[FairfieldLife] Re: BTW, don#39;t bother with BBC America#39;s Atlantis
Right. Sometimes there's no explaining why a subject matter captures ones interest. And it could be the same reason that I found Star Wars, (especially the early installments), Avatar, and Lord of the Rings so enjoyable - that element of fantasy. And also, for me, likely a form of escape. I can't say that I would be singled out as a proponent of the existence of Atlantis. I just enjoy reading about it. But I must admit, I think it would have been neat to see James Cameron dedicate the funds he spent going to the bottom of the ocean (and not fining much) spent on some research to see if there was any evidence of the fabled civilization
[FairfieldLife] Re: BTW, don#39;t bother with BBC America#39;s Atlantis
Steve, it's great to have you back at the Funny Farm Lounge! Speaking of fantasy, my sister and brother in law have convinced me to see Hunger Games which I thought was and is for teens. They're pretty picky so it must be worthwhile. As for Atlantis, it makes sense to me just in context of how the continents were connected and then drifted apart, that some land masses were completely lost. Has hockey started up yet?
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This situation is nicely summed up by a story told by Carl Sagan: A fire-breathing dragon lives in my garage Suppose I seriously make such an assertion to you. Surely you'd want to check it out, see for yourself. There have been innumerable stories of dragons over the centuries, but no real evidence. What an opportunity! Show me, you say. I lead you to my garage. You look inside and see a ladder, empty paint cans, an old tricycle--but no dragon. Where's the dragon? you ask. Oh, she's right here, I reply, waving vaguely. I neglected to mention that she's an invisible dragon. You propose spreading flour on the floor of the garage to capture the dragon's footprints. Good idea, I say, but this dragon floats in the air. Then you'll use an infrared sensor to detect the invisible fire. Good idea, but the invisible fire is also heatless. You'll spray-paint the dragon and make her visible. Good idea, but she's an incorporeal dragon and the paint won't stick. And so on. I counter every physical test you propose with a special explanation of why it won't work. Now, what's the difference between an invisible, incorporeal, floating dragon who spits heatless fire and no dragon at all? If there's no way to disprove my contention, no conceivable experiment that would count against it, what does it mean to say that my dragon exists? Your inability to invalidate my hypothesis is not at all the same thing as proving it true. Claims that cannot be tested, assertions immune to disproof are veridically worthless, whatever value they may have in inspiring us or in exciting our sense of wonder. What I'm asking you to do comes down to believing, in the absence of evidence, on my say-so. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote: Well, now see heah, the real deal is that accordin' to all the new agey channels and what not, the Atlantean civilization was of such a much more high vibration, that it existed beyond the current visible physical vibration, so when it vanished, it literally vanished - convenient excuse that LOTS of folk swallow for why no physical evidence exists.
[FairfieldLife] Re: BTW, don#39;t bother with BBC America#39;s Atlantis
Hi Share, Just checking in for a minute. But had to offer a second opinion abut Hunger Games II. Luckily we saw it at a matinee, when it was only $5.00. I found it boring, with uninspired acting. IMO, you won't be missing anything if you skip it. That goes for Gravity as well. Another boring ass movie IMHO. Yes, I always like some new insight into Atlantis. I don't know if it existed, but if I had to make a wager on it, I would say it did exist. Hockey is off to a great start, and we've able to go to many games. Theresa is such a conscientious student that she sometimes is not able to go.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: BTW, don#39;t bother with BBC America#39;s Atlantis
Is there a rhinoceros in the room? Everything is not as it appears. Ludwig Hieronymus Kashmir Wittgenstein is widely thought to be the greatest philosopher of the 20th century and his philosophical insights have a profound and incalculable significance for many different areas of human endeavor. Wittgenstein's entire work is predicated on the question of the nature of language. He argued that the true meaning of all words is not to be found in any dictionary but in a golden casket kept in an underground vault somewhere in County Cork, Ireland by highly-evolved little green people from the Canis Major dwarf galaxy. Read more: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Ludwig_Wittgenstein On 12/6/2013 10:53 AM, anartax...