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From: JeffM on 20 Jan 2010 14:39 Rich Webb wrote: >By the way, Columbus was wrong. > There are those who believe he knew what he was selling was likely false but that he was a really good snake oil salesman. He did get his gig financed.
From: Rich Webb on 20 Jan 2010 16:04 On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:39:23 -0800 (PST), JeffM <jeffm_(a)email.com> wrote: >Rich Webb wrote: >>By the way, Columbus was wrong. >> >There are those who believe he knew what he was selling >was likely false but that he was a really good snake oil salesman. >He did get his gig financed. Heh. Quite possible, I suppose. Lucky for him (and the crews!) there was something out there. Even given the (pretty close) size estimate that Eratosthenes of Cyrene et al. came up with, their experiences in large bodies of water may have lead to the not unreasonable expectation that there would likely not be just one big ocean between the western extremes of Europe and the eastern of Asia. Of course, if the Atlantic and Pacific had been swapped ... -- Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
From: Van Chocstraw on 21 Jan 2010 09:22 On 01/19/2010 11:15 AM, BillW50 wrote: > Van Chocstraw wrote on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:51:09 -0500: >> On 01/19/2010 07:32 AM, Tom wrote: >>> If interested in a simple explanation of the religions of the world >>> visit www.religious-information.com. >> >> Religion was a way to explain things when people knew nothing of the >> universe. > > Science knows nothing about the Universe either. They don't even know > what makes up most of the Universe. And because they don't understand, > they create stories of multiple dimensions to try to explain their > misunderstanding. > > Sadly the Mayans understood the Universe far better than we do today. > How they figured all of this out without satellites and telescopes > remains a great mystery. > And lightening is God angry, right.
From: BillW50 on 21 Jan 2010 10:36 Van Chocstraw wrote on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:22:31 -0500: > On 01/19/2010 11:15 AM, BillW50 wrote: >> Van Chocstraw wrote on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:51:09 -0500: >>> On 01/19/2010 07:32 AM, Tom wrote: >>>> If interested in a simple explanation of the religions of the world >>>> visit www.religious-information.com. >>> Religion was a way to explain things when people knew nothing of the >>> universe. >> Science knows nothing about the Universe either. They don't even know >> what makes up most of the Universe. And because they don't understand, >> they create stories of multiple dimensions to try to explain their >> misunderstanding. >> >> Sadly the Mayans understood the Universe far better than we do today. >> How they figured all of this out without satellites and telescopes >> remains a great mystery. > > And lightening is God angry, right. Acts of God, mother nature, natural forces, etc. are just different names for the same thing to me. Probably the same belief for many thousands of years ago as well. For example, Plato seemed pretty level headed. Although then and now, people still has to play along. Ever noticed the fine print in many insurance contracts? As they state acts of God isn't covered. Funny, eh? Not something you expect in this day and age. -- Bill Asus EEE PC 702G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC Xandros Linux (build 2007-10-19 13:03)
From: PeterD on 21 Jan 2010 20:41
On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:22:31 -0500, Van Chocstraw <boobooililililil(a)roadrunner.com> wrote: >On 01/19/2010 11:15 AM, BillW50 wrote: >> Van Chocstraw wrote on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:51:09 -0500: >>> On 01/19/2010 07:32 AM, Tom wrote: >>>> If interested in a simple explanation of the religions of the world >>>> visit www.religious-information.com. >>> >>> Religion was a way to explain things when people knew nothing of the >>> universe. >> >> Science knows nothing about the Universe either. They don't even know >> what makes up most of the Universe. And because they don't understand, >> they create stories of multiple dimensions to try to explain their >> misunderstanding. >> >> Sadly the Mayans understood the Universe far better than we do today. >> How they figured all of this out without satellites and telescopes >> remains a great mystery. >> > >And lightening is God angry, right. Storing ammunition and explosives in a church is a good idea, as god will protect it... |