might ask questions. I know my limitations. If you're interested in learning more about sources and historical method, try looking at the links on the History page, and perhaps some of the Talk pages where some of us have spent lots of time trying to illustrate the criteria for good history. Some possible subjects: Prussia, Widewut, Copernicus, History of Christianity, Gdansk... Oh -- as for HBHG, Honestly, I haven't read it in so long that I just remember it's wrong, wrong, wrong -- we actually discussed it and its methodology in a seminar once. I was fairly sure Michael Tinkler could provide the details, because he's the kind of person who has always checked them out for himself! No hard feelings on either side, then? J Hofmann Kemp aka JHK |
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