cactusjumper
Gold Member
"Don Jose de La Cholla, you posted -->As written, I don't take any of Plato's Atlantis story as FACT.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~,
May I ask you for any "facts" proving the existence of King Solomons' mines, The Holy Grail, and on for many many other places, things, or happenings as recounted in the Bible or folklore, both of which 'have a disconcerting habit' of turning up ever so often.
Atlantis' time is coming as new equipment is developed. Course you could speed up things by diving down to it, only 12,000 ft.
Don Jose de La Mancha"
Don Jose,
I believe I have left room for the next turn of the spade in my comments. On the other hand.........The science and, pretty good, equipment that we have today shows no sign that Atlantis, as described by Plato, ever existed. This despite a number of ocean floor surveys in that region looking for any truth in his story.
Many "facts/places" in the Bible have been proven.
On the other hand, archaeological evidence has been found on Thera and Crete which indicates that they were Plato's basis for most of his story. Like much of Plato's writings, he may have been putting forth the idea of the ideal society as opposed to any kind of reality. Like the shining city on the hill, it relates what might have been rather than any kind of reality. After all these years of speculation and searching, that seems to be the most likely explanation. Tomorrow may bring another explanation.
Is it your opinion that an island the size of Atlantis could sink more than 12,000 feet below the surface of the ocean, without leaving a trace of the event.
If that should happen, it will not only change some minor detail in earth's history, but will turn all that we know about mankind's history upside down. It will take more than some unsubstantiated claims on an Internet site to make that happen.
Take care,
Joe
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~,
May I ask you for any "facts" proving the existence of King Solomons' mines, The Holy Grail, and on for many many other places, things, or happenings as recounted in the Bible or folklore, both of which 'have a disconcerting habit' of turning up ever so often.
Atlantis' time is coming as new equipment is developed. Course you could speed up things by diving down to it, only 12,000 ft.
Don Jose de La Mancha"
Don Jose,
I believe I have left room for the next turn of the spade in my comments. On the other hand.........The science and, pretty good, equipment that we have today shows no sign that Atlantis, as described by Plato, ever existed. This despite a number of ocean floor surveys in that region looking for any truth in his story.
Many "facts/places" in the Bible have been proven.
On the other hand, archaeological evidence has been found on Thera and Crete which indicates that they were Plato's basis for most of his story. Like much of Plato's writings, he may have been putting forth the idea of the ideal society as opposed to any kind of reality. Like the shining city on the hill, it relates what might have been rather than any kind of reality. After all these years of speculation and searching, that seems to be the most likely explanation. Tomorrow may bring another explanation.
Is it your opinion that an island the size of Atlantis could sink more than 12,000 feet below the surface of the ocean, without leaving a trace of the event.
If that should happen, it will not only change some minor detail in earth's history, but will turn all that we know about mankind's history upside down. It will take more than some unsubstantiated claims on an Internet site to make that happen.
Take care,
Joe
Last edited: