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Siberia
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 Posted - 07/11/2005 : 15:45:53
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So, one of the advantages of being bored at work and having nothing to do is, you end discovering totally pointless, and otherwise entertaining, stuff.
I found this site. Egyptian history, looks pretty good to me, thought some of you guys would like to check it out - Eternal Egypt.
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"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
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Edited by - Siberia on 07/11/2005 15:52:55
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trishran
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 07/11/2005 : 21:42:59 [Permalink]
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| I have to admire the Egyptian culture of antiquity. They managed to have a highly complex, cultured society which placed a strong emphasis on physical pleasure and the love of earthly life [in fact, I understand that they so loved their day-to-day lives that their vision of heaven was to be in an eternal afterlive exactly like Egypt] |
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AKM
New Member
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Posted - 07/11/2005 : 21:43:15 [Permalink]
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| Thanks Siberia, really good site! |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 07/12/2005 : 04:09:43 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by AKM
Thanks Siberia, really good site!
An excellent site indeed.
The ancient Egyptians were the finest scientists of their day. Evidence of a glass factory dating back almost 4,000 years has been found.
Kinda reminds me; I have an article on alchemy concerning them that I'm undecided what to do with. It will eventually be published in a book as an aside from the main text, but in the meantime, it sits in the box. Perhaps I'll do a little revision (it needs some) and post it here. It's copywrited, but that'll be no hassle, as I own it.
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Chippewa
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Posted - 07/12/2005 : 04:35:26 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Siberia
...I found this site. Egyptian history, looks pretty good to me, thought some of you guys would like to check it out - Eternal Egypt.
Great graphics! - and that's just the opening page. Love the music, as does my cat who came over, purred and went to sleep on the table top right next to the speaker. |
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woolytoad
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 07/12/2005 : 04:52:02 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
[quote]Originally posted by AKM
The ancient Egyptians were the finest scientists of their day. Evidence of a glass factory dating back almost 4,000 years has been found.
They were also great engineers  |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 07/12/2005 : 05:04:53 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by woolytoad
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Originally posted by filthy
[quote]Originally posted by AKM
The ancient Egyptians were the finest scientists of their day. Evidence of a glass factory dating back almost 4,000 years has been found.
They were also great engineers
Indeed! Alchemy at it's best, eh?
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
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Posted - 07/12/2005 : 08:46:33 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by AKM
Thanks Siberia, really good site!
You're quite welcome! |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
- The Kovenant, Via Negativa
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
-- unknown
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trishran
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 07/12/2005 : 13:53:40 [Permalink]
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| Hey, Filthy, you could donate the alchemy book to the James Randi foundation library. |
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AKM
New Member
Canada
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Posted - 07/13/2005 : 16:42:42 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
Kinda reminds me; I have an article on alchemy concerning them that I'm undecided what to do with. It will eventually be published in a book as an aside from the main text, but in the meantime, it sits in the box. Perhaps I'll do a little revision (it needs some) and post it here. It's copywrited, but that'll be no hassle, as I own it.
Perhaps post it on the SFN homepage where the other articles are situated? You might get a wider readership than in one thread (no offense Siberia).
The thing I really like about this site are some of the "odd" facts one can learn. I always thought boomerangs originated only in Australia, apparently not. The Egyptians used them too, Tutankhamun was buried with a box full in the antechamber of his tomb.
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"If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we'd all be millionaires." Abigail Van Buren |
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Siberia
SFN Addict
Brazil
2322 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2005 : 16:44:38 [Permalink]
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| Haha, no offense at all. |
"Why are you afraid of something you're not even sure exists?"
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"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs."
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woolytoad
Skeptic Friend
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Posted - 07/13/2005 : 17:28:24 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by AKM
[quote]Originally posted by filthyThe thing I really like about this site are some of the "odd" facts one can learn. I always thought boomerangs originated only in Australia, apparently not. The Egyptians used them too, Tutankhamun was buried with a box full in the antechamber of his tomb.
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I would have thought that they came up with the concept independently. Wiki says they were only used by pharaohs to hunt birds. |
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