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Eliyahu
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Message 91 of 98 (721766)
03-12-2014 1:33 AM
Reply to: Message 84 by Coyote
03-11-2014 1:32 AM


You've got to be kidding!???
You're citing Velikovsky as a source, and you expect someone to accord you (or him) any credibility?
Bs'd
Did you read the book? Or are you just ranting about something you know nothing about?

"According to scientific rules, in order for critics to disprove the Torah codes, they would have to find fatal flaws in each of the six papers presenting a different approach and a different code. This happened five years ago, and to date not a single flaw was found in any of these papers. Therefore, for all intent and purposes, the Torah codes have been scientifically proven, and the debate is over."
Harold Gans, mathematician and professional code breaker

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Eliyahu
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Message 92 of 98 (721768)
03-12-2014 1:46 AM
Reply to: Message 86 by Diomedes
03-11-2014 12:40 PM


Re: ``
Oh really? You know, that's funny because the wikipedia article on the history of the Jews in Egypt makes no mention of them being rulers. They were immigrants to that area forming part of the original trade economy.
Bs'd
And you think that when Wikipedia doesn't mention something, then it doesn't exist??
You want to cite me a source that isn't some vague blogpost from a crackpot?
Velikovsky was a genius who made Albert Einstein pale in comparison.
History is a very soft science. Well, let's face it, it is not a science at all.
It is based on assumptions and unproven theories.
And the proofs Velikovsky brings in his book "Ages in Chaos" are so strong that a blind man can see he is right.
Just read the book and your eyes will be opened.

"According to scientific rules, in order for critics to disprove the Torah codes, they would have to find fatal flaws in each of the six papers presenting a different approach and a different code. This happened five years ago, and to date not a single flaw was found in any of these papers. Therefore, for all intent and purposes, the Torah codes have been scientifically proven, and the debate is over."
Harold Gans, mathematician and professional code breaker

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Tangle
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Message 93 of 98 (721772)
03-12-2014 4:22 AM
Reply to: Message 92 by Eliyahu
03-12-2014 1:46 AM


Re: ``
Eliyahu writes:
And you think that when Wikipedia doesn't mention something, then it doesn't exist??
And you think that when wikipedia DOES mention something it doesn't count?
Velikovsky's ideas have been almost entirely rejected by mainstream academia (often vociferously so) and his work is generally regarded as erroneous in all its detailed conclusions. Moreover, scholars view his unorthodox methodology (for example, using comparative mythology to derive scenarios in celestial mechanics) as an unacceptable way to arrive at conclusions.
The late Stephen Jay Gould[33] offered a synopsis of the mainstream response to Velikovsky, writing, "Velikovsky is neither crank nor charlatanalthough, to state my opinion and to quote one of my colleagues, he is at least gloriously wrong... Velikovsky would rebuild the science of celestial mechanics to save the literal accuracy of ancient legends."
It seems that Mr Velikovsky is as selective as you are in choosing what he wants to believe and just like you, avoids the actual evidence.
Velikovsky's revised chronology has been rejected by nearly all mainstream historians and Egyptologists. It was claimed, starting with early reviewers, that Velikovsky's usage of material for proof is often very selective.[40][41][42] In 1965 the leading cuneiformist Abraham Sachs, in a forum at Brown University, discredited Velikovsky's use of Mesopotamian cuneiform sources.[43] Velikovsky was never able to refute Sachs' attack.[44] In 1978, following the much-postponed publication of further volumes in Velikovsky's Ages in Chaos series, the United Kingdom-based Society for Interdisciplinary Studies organised a conference in Glasgow specifically to debate the revised chronology.[45] The ultimate conclusion of this work, by scholars including Peter James, John Bimson, Geoffrey Gammonn, and David Rohl, was that the Revised Chronology was untenable.[46]

Life, don't talk to me about life - Marvin the Paranoid Android
"Science adjusts it's views based on what's observed.
Faith is the denial of observation so that Belief can be preserved."
- Tim Minchin, in his beat poem, Storm.

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Pressie
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Message 94 of 98 (721773)
03-12-2014 4:37 AM
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03-12-2014 1:46 AM


Re: ``
Eliyahu writes:
Velikovsky was a genius who made Albert Einstein pale in comparison.
This must surely qualify for running as joke of the year. Do jokers get portable statues awarded to them somehere around LA once a year?
Edited by Pressie, : No reason given.

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vimesey
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Message 95 of 98 (721777)
03-12-2014 6:07 AM
Reply to: Message 92 by Eliyahu
03-12-2014 1:46 AM


Re: ``
are so strong that a blind man can see he is right
Oh, I think a blind man has.

Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?

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vimesey
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Message 96 of 98 (721779)
03-12-2014 6:34 AM
Reply to: Message 92 by Eliyahu
03-12-2014 1:46 AM


Re: ``
Velikovsky was a genius who made Albert Einstein pale in comparison.
Well let's see:
1. Einstein.
- Supporters: virtually the entire scientific community, barring a few crackpots.
- Detractors: a few religious fundamentalists, who want science to fit a bronze age story.
- Evidence: immensely in favor - eg, every one of billions of journeys with a SatNav shows Einstein's theories to be correct.
2. Velikovsky
- Supporters: a few religious fundamentalists, who want science to fit a bronze age story.
- Detractors: virtually the entire scientific community, barring a few crackpots.
- Evidence: immensely against - eg, every large ice core drilled since his book fails to support Velikovsky's theories.
Who to believe, who to believe.....

Could there be any greater conceit, than for someone to believe that the universe has to be simple enough for them to be able to understand it ?

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Diomedes
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Message 97 of 98 (721784)
03-12-2014 8:50 AM
Reply to: Message 92 by Eliyahu
03-12-2014 1:46 AM


Re: ``
Velikovsky was a genius who made Albert Einstein pale in comparison.
History is a very soft science. Well, let's face it, it is not a science at all.
It is based on assumptions and unproven theories.
And the proofs Velikovsky brings in his book "Ages in Chaos" are so strong that a blind man can see he is right.
Just read the book and your eyes will be opened.
Ok, now I KNOW you are a troll.

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Coyote
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Message 98 of 98 (721799)
03-12-2014 11:03 AM
Reply to: Message 91 by Eliyahu
03-12-2014 1:33 AM


Did you read the book? Or are you just ranting about something you know nothing about?
BfD
I'm an archaeologist, so I know something about dating.
You, on the other hand, seem to be a religious zealot so you follow belief rather than evidence. That's not a very commendable trait and not a very secure basis for correcting others.

Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
Belief gets in the way of learning--Robert A. Heinlein
How can I possibly put a new idea into your heads, if I do not first remove your delusions?--Robert A. Heinlein
It's not what we don't know that hurts, it's what we know that ain't so--Will Rogers
If I am entitled to something, someone else is obliged to pay--Jerry Pournelle
If a religion's teachings are true, then it should have nothing to fear from science...--dwise1
"Multiculturalism" does not include the American culture. That is what it is against.

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