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So, what I meant about researching was actually questioning the details of the information as presented to form your own conclusion, not simply relying on the sanctity of those conclusions because they are repeated in other places.
It is the difference between denying ignorance and reinforcing it.
Originally posted by Autograf
reply to post by smyleegrl
Am I the only person noticing that this is a repost of a blogvertisement? The exact same post was here earlier this year.
Originally posted by misscurious
A tad jelous are we that smyleegrl got loads of flags? Wherever this came from its nice to see these sort of threads on ats rather than the junk that passes through here.. 516 flags! Kinda shows others here agree..edit on
Should I be jealous? Do flags translate to cash currency or Bit-Coin credits?
You may consider this a quality thread, but crap is still crap no matter how nicely it has been repackaged. And the number of flags merely reflects that the blind will gladly follow the blind. Personally, I prefer a thread where the OP has taken the time to learn about the subject matter and can therefore engage in the discussion that ensues, and is not simply lifting the conspiracy theories of others and other sites without adding any original content. I have in the past been a little of envious of threads but usually that has been based on the OPs ability to present information in an original, engaging manner or excellent writing skills. Unfortunately such threads are now few and far between, and many of those are passed over for threads such as this that reinforce the notion that 'we have been lied to'. However, as I demonstrated, it is very easy to ascertain a broader, more accurate picture if it is important to you. But the lowing masses would much rather be spoon-fed half-cocked theories, than get off their lazy, fat behinds and actually engage in their own education and development. Far easier to blame others for your own ignorance than to accept responsibility for yourselves, I suppose.
In short, popularity is no measure of quality, just a reflection of how easy it is to tap into the consciousness of the lowest common denominator. extra DIV
Originally posted by soloharmony
I think this is a case of giving credit were credit is due. we think they were primative but ancients did some things in there time that we cant do today. its human nature to explore and that is exactly what they did. if we listen to mainstream we would still believe columbus discovered america. or i could be wrong and they drew maps from alien airships!
Originally posted by teslahowitzer
There is so much missing in our history than we may ever know. There are clues to some but the majority is missing or twisted. I wonder how far back we really go, and what events got us here. Maybe some day these questions may be answered, but we can only speculate. This is without doubt not the first earth, But where are we in this line of time is anyone's guess with what we know as fact. S&F and may the search continue......
Originally posted by ImNotACylon
reply to post by smyleegrl
while I find this topic interesting, It just didn't need to be posted about for the 10,000,000th time. This is not new, nor is it unknown to pretty much anyone with even a passing interest in the odd.
Not to rain on your parade as i applaud your posting interesting information. I just would've liked it if you had checked to see that this has been posted about before, seen on TV, mentioned in books, and is pretty much tantamount to beating a dead horse.
Also, a little balanced research would've been nice as there are competing theories about these maps and their origins.
The piri reis map has always fascinated me but I'm still undecided as to what it actually shows.
It sure does look like the land under Antarctica, but that's, really, about as far as one can go with it.
"It may or may not be... but it looks like it."
There is nothing definitive about it and the fact that it DOES exists means it should. IT only "shouldn't" if it actually shows the landmass under Antarctica.
There is no proof it does, though it makes a for an interesting and compelling topic of debate.
So, again, thank you for posting this but a thorough check of ATS beforehand would've done you well.
Originally posted by TurboT
I believe before the "powers that be" started running the show there was probably LOADS more evidence and traces of a "lost" civilization.
At least 80 percent of the 170,000 separate items stored at the National Museum of Antiquities in Baghdad were stolen or destroyed during the looting rampage that followed the US military occupation of Baghdad. The museum was the greatest single storehouse of materials from the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia, including Sumeria, Akkadia, Babylonia, Assyria and Chaldea. It also held artifacts from Persia, Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and various Arab dynasties.
The museum held the tablets with Hammurabi’s Code, perhaps the world’s first system of laws, and cuneiform texts that are the oldest known examples of writing—epic poems, mathematical treatises, historical accounts. An entire library of clay tablets had not yet been deciphered or researched, in part because of the US-backed sanctions that restricted travel to Iraq...
...Another significant loss came from the burning of the nearby National Library, containing tens of thousands of old manuscripts and books, and newspapers from the Ottoman Empire to the present. The library’s reading rooms and stacks were reduced to smoking ruins.
Originally posted by iwilliam
Originally posted by iwilliam
Originally posted by ImNotACylon
reply to post by smyleegrl
while I find this topic interesting, It just didn't need to be posted about for the 10,000,000th time. This is not new, nor is it unknown to pretty much anyone with even a passing interest in the odd.
Not to rain on your parade as i applaud your posting interesting information. I just would've liked it if you had checked to see that this has been posted about before, seen on TV, mentioned in books, and is pretty much tantamount to beating a dead horse.
Also, a little balanced research would've been nice as there are competing theories about these maps and their origins.
The piri reis map has always fascinated me but I'm still undecided as to what it actually shows.
It sure does look like the land under Antarctica, but that's, really, about as far as one can go with it.
"It may or may not be... but it looks like it."
There is nothing definitive about it and the fact that it DOES exists means it should. IT only "shouldn't" if it actually shows the landmass under Antarctica.
There is no proof it does, though it makes a for an interesting and compelling topic of debate.
So, again, thank you for posting this but a thorough check of ATS beforehand would've done you well.
Typical ATS garbage post. I wonder which 12 jokers starred this.
I'll spare the rebuttal that's been posted a few times (this info is new to some, etc etc) however, I will say this:
You are highly critical of OP (one of the things that makes me say "typical ATS garbage post,") and are even critical on specific points--- "Also, a little balanced research would've been nice as there are competing theories..."
So I ask: If this was important enough, to bother you enough, to the point where you had to take your time to make a critical post about it, why didn't you supply us with some more "balanced" research, and give us some competing theories? How do you have the gall to criticize someone else for bringing us one-sided info, when you're clearly too lazy or uncaring to provide that competing info yourself?
Originally posted by iwilliamAnd while I'm on the topic of "Reasons why ATS can be infuriating," I have to say-- I love you guys who think you have everything figured out. No mystery here, unless you don't take into account all the evidence, etc etc. How terrible your lives must be. Do you live in constant terror that you may not, after all, know everything in the world? That there might, in fact, be mystery out there somewhere? That what you've been taught, might actually be wrong?. But of course that's a silly thought.... scientists and academics have rarely to never been wrong, historically speaking. And clearly, from the sound of it, some of you guys have life and the world 100% figured out.