The Electric Comet: The Elephant in NASA's Living Room?

[Saint in Paradise]

For thousands of years, the appearance of a comet in the terrestrial skies has provoked deep anxiety and even collective hysteria in humans the world over. The reasons for this response are not entirely clear. Working with historical testimony, David Talbott and his colleagues have concluded that comet fears originated in a global experience of catastrophe and terror. Behind all of the regional traditions and stories is the memory of the "Great Comet," the mother of all comets. The memory traces to the origins of world mythology, according to Talbott, and is particularly vivid in the story of a cosmic serpent or dragon threatening to destroy the world. The most common ancient ideas attached to a comet were the death of kings, the fall of kingdoms, cosmic upheaval, and the end of the world.

 

Long but very thought provoking article here:-

 

http://www.thunderbolts.info/thunderblogs/archives/goodspeed08/110629_NASAs_elephant.htm

 

 

Last post of the day for me so I will be unable to respond to any critical posts.

 

 

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[Atticus Finch of Maycomb]

Last post of the day for me so I will be unable to respond to any critical posts.

 

You are mental. Why are you so mental?

[Wade Garrett]

For thousands of years, the appearance of a comet in the terrestrial skies has provoked deep anxiety and even collective hysteria in humans the world over. The reasons for this response are not entirely clear. Working with historical testimony, David Talbott and his colleagues have concluded that comet fears originated in a global experience of catastrophe and terror. Behind all of the regional traditions and stories is the memory of the "Great Comet," the mother of all comets. The memory traces to the origins of world mythology, according to Talbott, and is particularly vivid in the story of a cosmic serpent or dragon threatening to destroy the world. The most common ancient ideas attached to a comet were the death of kings, the fall of kingdoms, cosmic upheaval, and the end of the world.

 

Long but very thought provoking article here:-

 

http://www.thunderbolts.info/thunderblogs/archives/goodspeed08/110629_NASAs_elephant.htm

 

 

Last post of the day for me so I will be unable to respond to any critical posts.

 

 

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Acid is very 1960's, but is obviously still used out there.

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Now I know what those monkeys in Stratford upon Avon have been doing when they are not typing Shakespeare.