― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, 1995I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time -- when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness...
The dumbing down of American is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30 second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance.
Scientific Proof Of God
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I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops. - Stephen J. Gould
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Here rest the bones of the illustrious Michael Nostradamus, alone of all mortals judged worthy to record with his almost divine pen, under the influence of the stars, the future events of the whole world. He lived 62 years, 6 months and 17 days. He died at Salon in the year 1566. Let not posterity disturb his rest. Anne Pons Gemelle wishes her husband true happiness.
"We will perhaps disturb those dusty bones a little in our search."
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Wrong move....
"We will perhaps disturb those dusty bones a little in our search."
James Randi from the Mask of Nostradamus
Wrong move....
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I don't like clark, but did you really have to taint him that way?
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He tainted himself long ago.Svartalf wrote:I don't like clark, but did you really have to taint him that way?
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There are two other possibilities: one is paperwork, and the other is nostalgia."
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So for what then?rasetsu wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:27 amYes, but not necessarily for good reasons or because he was a reliable predictor of the future.superuniverse wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:57 amMarcuse never claimed to be a Prophet of the supernatural. But the Nostradamus name lives on 500 years later. There are reasons for that.Hermit wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 1:25 amMissed the pun, Svarty? It's a play on this:and possibly alludes to Dennis's videos of Herbert Marcuse's critiques of capitalism.
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There is no reason.
The Universe doesn't care, and its Creator is otherwise occupied.
Prove me wrong.
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with a quote from nostrilanus or a clip of shit so called music?
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superuniverse wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 12:38 amHere rest the bones of the illustrious Michael Nostradamus, alone of all mortals judged worthy to record with his almost divine pen, under the influence of the stars, the future events of the whole world. He lived 62 years, 6 months and 17 days. He died at Salon in the year 1566. Let not posterity disturb his rest. Anne Pons Gemelle wishes her husband true happiness.
"We will perhaps disturb those dusty bones a little in our search."
James Randi from the Mask of Nostradamus
Wrong move....
For those who actually read the website https://nostradamususa.wordpress.com
See how the famous 1999 quatrain is Mars not war....
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Nope. Nobody does.superuniverse wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:36 pm
For those who actually read the website https://nostradamususa.wordpress.com
See how the famous 1999 quatrain is Mars not war....
Tell us the fascinating things about it.
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rainbow, stop feeding the troll.
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rainbow wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:06 pmNope. Nobody does.superuniverse wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:36 pm
For those who actually read the website https://nostradamususa.wordpress.com
See how the famous 1999 quatrain is Mars not war....
Tell us the fascinating things about it.
Funny, cause the site has over 1 million views.....
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"Here lie the bones of the illustrious Michel Nostradamus, alone of all mortals judged worthy to record events of the entire world with his almost divine pen, under the influence of the stars. He lived 62 years, 6 months, and 17 days. He died at Salon in the year 1566. Let not posterity disturb his rest. Anne Pons Gemelle wishes her husband true happiness."
"We will perhaps disturb those dusty bones a little in our search."
James Randi from The Mask of Nostradamus
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Another skeptic (there is no shortage)
BUT THE BONES WERE MOVED DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, THEREBY PROVING THAT HE WAS UNEARTHED AS THE LEGEND SAYS.
THE REASON HIS BONES WERE MOVED WAS THAT PEOPLE WERE TAKING PIECES OF THEM AS SOUVENIRS. The major of Salon scared them all in returning them, promising ill fate would befall those who stole the Prophet's scattered bones.
https://www.straightdope.com/21342912/d ... discovered
"Cecil already addressed Nostradamus in general in his column here. That column didn’t directly address this particular “prediction,” but it gave a good overview of Nostradamus and his supposed abilities.
That said, let’s take a look at the myth you discuss. And I say “myth” purposely, as this has all the earmarks of an urban myth. Your question is only one version of it. Another common version is that you had to drink from Nostradamus’s skull to gain his powers. Some soldiers during the French Revolution broke into his tomb and one had a drink. Then he was shot.
In one version I found,the legend is close to what you said — the soldier was shot immediately. Also, it was 1793, and there was a plaque hanging around Nostradamus’s neck with “1793” on it. Other variants say it was 1791. Or that the soldier was not shot immediately but was killed by a sniper in an ambush the next day.
Nostradamus’s grave had apparently been opened at least once before then. Some believe he was originally buried “upright in one of the walls of the Church of the Cordeliers at Salon” (Erika Cheetham, The Prophecies of Nostradamus). Supposedly this was so people would not walk on his grave. However, according to the Nostradamus Repository list of myths, “There is absolutely no evidence for this, nor is any provision to this effect contained in his will.” In any case, most histories say that in 1700 city officials moved his body to a sturdier or more prominent area. That, according to some versions of the legend, was when they looked inside the grave and saw a medallion saying “1700.”
The only thing these sources seem to agree upon is that some soldiers (or graverobbers) did open the tomb during the French Revolution, and, frankly, I can’t even verify that much because myth has become so intertwined with the history! But for whatever reason, his tomb was moved to St. Laurent’s Church of Salon-de-Provence (according to www.findagrave.com, though I admit to being a bit suspicious of this source because they list his occupation as “scientist”)."
BUT THE BONES WERE MOVED DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, THEREBY PROVING THAT HE WAS UNEARTHED AS THE LEGEND SAYS.
THE REASON HIS BONES WERE MOVED WAS THAT PEOPLE WERE TAKING PIECES OF THEM AS SOUVENIRS. The major of Salon scared them all in returning them, promising ill fate would befall those who stole the Prophet's scattered bones.
https://www.straightdope.com/21342912/d ... discovered
"Cecil already addressed Nostradamus in general in his column here. That column didn’t directly address this particular “prediction,” but it gave a good overview of Nostradamus and his supposed abilities.
That said, let’s take a look at the myth you discuss. And I say “myth” purposely, as this has all the earmarks of an urban myth. Your question is only one version of it. Another common version is that you had to drink from Nostradamus’s skull to gain his powers. Some soldiers during the French Revolution broke into his tomb and one had a drink. Then he was shot.
In one version I found,the legend is close to what you said — the soldier was shot immediately. Also, it was 1793, and there was a plaque hanging around Nostradamus’s neck with “1793” on it. Other variants say it was 1791. Or that the soldier was not shot immediately but was killed by a sniper in an ambush the next day.
Nostradamus’s grave had apparently been opened at least once before then. Some believe he was originally buried “upright in one of the walls of the Church of the Cordeliers at Salon” (Erika Cheetham, The Prophecies of Nostradamus). Supposedly this was so people would not walk on his grave. However, according to the Nostradamus Repository list of myths, “There is absolutely no evidence for this, nor is any provision to this effect contained in his will.” In any case, most histories say that in 1700 city officials moved his body to a sturdier or more prominent area. That, according to some versions of the legend, was when they looked inside the grave and saw a medallion saying “1700.”
The only thing these sources seem to agree upon is that some soldiers (or graverobbers) did open the tomb during the French Revolution, and, frankly, I can’t even verify that much because myth has become so intertwined with the history! But for whatever reason, his tomb was moved to St. Laurent’s Church of Salon-de-Provence (according to www.findagrave.com, though I admit to being a bit suspicious of this source because they list his occupation as “scientist”)."
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Wow you look at it that often?superuniverse wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:04 pmrainbow wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:06 pmNope. Nobody does.superuniverse wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:36 pm
For those who actually read the website https://nostradamususa.wordpress.com
See how the famous 1999 quatrain is Mars not war....
Tell us the fascinating things about it.
Funny, cause the site has over 1 million views.....
How do you have time to post here?
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And, unlike you, it is understood 100% by everyone who takes the time to seriously investigate. We know you are fool and liar. If you want to debunk something on the site we would enjoy it.rainbow wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:08 amWow you look at it that often?superuniverse wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:04 pmrainbow wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:06 pmNope. Nobody does.superuniverse wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 6:36 pm
For those who actually read the website https://nostradamususa.wordpress.com
See how the famous 1999 quatrain is Mars not war....
Tell us the fascinating things about it.
Funny, cause the site has over 1 million views.....
How do you have time to post here?
Want to start with last dated quatrain for the year 1999?
Https://nostradamususa.wordpress.com
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