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2004-08-09 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by 2% 2004-08-09 17:41|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well this page one material really turns the tide when it comes to fighting terrorism. I should have known that Guinness would turn out to be the legendary elixer of life!

Posted by Zenster 2004-08-09 17:52|| 2004-08-09 17:52|| Front Page Top

#2 That's the most interesting theory I've heard yet - and I've read some of Edgar Cayce's readings on the subject, along with a most interesting book that postulates that Atlantis is actually at the South Pole thanks to the Earth's tendency to occasionally rotate on its axes (or something like that). Then there's the one that says that it's a largely sunken island in the Mediterranean . . . Thera, I think. Although Ireland does have its fair share of old Celtic magic . . .

Posted by The Doctor 2004-08-09 18:05|| 2004-08-09 18:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting theory, basically saying Atlantis, based in Ireland was the Celtic Empire of the time.

I heard a theory that sounded more logical to me. Crete, prior to Minos and his minitaur had a flourishing civilization that disappeared unexpectedly. I think it was Mt Vesuevious bit I might be wrong. Anyway, volcano causes flood that wipes out Cretian civilization. The theory also seemed to indicate the time because they somehow connected it with Moses crossing the Red Sea (they said Sea of reeds, I know nothing) and that the same explosion, whatever could have done the parting that enabled the Israelites to cross.

Make of the theory what you want, its not mine, and my memory is sketchy, but the guy that wrote it up was pretty convincing. It seems more likely Plato would be talking about ancient Crete than Ireland anyway.

Posted by Yank 2004-08-09 18:10|| http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com 2004-08-09 18:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Yank,

Actually it was Santorini that exploded resulting in a collapsed caldera similar to Crater Lake in Oregon. Vesuvius is in Italy close to Naples and is still active today

Posted by Anonymous4152 2004-08-09 18:34|| 2004-08-09 18:34|| Front Page Top

#5 I have grave doubts. Plato was claiming to relate events that had taken place 10,000 years before. Tell us the details of fabled Uruk, which was at its prime about half that time ago...

Posted by Fred">Fred 2004-08-09 18:39|| 2004-08-09 18:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Or for that matter, London under Good Queen Bess...

Posted by Fred 2004-08-09 18:41|| 2004-08-09 18:41|| Front Page Top

#7 You beat me to it, 4152. It was Santorini.

But I'm sure this "scientist" won't let that stop him.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2004-08-09 19:29|| 2004-08-09 19:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Yeah, but you need a Zero-point Power Module to get there, and then you can't get back. :-)

Posted by A Jackson 2004-08-09 23:08|| 2004-08-09 23:08|| Front Page Top

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