To a point. Beyond that point, it is bull, lying, or whatever - in the LEAST
worthless.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lyle E. Browning
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 2:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] (VA-HIST] "The Monster of Monticello"
The "take-away" from all this is that any historical document has to be
parsed in a multitude of ways. It goes without saying that there in inbuilt
bias. In my profession, archaeology, youc can put 10 archaeologists in a
room and get 12 opinions as to what something is, much less what it means. I
would feel a tad torqued if someone slammed my profession and might be
inclined to respond to point out that divergent viewpoints coming from the
inherent biases of individuals are not the exclusive domain of any one
profession, as Jeff Southmayd did, if one parsed his statement (but then,
that's my biased interpretation;).
Anyone can read a document and come away with what they determine to be the
meaning, but as Yogi Berra said, "You can see a lot by looking", once you've
looked over them as a professional, you become only too aware of the
problems. Experience counts.
Lyle Browning
On Dec 10, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Johnson, Kirk N. wrote:
> It was only one person, who chose to remain anonymous, who slandered all
> attorneys. Not sure why you thought it was necessary to respond in kind.
>
> Kirk Johnson
> Graduate Student, GMU
> Librarian, Prince William County Public Library System
>
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