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Thread: Do you believe that Chinese circumnavigated the world in 1421?
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[quote=CHRISWAUGHBJ,39300]I'm not taking a hard and fast stand against new ideas. I'm just saying that there is a lack of proof for Menzies' claims and that a lot of what he has claimed is evidence is not. On balance I have to consider him less than credible. The Hobbits of Flores are not a good analogy. There's still a lot of debate over the significance of the finds, and the research is being done by the experts, not by amateurs. As for Einstein, he may have been a mere clerk, but he was also academically rigorous. He could prove his claims without resorting to any kind of trickery. That's the key. Sure, a submariner should know a thing or two about navigation, and I'm sure Menzies put his expertise to good use, but when he goes dabbling in history he'd better be prepared to back up his claims. If he can provide solid evidence, fine, but as the example of the shipwrecks in New Zealand shows, he has failed to provide that evidence. Sure, amateurs can, and perhaps should, get involved in all areas of study, but if they're to be taken seriously they need to perform up to a professional standard.[/quote]
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