Re: Question for biblical creationists


"Ray Martinez" <pyramidial@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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A linguistics professor I once had used to counter this kind of amateur
onomastics with the example of "Potomac" vs. Greek "potomos". He would
jokingly claim that this proved that the ancient Greeks must have
settled Virginia.

But no one claims Greek "potomos" settled in Virginia.

And no sane person claims that Mazatlan was settled by people from Atlantis.


IOW, you have no answer to the linguistics, except to make a joke =
compliment to evidence.

Linguistics can be easily misused, and does not support your claim.


I am very willing to say this linguistic evidence does not come close
to proving the claim but it surely does support.

Not even close, Ray. The word Mazatlan has nothing to do with the Greek
Atlantis.


I see no need to post
other evidence until someone has an intelligent answer or
refutation....or how about even "score one for evidence of Atlantis."

Sorry, but the derivation of Mazatlan has already been shown to refute your
claim.

DJT

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