It's the end of the world as we know it.

[cmacq]

To add to this, the priests were well informed of the business going on in the world. A lot of people came to Delphi and talked about the latest rumours there. The modern-day oracles would be Char and people like that. Saying vague and double things.

Hax

You took that as a collage of several Disaster Channel programs. I’ve seen the same programs, and what was claimed. Are you really saying you believe that collection of [self edited] because you saw it on the Disaster Channel?


CmacQ

[Hax]

What?

No, I didn't.

Seriously, stop acting so paranoid. I never even stated I got it from the Disaster Channel or something of the liking. Relax, really.

[Reverend Joe]

cmacq, can I call you CWood Macq?

Cause that would be cool.

[Caius]

The History Channel must die!!!

How do you come with such a conclussion?

[LittleGrizzly]

Is someone going to bump this topic in about 3 and a half years time to give us some warning ?!

[cmacq]

How do you come with such a conclussion?

They have bought into the disaster for cash propaganda thing, so they must die, except for the dogfight series, of course. My personal fav is 'manmade global warming and we are all going to die, ho bloody my.' It seems that every 10 yrs, humanity is going to be destroyed by some new or old something or whatever. Since, the end of the Cold War, a legitimate source of concern, it’s only gotten far worse as one crazed [self edited for political reasons] group attempts to outdo another. The Disaster Channel has simply become a mouthpiece for these lunatics to vent, without rebuttal, so it serves only to indoctrinate yet another generation into the mindless collective, du jour. Death to the History Channel!



Hope this help?


CmacQ

[Moros]

While I can't verify the quality of the history channel, as we don't get it in Belgium. What point are you trying to make except for the fact that you think the history channel is evil and bad. While I must say I don't find it hard to believe, as I guess it has probably the same standard as National geographics history programs. If you're point is the world isn't bound to get destroyed within the next few years. Then point taken, it is not that someone was seriously claiming it was. If it's about global warming, then lets keep it up for the backroom, shall we not?

OT: everything Hax said about the oracle of Delphi, I believe, unless I missed something, are nothin more buth the commonly accepted 'facts'. Of course as in every science the accepted theories and stuff aren't therefore necessarily true.

So let's all fear, make a pun, or discuss anything relevant. Or we could say something about camels or pie. Did you know that I like pie? I do frankly. And beer hmmm yes beer.

[cmacq]

Alrightie then...


Hax you started this. Moros seems to be calling you out, and if he ain't, I am, so please provide the textual references for your statements about the Oracle of Delphi, and we shall see how many degrees of separation there is between them and the Disaster Channel. My moneys on Hax hiding under his desk.

And Moros, ‘evil and bad,’ a bit harsh? The History Channel has a few good programs, such as Dogfights, which is actually without peer. One might say that little clip proves that sometimes its better to be lucky than good. Then at the other pole we have this. Now Hax fess up out chum. And more. And yet more again. And the end. Actually the Oracle of Delphi program was quit good, except for the Dutch geologist’s speculation about how the Delphi priestly order gleamed information from the unwitting passer bys. Geologists should stick to the rocks. Also very strange there was no mention of Brennus, maybe it didn't fit the theory?

All in good cheer, of course.



CmacQ

[Moros]

Can someone provide a brief description of the theory the program claimed to be true? Also is Hax actually referring to this program? Cmacq you apparantly watched it. Or a linky or a referance (I have acces to university sources and databases like Jstor, to name one of the most famous) to a possible scientific study which might have been made along side the program, or which the program was based on.

About information gathering, the priests were educated and bright men. So they weren't completely in the dark. They also had contacts with people from all over what was then seen as the world. And with so many visitors and also kings going to the Oracle, you of course get information from all this. And of course I can believe that sometimes a delphi priest had a freind or a good aquintace in a royal house or one serving in one from time to time.

I'm not actually calling out Hax, nor you Cmacq, but I would like to discuss this theory. And perhaps even learn something new. I was however trying to get back to this theory and not going off topic. Also whatever you may say I do rather find NGC's history programs lacking. Though they can be usefull and educative for kids or people who don't know too much about the subject. many times the programs have mistakes or are of rather low quality (a battle represented by 4 men fighting), or pretends to have done major discovery while the haven't. However I must admit I can sometimes enjoy thel anyway, and I know I did when I was a kiddo.

Edit: should this perhaps be moved over to a more appropriate forum, as it's getting more about history/science?

[cmacq]

Moros


just got up and a bit groggy, but all seem very good points. Maybe you could copy and paste your last post to the science forum? It may prove a very interesting topic for discussion. As far as the speculation, I have a feeling the truth may lay far more or less on either side of these statements. I could explain this in greater detail, however this may not be the best place to do so.


CmacQ

[Moros]

You know what I'll do just that. Though I would like to knwo what this theory you were referring to was first. That way it can be included into the opening post. You can't make a thread discussing a theory, if you don't know the theory you know...

[cmacq]

Right,

although I’ve no personal experience myself, I’ve heard it called Taibhsearachd, and some say its sign is the salmon, which was used as a mark of decent.

They claim in different fashions, it affects only certain people, in particular families or lines, as a form of perception, I suppose. I’m just wondering if the Pythia at Delphi was a similar tradition? Then on the other hand, the pronouncements were often so intentionally cryptic. Yet with the Taibhsearachd, it’s said the perception is visual, thus some odd detail about an article of dress is often included. I for one don’t believe it such nonsense, unless there is a rational explaination. However, I've sure seen some strange things and as the bard is want to say, ‘there are more things in heaven and earth, than are dreamt of in our philosophy.’

Hope thats not at all too cryptic?



CmacQ

[Csargo]

I'll be waiting...

[anelious phyros]

I'll be waiting...

We all will dear Ichigo.

[Abokasee]

World ending 2012? Mayans said it? might as well just as got gary glitter on LSD and Coacaine to predict when the Homosexuals form there own nation and declare war on Uzbekistan.

[ajaxfetish]

The Mayans did not predict doomsday, it is just the end of one calendrical unit. But some people are always looking for signs of doomsday so year 2000, cryptic religious texts or prophets ad nauseam will always be popular.


CBR

QFT.

Every generation likes to be the center of attention. There's a similar theme to the Christian expectation of Jesus' coming. In the new testament accounts, Christ claims he will return in this generation, and the early Christians seemed very expectant. After that generation had died off, the words were reinterpreted as the generation of mankind or somesuch, and pretty much every generation since has had a fair share of folk expecting to see it in their lifetimes. Whether Christianized or not, the idea of witnessing the end of the world is both frightening and tantalizing. But the end of one age and the beginning of another is an entirely different matter, and more important for bookkeepers than for prophets.

Ajax