Pynchon? I'd Like to Ogham and Kissham! (M&D, p. 600)

[Soporte Tecnico]

Immanuel Velikovsky discussed these discrepancies at length and concluded
that there are many anomalies in the conventional time line. I believe that
he specifically challenged the conventional dating of Mayan civilization,
which is believed to have entered a sharp decline around the year 900 AD.
Velikovsky is very convincing when you read what he actually wrote, as
opposed to the politically distorted versions that his rabid attackers such
as Sagan usually use in attempting to refute his theories.

I'm not at my own computer right now so I can't easily send you the URLs
but a search for his name will produce fascinating information on the
alternative theories to the conventional time line and flood myths.

> From: Sherwood, Harrison <hsherwood at btg.com>
> To: 'pynchon-l at waste.org'
> Subject: RE: Pynchon? I'd Like to Ogham and Kissham! (M&D, p. 600)
> Date: Viernes 27 de Junio de 1997 11:48 AM
> 
> >To take this one step further, the theory of Atlantis is also
promulgated
> >on the existence of the "World Flood", of which we in the west are
familiar
> >with through the stories of Noah in the Pentateuch and Gilgamesh of the
> >Babylonians.  When the World Flood occurred, the island/region of
Atlantis
> >was said to have been destroyed, and the remnants of its peoples spread
> >throughout the world, bringing aspects of its culture wherever it went,
> >which were eventually assimilated into the Mayans, Celts, Mali(an?) and
> >other ancient civilizations.  Of course this is a rough theory, and I
> >neither espouse it nor contradict it, as I am not well versed in the
> >"evidence" of Atlantis.
> >
> >On the other hand, it would explain how these things could be possible
> >(similar language roots, architecture, etc.).
> 
> Mmm. Except that the Celts flourished well within historical time,
> during the Roman era. There are numerous contemporary accounts of the
> rise and fall of their culture. They aren't nearly as ancient as, say,
> the Sumerians. In historical terms, the Celts are practically right next
> door, while the World Flood of the Pentateuch and Gilgamesh would have
> to be thousands of years B.C.E.
> 
> Fell doesn't claim similar language roots, architecture, etc. His
> assertion is much more specific, and far more susceptible to concrete
> proof or the lack thereof: that the Celts had colonies in America about
> the time of the birth of Christ, and carried on routine commerce between
> "Old" and "New" Worlds. Atlantis is unnecessary.
> 
> And boy--if We had a nickel for every time We've said _that_!
> 
> Harrison
> 
> >P.S. Why am I getting all these posts twice? Am I simply more deserving?