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Religion or History?

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  Posted by MendipTim (U13707598) on Tuesday, 24th March 2009

  Bring back Ezekiel.
  
  The Ö÷²¥´óÐã tells us we can set the Agenda for this Board, but not if it is religious in origin it would seem.
  
  DocFortune's thread contained no blasphemy or insults. It was a discussion on a reported historical event. The event may, or may not have happened but it is in the historical accounts of the time, along with many other similar stories.
  
  We know that things arrive on Earth from Space & their impact & effect can be very devastating. The history of cosmic events are important as they can shed light on our future.
  
  It is right that history interested people should be able to discuss these matters if they wish, & to be able to do it openly without any of the religious bigotry found on the boards devoted to the zealots.
  
  By denying the continuation of the Dr.'s thread the Ö÷²¥´óÐã is either implying that religion is not history, & therefore it is mere twaddle; or that religion is far more important than history & that half-baked ideas & theologies are better than facts.
  
  Those who want to discuss religion & theology are welcome to do it on their own boards & those who want to discuss history & any historical records should be allowed to do the same on the History boards.
  
  The Religious Right might believe that they have a God given right to espouse their views, but the rest of us humans have Human rights to espouse ours as well.

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  Posted by PaulRyckier (U1753522) on Tuesday, 24th March 2009

  Mendip,
  
  I am all for the historical debate and I had a high esteem for DocFortune when he/she discussed the end of Roman Britain until starting with the Ekzekiel thing. I had also high esteem for TheodoricAur until he/she started with the von Däniken stuff and all that. As, if I remember it well Doc started with it too.
  
  Warm regards to the three of yours,
  
  Paul.

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  Posted by DocFortune (U13867284) on Tuesday, 24th March 2009

  Hi Medip Tim,
  
  Thanks for the show of support regarding my post on Ezekiel, I was somewhat surprised that the host should ask me to move it to the religon board as it was not meant to be a post about 'God' I was trying to stimulate a debate as to whether in history there have been moments when strange occurrences have taken place and if a 'new' interpretation may be inferred.
  
  As my original post stated the question I asked was whether Ezekiel 'may' have been visited by, for want of a better phrase, spacemen.
  
  Still it has started a debate of sorts I suppose.
  
  Regards
  
  DocFortune

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  Posted by DocFortune (U13867284) on Tuesday, 24th March 2009

  Hi PaulRyckier,
  
  Thanks for your kind words, perhaps I should have stuck with the Roman thread it is my main focus of interest, especially the collapse of Roman Britain
  
  I am unsure as to why 'the Von Daniken stuff' should annoy, his books after all do contain much for discussion regardless of whether he was somewhat discredited by his peers. This has happened to alot of people and his thoughs on cultures like the Maya, or Incas are very stimulating.
  
  Are you aware, for example, of the tombstone at Palenque? This is a very strange & interesting object and regardless of what people may think about Von Daniken's ancient god theories it does very much seem to portray some type of being inside what looks very much like a rocketship.
  
  Maybe you don't share this view and I would be very much interested in hearing any other ideas you may have regarding this.
  
  Still, all the best, and by the way just to save any confusion I am most definitely a he.
  
  Regards
  
  DocFortune

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  Posted by PaulRyckier (U1753522) on Wednesday, 25th March 2009

  Re: Message 4.
  
  Doc,
  
  thank you very much for the quick reply.
  
  as for "von Däniken" I think I will have to use, as I have learned on these British messageboards, the following expression: We will have to agree to disagree on this.
  
  
  
  
  
  And say it another time that Americans don't stay firmly with the two feet on the ground...At least this one.
  
  Warm regards and "sans rancune" (no rancour),
  
  Paul.

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  Posted by DocFortune (U13867284) on Thursday, 26th March 2009

  Hi PaulRyckier,
  
  I'm always glad when people have opposing ideas on the same subject, I mean how boring would the world be if we all thought and did the same thing.
  
  Regards to you too and no mailce inteded either
  
  DocFortune

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