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May 27, 2024, 6:53 pm UTC    
July 31, 2001 11:55AM
<HTML>From Donnelly to Hancock, diffusionist writers - for want of a better word - have drawn on genuine science - again for want of a better word - to persuade their readers that there really is hard evidence for the idea they are proposing - ie the lost civilisation in one form or another.

I would argue that this is an illusionist trick - but often very effective, and dangerous. The fact that anyone is still discussing the West/Schoch Sphinx material shows that a dollop of 'science' can go a long way.

Hancock has always done this - for example, misquoting Professor Joseph Kirschvink in Heaven's Mirror.

From the clues offered by his site, Underworld will continue this strategy: see the recent post on the Jomon culture from his researcher. Here we have talk of oceanic 'pulses', the Sunda Shelf and so on: all very 'scientific'.

But SO WHAT?

The irony is that the Hancockists exploit any shift in what they call 'orthodox theory' - conveniently ignoring the way real science continuously tests ideas in the furnace of new data.

The key is that in no way does the material on Jomon culture in the Americas support Hancock's basic proposal about a LOST civilisation. Although by not stating very clearly WHAT he proposes he can get away with almost anything.

I suspect he will pull some sophisticated new science into Underworld - and many will fall for it...

Don't let them get ahead of the game!</HTML>
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KEY ISSUE

Chris Hale July 31, 2001 11:55AM

Re: KEY ISSUE

Dave Moore July 31, 2001 12:11PM

Re: KEY ISSUE

John July 31, 2001 01:28PM

Re: Outrageous post

John July 31, 2001 05:18PM

Re: Outrageous post

Claire July 31, 2001 05:44PM

Re: Excellant post.

John July 31, 2001 06:20PM

Re: Excellant post.

John July 31, 2001 06:32PM

Re: Excellent post.....NOT

Claire July 31, 2001 06:50PM

Re: Outrageous post

Claire July 31, 2001 03:40PM

Excellant post.

Derek Barnett July 31, 2001 06:04PM

Re: Excellent post.....NOT

Claire July 31, 2001 06:31PM

Re: Excellent post.....NOT

Derek Barnett August 01, 2001 06:21AM

Re: Excellent post.....NOT

Claire August 01, 2001 07:13AM

What the Papers say.

Derek Barnett August 01, 2001 02:51PM

Derek n/t

Claire August 01, 2001 05:03PM

Re: Derek n/t

Derek Barnett August 01, 2001 05:21PM

Re: Derek n/t

Claire August 01, 2001 05:34PM

Chris

Claire August 02, 2001 08:22AM

Re: Chris

Chris Hale August 02, 2001 09:25AM

Re: Chris

Chris Hale August 02, 2001 09:25AM

Re: Chris

Claire August 02, 2001 09:40AM

Re: Chris

Chris Hale August 02, 2001 12:47PM

Back to the issue.

Derek Barnett August 02, 2001 12:41PM

Re: Back to the issue.

Chris Hale August 02, 2001 12:45PM

Laughing at you

Claire August 02, 2001 12:59PM

Re: Back to the issue.

Derek Barnett August 02, 2001 01:15PM

a big hoot!

Katherine Reece August 02, 2001 01:23PM



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