“While there are many ancient medicines that are effective by modern standards, many are not or are frankly dangerous.”
I think it would be just as valid to say, “While there are many modern medicines that are effective by ancient standards, many are not or are frankly dangerous.”
‘Modern medicine’ also has a habit of making making toxic pharmaceutical versions of natural remedies. This is done because synthetic compounds can be patented; meanwhile the companies involved continue to wage a downright sinister PR war against natural medicine.
I live in the Bandera, Texas hill country. I have artifacts, that if they came from the eastern hemisphere, they are scrapers, hand axes, hammer stones and the like. However, if they came from here, they are preforms, cores, freaks of nature, anything but artifacts, or fossils. I have petrified wood, and bone that was worked before it was fossilized. Iron artifacts that are not like any iron I've ever seen, nor in the shape of any tool used by modern man. I have petrified body parts, that are passed off as chert formations. Chert seems to be an excellent excuse for anything un-explainable to the mainstream scientists. After 11 years of tracking this "theory", I'm convinced there was an entire evolution of man, previously to us, right here in the western hemisphere. I even know of lots of Indian lore, that tells of the white man that lived here when the Indian's ancestors came here. It's hard to find a pristine fossil in the hill country, that hasn't been used as a tool, or flattened out of shape, by what I'm convinced was a tsunami, probably from the "possible" comet they say landed in the caribbean some 65 million years ago. Does anyone know if these falsifications will ever be rectified, and true history unveiled?!
One would think this is where computers would be most effective if someone would develop programming to sort it all out [ancient information]. Unfortunately, games and amusements seem to be the priority. My visits to doctors the last few years have convinced me that a computer would be as effective if not more so; the doctors review the results of the last test results and revise or change medication based on that information, input from the patient is not encouraged, and physical examination is secondary at best. A computer could sort out what they do cheaper and more effectively. We are not chemistry experiments, however we are treated as such.
Doesn't surprise me one bit. Chinese traditional medicine also has one for Dengue fever, very effective (I know first hand...). Don't remember the name, but worked like a charm in a few days. Where I live in Asia now, most of my prescribed "medicine" is plant derived prescribed by doctors, none of the chemical big pharma stuff unless absolutely necessary...
Also worth noting - 7years old was regarded as he age of reason, when an infant became a child, and could work, or later, the school age (still is in Scandinavia). Fourteen was the church confirmation age, and still is, it was also the school leaving age in some places. And 21 was/is the coming of age, with parties and celebrations, it was the age you could vote (now lowered to 18), and drink alcohol (also now lowered). But interesting - 7, 14, 21. All significant. And lifespan, in the bible, is 3 score and 10 = 70. And the 7 ages of man.....
Sometimes I wonder if archaeologists read books written by other archaeologists from the past, orwhether they just talk to current colleagues. Scholars for well over 100 years have written about sailors from the Meidterranean sailing to Africa, South America, North America, and other places.
We know without any doubt that Semitic sailors made it to Brazil. We know without a doubt that ancient sailors from all parts of the world sailed all over the world.
But most of us grow up believing humans in the past somehow had less intelligence than we have today. To me, if people had not sailed all over the world many times during the long existence of humans on the earth, that would surprise me a lot more.
I think human civilizations have risen and fallen many times in the past, and the evidence for the really ancient civilizations no longer exists. It makes no sense that humans with the same brains as we have today would grub around for roots, when they could live in beautiful houses made by skilled crafts people.
The nuclear reactors have been destroyed. There were seventeen of them found and they have all been completely mined for their Uranium. They didnt even leave one of them behind for further study.
As you live out your life, you are creating 'pre-history''. Eventually, given enough time, you will become pre-historic, relative to those who will come to live here in your place.So, do it well.
you are confusing archaeology with hard sciences, going from point a to point be in history (thus in archaeology) is not a straight line. Anyone thinking it is not worse any other answers
Those "mountains of evidence" you refer to are actually just stacks of assumptions coated in a thin layer of evidence. Convincing from a distance, perhaps, but fails to hold up under close scrutiny. Advcocates are aware of this problem, which is why there is an ongoing effort to stifle discussion and dissuade serious research into the topic by using mockery and ridicule.
Ad hominem is strong evidence of a weak argument...in any debate.
Also, using astrology to date historical sites is not inaccurate, it's impossible. Astrology is a mystical tradition that infers meaning upon the positions of celestial objects during subjectively significant moments in time. A date must be provided for it to even begin...so it cannot possibly be used to date anything.
Astronomy, on the other hand, can be used to date things. In fact, astronomy is the branch of science from which we derive all of our metrology of time. Our calendar, for instance, is based on various astronomical cycles. and can be checked against them.
I do find it amusing that you so catgorically state that using astronomical dating methods is "almost always inaccurate". Really? Inaccurate based on what....the dates arrived at by mainstream archaeologists using conventional methods?
Height is a relative term. If the ocean floor deepens does that make Everest higher without Everest doing anything? As for the Bible (and any of the multitude of other literary creations); Religion is a matter of opinion, Knowledge is a matter of fact.
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“While there are many ancient medicines that are effective by modern standards, many are not or are frankly dangerous.”
I think it would be just as valid to say, “While there are many modern medicines that are effective by ancient standards, many are not or are frankly dangerous.”
‘Modern medicine’ also has a habit of making making toxic pharmaceutical versions of natural remedies. This is done because synthetic compounds can be patented; meanwhile the companies involved continue to wage a downright sinister PR war against natural medicine.
