tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315236707728759521.post5864321993364572865..comments2024-03-27T22:28:06.861-06:00Comments on Dispatches From Turtle Island: Lost CivilizationsAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315236707728759521.post-42762146525592804672011-08-09T11:31:31.047-06:002011-08-09T11:31:31.047-06:00I'm just simultaneously dampening any aspirati...I'm just simultaneously dampening any aspirations to make the kinds of discoveries confined to crackpots and science fiction, while at the same time making the implicit argument that even though one doesn't need the supernatural or science fiction to explain it, that myths and legends don't come from no where and even if they are partially fictional say important things about the past that can't be discerned in any other way.<br /><br />Dravidian origin myths at the root of Lemuria are surely wrong if taken at face value. There is no missing continent in the Indian Ocean. But, it isn't unreasonable to think that we may someday know enough to have a sense of some historical context that illuminates the origins of a story like that.<br /><br />Likewise, while all the hype about Atlantis is exaggerated, there is good reason to think that Plato's account derived from a historical event.<br /><br />Even without the window dressing, these traces of lost civilizations are interesting.Andrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315236707728759521.post-32863619382518277462011-08-09T05:36:20.004-06:002011-08-09T05:36:20.004-06:00There are two legends of Atlantis, one is historic...There are two legends of Atlantis, one is historical (Plato) and does not imply any sort of "advanced technology" other than the mysterious metal "orichalcum", the other one was invented by an incredibly popular jerk from the USA known as Ignatius Donelly. That he had such a big success only underlines the level of ignorance that existed back then (and not just in the USA). <br /><br />However as you link it with Lemuria, it is obvious that you are thinking in the Blavatsky mythology, which she almost single-handedly invented. Again it is incredible she and her nonsense could become so popular.Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.com