| Re: An Adaptive Columbus Fooled Natives Via Valid 15th Century Astronomy |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: Robert CohenRobert Cohen Date: Feb 19, 2008 19:36
On Feb 19, 1:47Â pm, Michae...@ gmail.com wrote: > On Feb 19, 11:08 am, Robert Cohen msn.com> wrote:
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>>> Attn students:
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>> A reason to take astronomy as that annoying undergraduate physical
>> science requirement for a liberal arts degree (at at least my state
>> university).
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>> Heck, some knowledge of geology could only get ya to precious
>> minerals, whereas astronomy could be a life saver.
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>> Seriously: I didn't know they were so advanced in astronomy 500 years
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>> Attn natives:
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>> beware white man magic aka "rational science"
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>> Attn fellow guilty p.c. types:
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>> yes, columbus was an agent of imperialism
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> Actually this speaks more for having a good library (and being well
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It is my puny observation that most of us are not self-starting nor
can practically be self-educated (totally) types, and that's why they
call 'em schools.
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