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

[Sherwood, Harrison]

>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?