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--Posted By johannes to <http://www.monochrom.at/english/2009/08/fake-histories-of-world-and-who-reads.htm>monochrom at 8/08/2009 08:54:00 PM
How to fake science, history and religion. An
investigation into the invented histories of
Atlantis, pre-Ice Age civilizations and cosmic catastrophes.
What is striking about pseudo-histories and
sciences is how repetitive they are and, despite
their extravagant speculations, how limited their
visions are. They are mechanical and lack the
éclat - the surprises - of science and history.
What is their allure? What are the circumstances
of their rise and fall? What is - and was - their audience?