I live in the Bandera, Texas hill country. I have artifacts, that if they came from the eastern hemisphere, they are scrapers, hand axes, hammer stones and the like. However, if they came from here, they are preforms, cores, freaks of nature, anything but artifacts, or fossils. I have petrified wood, and bone that was worked before it was fossilized. Iron artifacts that are not like any iron I've ever seen, nor in the shape of any tool used by modern man. I have petrified body parts, that are passed off as chert formations. Chert seems to be an excellent excuse for anything un-explainable to the mainstream scientists. After 11 years of tracking this "theory", I'm convinced there was an entire evolution of man, previously to us, right here in the western hemisphere. I even know of lots of Indian lore, that tells of the white man that lived here when the Indian's ancestors came here. It's hard to find a pristine fossil in the hill country, that hasn't been used as a tool, or flattened out of shape, by what I'm convinced was a tsunami, probably from the "possible" comet they say landed in the caribbean some 65 million years ago. Does anyone know if these falsifications will ever be rectified, and true history unveiled?!
One would think this is where computers would be most effective if someone would develop programming to sort it all out [ancient information]. Unfortunately, games and amusements seem to be the priority. My visits to doctors the last few years have convinced me that a computer would be as effective if not more so; the doctors review the results of the last test results and revise or change medication based on that information, input from the patient is not encouraged, and physical examination is secondary at best. A computer could sort out what they do cheaper and more effectively. We are not chemistry experiments, however we are treated as such.
Doesn't surprise me one bit. Chinese traditional medicine also has one for Dengue fever, very effective (I know first hand...). Don't remember the name, but worked like a charm in a few days. Where I live in Asia now, most of my prescribed "medicine" is plant derived prescribed by doctors, none of the chemical big pharma stuff unless absolutely necessary...
You probably get the same results when you take a walk in the forest.
I'm not spending my precious money in the Bosnian Pyramid Scam.
Also worth noting - 7years old was regarded as he age of reason, when an infant became a child, and could work, or later, the school age (still is in Scandinavia). Fourteen was the church confirmation age, and still is, it was also the school leaving age in some places. And 21 was/is the coming of age, with parties and celebrations, it was the age you could vote (now lowered to 18), and drink alcohol (also now lowered). But interesting - 7, 14, 21. All significant. And lifespan, in the bible, is 3 score and 10 = 70. And the 7 ages of man.....
Sometimes I wonder if archaeologists read books written by other archaeologists from the past, orwhether they just talk to current colleagues. Scholars for well over 100 years have written about sailors from the Meidterranean sailing to Africa, South America, North America, and other places.
We know without any doubt that Semitic sailors made it to Brazil. We know without a doubt that ancient sailors from all parts of the world sailed all over the world.
But most of us grow up believing humans in the past somehow had less intelligence than we have today. To me, if people had not sailed all over the world many times during the long existence of humans on the earth, that would surprise me a lot more.
I think human civilizations have risen and fallen many times in the past, and the evidence for the really ancient civilizations no longer exists. It makes no sense that humans with the same brains as we have today would grub around for roots, when they could live in beautiful houses made by skilled crafts people.
Back on subject. In this case DNA mean Does Not Apply! Craig
Back on subject. In this case DNA mean Does Not Apply! Craig
Total nonsense. If the earth is hollow then show us where the entrances are.
Thank you
And the unknown species was.........ALIENS!!
Any port in a storm eh? ;-)
The nuclear reactors have been destroyed. There were seventeen of them found and they have all been completely mined for their Uranium. They didnt even leave one of them behind for further study.
As you live out your life, you are creating 'pre-history''. Eventually, given enough time, you will become pre-historic, relative to those who will come to live here in your place.So, do it well.
you are confusing archaeology with hard sciences, going from point a to point be in history (thus in archaeology) is not a straight line. Anyone thinking it is not worse any other answers
They didn't have paper when they were built, so how would we know they couldn't? And why would they want to?
Those "mountains of evidence" you refer to are actually just stacks of assumptions coated in a thin layer of evidence. Convincing from a distance, perhaps, but fails to hold up under close scrutiny. Advcocates are aware of this problem, which is why there is an ongoing effort to stifle discussion and dissuade serious research into the topic by using mockery and ridicule.
Ad hominem is strong evidence of a weak argument...in any debate.
Also, using astrology to date historical sites is not inaccurate, it's impossible. Astrology is a mystical tradition that infers meaning upon the positions of celestial objects during subjectively significant moments in time. A date must be provided for it to even begin...so it cannot possibly be used to date anything.
Astronomy, on the other hand, can be used to date things. In fact, astronomy is the branch of science from which we derive all of our metrology of time. Our calendar, for instance, is based on various astronomical cycles. and can be checked against them.
I do find it amusing that you so catgorically state that using astronomical dating methods is "almost always inaccurate". Really? Inaccurate based on what....the dates arrived at by mainstream archaeologists using conventional methods?
Begging the Question much?
As for the "two teeth and a finger bone of a Denis O'Van"? That was an Irish smile and a middle finger.
We are humans, that's what we do. Talk. It's what makes the world go round, or, at least, makes the world revolve around pompous us.
Height is a relative term. If the ocean floor deepens does that make Everest higher without Everest doing anything? As for the Bible (and any of the multitude of other literary creations); Religion is a matter of opinion, Knowledge is a matter of fact.
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