@yahoo.com wrote: This situation is nicely summed up by a story told by Carl Sagan: A fire-breathing dragon lives in my garage Suppose I seriously make such an assertion to you. Surely you'd want to check it out, see for yourself. There have been innumerable stories of dragons over the centuries, but no real evidence. What an opportunity! Show me, you say. I lead you to my garage. You look inside and see a ladder, empty paint cans, an old tricycle--but no dragon. Where's the dragon? you ask. Oh, she's right here, I reply, waving vaguely. I neglected to mention that she's an invisible dragon. You propose spreading flour on the floor of the garage to capture the dragon's footprints. Good idea, I say, but this dragon floats in the air. Then you'll use an infrared sensor to detect the invisible fire. Good idea, but the invisible fire is also heatless. You'll spray-paint the dragon and make her visible. Good idea, but she's an incorporeal dragon and the paint won't stick. And so on. I counter every physical test you propose with a special explanation of why it won't work. Now, what's the difference between an invisible, incorporeal, floating dragon who spits heatless fire and no dragon at all? If there's no way to disprove my contention, no conceivable experiment that would count against it, what does it mean to say that my dragon exists? Your inability to invalidate my hypothesis is not at all the same thing as proving it true. Claims that cannot be tested, assertions immune to disproof are veridically worthless, whatever value they may have in inspiring us or in exciting our sense of wonder. What I'm asking you to do comes down to believing, in the absence of evidence, on my say-so. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, mjackson74@... wrote: Well, now see heah, the real deal is that accordin' to all the new agey channels and what not, the Atlantean civilization was of such a much more high vibration, that it existed beyond the current visible physical vibration, so when it vanished, it literally vanished - convenient excuse that LOTS of folk swallow for why no physical evidence exists.
Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: BTW, don#39;t bother with BBC America#39;s Atlantis
Oh my, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope she recovers fully.
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I wonder what that could be. I'll have to pay closer attention to what happens when I post.
Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: BTW, don#39;t bother with BBC America#39;s Atlantis
However if anyone else wants to check it out the first episode is available on the BBCAmerica.com web site. On 12/05/2013 10:57 AM, waspaligap wrote: Spot on. Awful! I can hardly watch anything BBC these days. But am very much enjoying this Spanish historical romp about Isabel 1st and Ferdinand 2nd: http://www.sky.com/tv/show/isabel It's a Spanish produced historical fiction television series filmed in Spain, directed by Jordi Frades and produced for national broadcaster Televisión Española. Can you get it? In our household we are 16th century all-things-Tudor fans (save The Tudors LOL). Henry VIII's wife Catherine of Aragon was Isabel 1's daughter, so it gives a different perspective (relative to our neck of the woods). Perhaps we need her ilk to be reborn: She reorganized the governmental system, brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years, and unburdened the kingdom of the enormous debt her brother had left behind [Wiki} (Delivered under NEO sufferance torture)
[FairfieldLife] RE: BTW, don#39;t bother with BBC America#39;s Atlantis
Spot on. Awful! I can hardly watch anything BBC these days. But am very much enjoying this Spanish historical romp about Isabel 1st and Ferdinand 2nd: http://www.sky.com/tv/show/isabel http://www.sky.com/tv/show/isabel It's a Spanish produced historical fiction television series filmed in Spain, directed by Jordi Frades and produced for national broadcaster Televisión Española. Can you get it? In our household we are 16th century all-things-Tudor fans (save The Tudors LOL). Henry VIII's wife Catherine of Aragon was Isabel 1's daughter, so it gives a different perspective (relative to our neck of the woods). Perhaps we need her ilk to be reborn: She reorganized the governmental system, brought the crime rate to the lowest it had been in years, and unburdened the kingdom of the enormous debt her brother had left behind [Wiki} (Delivered under NEO sufferance torture)
[FairfieldLife] Re: BTW, don#39;t bother with BBC America#39;s Atlantis
Barry wrote: . I'm currently watching the second season of Bron-Broen (The Bridge), with pretty acceptable pirate subtitles, because the official English version isn't out yet. I most certainly *will* be looking forward to that.
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I admit that I am fascinated by Atlantis subject matter. I tend to gobble up books on the subject. And yes, pretty much the tales end up the same - evil overcoming good and the place gets destroyed. But in most cases it took thousands of years for that to happen. Even taking into account the possibility of three different cataclysmic events. So, I'm thinking, hey, they did pretty good if they were able to hold it together for long periods of time like that. I mean the US of A is a little over 200 years, and look at the divisions we have.
