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Originally Posted by Steph
I don't have links to prove the case, either, but it's so obviously the case. I will say I studied Musicology as part of my graduate degree & studied music in Canada & touched upon the Underground Railroad's influence on Canadian music ...
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Steph,
There was a time when it was obvious that the Earth was at the center of the universe.
. . . it was obvious that the Earth was flat.
. . . it was obvious that the ether pervaded the universe.
. . . it was obvious that men were superior to women.
. . . it was obvious that Negroes were inferior to Caucasians.
Most people no longer hold those truths to be self evident.
There are those who assert that their arguments are correct based on authority. There are those who assert that their arguments are correct based on corroborating evidence.
By and large, as a rule of thumb, for the most part, I am a member of the second group. That is why I attempt to provide any who are interested something more than “because I said so, that’s why” when I advance an idea in an open forum. It has been my experience that reasonable people will, if presented with a coherent body of evidence in support of a proposition, be persuaded that there is merit in the proposition.
Granted, that does not always happen, but it does so frequently enough that it is my default approach to argument. Of course, different people have different approaches to discourse.