fr0d0, suppose I see something and then tell a friend about it. This friend then writes down what I told him. Is what my friend writes down an eye-witness account? No, for some very good reasons:
1) My friend was not there.
2) My friend could have misheard me or only remembered part of the story.
3) I myself could have forgotten parts of the story (eye-witness accounts don't count for much in courts these days).
4) Either myself or my friend could have lied.
People tend to exaggerate stories, especially when they are passed down aurally.
On that point, I don't see why you are telling chatpilot to check his facts, when you agree with him. He said "They are as you said before oral traditions", and you said "the record passed down aurally". I fail to see how you are not talking about the same thing...
1) My friend was not there.
2) My friend could have misheard me or only remembered part of the story.
3) I myself could have forgotten parts of the story (eye-witness accounts don't count for much in courts these days).
4) Either myself or my friend could have lied.
People tend to exaggerate stories, especially when they are passed down aurally.
On that point, I don't see why you are telling chatpilot to check his facts, when you agree with him. He said "They are as you said before oral traditions", and you said "the record passed down aurally". I fail to see how you are not talking about the same thing...
