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pleco
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Kolkata, Oct 24: Offering a "Vedic alternative" to Darwin's Theory of Evolution, an American author has claimed that human beings devolved from the "realm of pure consciousness", as testified by archaeological evidence discovered over the past 150 years.
"We did not evolve up from matter. Instead, we devolved, or came down, from the realm of pure consciousness, spirit," author Michael A Cremo, said, citing many archaeological, psychological and genetic examples.
Cremo was speaking on the occasion of the launch of his book "Human Devolution: A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory" released by US carmaker and Ford family scion Albert Ford here last evening.
Author of the 1993 bestseller 'Forbidden Archaeology' that sold over 20 million copies and translated into 23 languages, Cremo claimed archaeological findings disproving Darwin's theory were being systematically excluded from the academic circles in a bid to "filter" knowledge.
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Ricky
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Dr. Mabuse
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 Posted - 10/24/2006 : 11:35:32 [Permalink]
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I wasn't aware that bullshit was considered as archaeological evidence.
Only if it's old enough to be fossilized. |
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BigPapaSmurf
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Posted - 10/25/2006 : 05:04:16 [Permalink]
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| Actually scat is one of the most highly prized artifacts which can be found, a great deal can be learned from it. The only problem is that it only fossilizes in certain conditions. |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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filthy
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Posted - 10/25/2006 : 06:57:35 [Permalink]
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Got him! I knew Cremo's name sounded familiar. He's just another windy woo-woo making a fortune fluffing the gullible. quote:
From its initial release in 1993 to the present, Forbidden Archeology has shocked and delighted readers around the globe with a veritable encyclopedia of anomalous scientific evidence challenging the standard views on human evolution.
Join us in this fascinating intellectual excavation of a vast store of hidden knowledge and meet author Michael Cremo, who has planted a time bomb in the archives of conventional history.
"Shocked and delighted..." Yeah, right!
Seems like he gots him a museum & everthingfreakinthing these days. Check it out....
The site is good for a laugh, if little else....
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HalfMooner
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Posted - 10/25/2006 : 10:09:26 [Permalink]
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Thanks for the link on Cremo, Filthy.
"On February 25, 1996 NBC aired a one-hour prime-time special, The Mysterious Origins of Man, hosted by Charlton Heston. Controversy exploded in the academic community following this telecast." (Throwing Chuck Heston in is really impressive.)
Cremo's highlighted academic qualifications, as shown on his site, seem to mainly consist of him having dropped out of college in the hippy daze, becoming a Grateful Dead fan, and getting into Hindu mysticism. Cremo and about 200 million others. Now, those are wonderful accomplishments, but by themselves do not make Cremo an authority on archaeology.
"Controversy exploded..." Yeah. Cremo's one of these idiots who tries to make hay from someone with real experience in the field saying, "Cremo, you're an idiot, and here's why."
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chaloobi
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Posted - 10/26/2006 : 12:35:41 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by pleco
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Kolkata, Oct 24: Offering a "Vedic alternative" to Darwin's Theory of Evolution, an American author has claimed that human beings devolved from the "realm of pure consciousness", as testified by archaeological evidence discovered over the past 150 years.
"We did not evolve up from matter. Instead, we devolved, or came down, from the realm of pure consciousness, spirit," author Michael A Cremo, said, citing many archaeological, psychological and genetic examples.
Cremo was speaking on the occasion of the launch of his book "Human Devolution: A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory" released by US carmaker and Ford family scion Albert Ford here last evening.
Author of the 1993 bestseller 'Forbidden Archaeology' that sold over 20 million copies and translated into 23 languages, Cremo claimed archaeological findings disproving Darwin's theory were being systematically excluded from the academic circles in a bid to "filter" knowledge.
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What a fucking idiot. "Pure Consciousness" my ass. Human beings are far less sentient than we think. Hell most of our decision making is pre-scripted via our culture anyway. Mind is biological, consciousness is a physcial manifestation of our brains, nothing more. Destroy the physical, and the mind goes with it. Done. |
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filthy
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Posted - 10/26/2006 : 12:58:33 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by BigPapaSmurf
Actually scat is one of the most highly prized artifacts which can be found, a great deal can be learned from it. The only problem is that it only fossilizes in certain conditions.
Yeh! Cremo's a walking coprolite.
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"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
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Vegeta
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Posted - 10/27/2006 : 12:40:52 [Permalink]
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| I'd be interestd to hear some of the many archaeological, psychological and genetic examples. |
What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a pink shirt before?
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