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by rich
Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:49 pm
Forum: The 'Everything Else' Forum.....
Topic: Afterlife?
Replies: 14
Views: 5340

Probably the best solution for their experience would be the same as for deja vu - which is an experience quite a few more people have experienced. As far as religion - I think it followed thru from people trying to understand nature, the world around them, and themselves (including all their experi...
by rich
Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:23 am
Forum: Anthropology and Primitive Societies
Topic: Darwin Online
Replies: 197
Views: 66581

Hmm - so how are we going to recognize the next step in evolution? And will it be better than us or worse? If we know so much about it, then we should be able to construct a theory of what the next step will be - yes?No?
by rich
Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:43 am
Forum: The 'Everything Else' Forum.....
Topic: Afterlife?
Replies: 14
Views: 5340

They buried them just to make sure they wouldn't come back - as shown by later civilizations piling tons of rocks on top of them and others burning them to total ashes. They must've been some really bad people! :D Or they were simply burying the evidence! Besides - who said they waited until they we...
by rich
Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:42 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: Syro-Palestinian Archaeology
Replies: 661
Views: 202370

I thought the Kabala was from the medievil ages but the Sefir Yetsirah from around the first century BCE.
by rich
Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:46 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: Syro-Palestinian Archaeology
Replies: 661
Views: 202370

Soo - what of the Sefer Yetsirah - would that also be influenced by the greeks then? Or a deeper look into Zoroastrianism?
by rich
Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:05 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: Syro-Palestinian Archaeology
Replies: 661
Views: 202370

So does that do away with Ahura Mazda and the 7 sparkies?
by rich
Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:00 pm
Forum: Old World
Topic: Syro-Palestinian Archaeology
Replies: 661
Views: 202370

BTW - I don't think even the bible supports pre-exilic monotheism. Some do but - eh. Don't even think it supports it afterwards. But that's another story - lol.
by rich
Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:53 pm
Forum: Anthropology and Primitive Societies
Topic: Darwin Online
Replies: 197
Views: 66581

There you go - chimps are the result of inbreeding of a proto-human line! :D
by rich
Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:29 pm
Forum: Old World
Topic: Syro-Palestinian Archaeology
Replies: 661
Views: 202370

Welcome, seeker. I'm workin' on the hangover - should have it set by morning! :D
by rich
Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:49 pm
Forum: The 'Everything Else' Forum.....
Topic: The Largest Known Star
Replies: 51
Views: 18700

hmmm - I guess plutonium and tritium would be out of the question.
by rich
Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:29 am
Forum: The 'Everything Else' Forum.....
Topic: The Largest Known Star
Replies: 51
Views: 18700

The gravitaional lensing is what they use to view where they believe mthe dark matter is. Notice I said view where - not see - because they can't see it directly. It bends the images around it. They have a map of what they think is representative of its locations in space. Mychio Kaku did a presenta...
by rich
Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:16 am
Forum: Mythology, Ritualisms, Traditions and Folklore
Topic: Rock Art
Replies: 322
Views: 198277

Wow - It is a lot! Good stuff. Thanks, Beags.
by rich
Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:08 am
Forum: The 'Everything Else' Forum.....
Topic: Mayan Apocalypse - 2012
Replies: 33
Views: 11912

I wouldn't care who won. in my opinion they all would! :D
by rich
Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:37 am
Forum: The 'Everything Else' Forum.....
Topic: Mayan Apocalypse - 2012
Replies: 33
Views: 11912

Swimming? And who knows - maybe they'll include bikini modeling ! :D