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cladking Wrote:
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> Aine Wrote:
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> > Either that or some of what was considered
> fringe
> > 20 years ago is moving into the mainstream.
> Other
> > than the idea that Antarctica was once the
> scene
> > of a great civilization, I always thought GH's
> > ideas weren't all that far from mainstream. At
> the
> > time I thought he was asking questions that the
> > archaeologists should have been asking. The
> > hypothesis that there was an Ice Age
> civilization
> > at least on par with Egypt and Mesopotamia is a
> > reasonable one and doesn't deserve the scorn
> > that's been heaped upon it.
>
> Do you believe it's possible for nomads or even
> cavemen to have a "civilization"?
Yes. To this day people live in caves. Jesus Christ was born in one. As a dwelling you could do a lot worse.
There are extensive cave systems all over the world. Why shouldn't inhabitants be considered a civilization or society?
When and if we ever get to Mars, we'll most likely live underground, in caves or caverns, for protection against radiation.
Will native Martians not be considered a civilization?
> Is "civilization" only about infrastructure and
> culture or can it be based on knowledge and tools?
Those things are interrelated so what's your point?
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> Aine Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > Either that or some of what was considered
> fringe
> > 20 years ago is moving into the mainstream.
> Other
> > than the idea that Antarctica was once the
> scene
> > of a great civilization, I always thought GH's
> > ideas weren't all that far from mainstream. At
> the
> > time I thought he was asking questions that the
> > archaeologists should have been asking. The
> > hypothesis that there was an Ice Age
> civilization
> > at least on par with Egypt and Mesopotamia is a
> > reasonable one and doesn't deserve the scorn
> > that's been heaped upon it.
>
> Do you believe it's possible for nomads or even
> cavemen to have a "civilization"?
Yes. To this day people live in caves. Jesus Christ was born in one. As a dwelling you could do a lot worse.
There are extensive cave systems all over the world. Why shouldn't inhabitants be considered a civilization or society?
When and if we ever get to Mars, we'll most likely live underground, in caves or caverns, for protection against radiation.
Will native Martians not be considered a civilization?
> Is "civilization" only about infrastructure and
> culture or can it be based on knowledge and tools?
Those things are interrelated so what's your point?
Stupidity is knowing the truth, seeing the truth but still believing the lies. And that is more infectious than any other disease. ~ Richard Feynman
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