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Chronological Link
(The forgotten History)
19.11.2005
According to the Bible today
there are only 6009 years since Adam was born. Is it this the truth? Let’s follow these
dates supposing for the beginning that Adam was born or created in 4000 B.C.
| Patriarchs |
Born |
Age when the son was born |
Total years lived |
Year of death |
Biblical references |
| 1. Adam |
4000 BC |
130 |
930
|
3070 BC |
Gen.5:1-5
|
| 2. Seth |
3870
BC
|
105
|
912
|
2958 BC |
Gen.5:6-8 |
| 3. Enosh |
3765 BC |
90
|
905
|
2860 BC |
Gen.5:9-11 |
| 4. Kenan |
3675
BC
|
70
|
910
|
2765
BC
|
Gen.5:12-14 |
| 5. Mahalael |
3605 BC |
65
|
895
|
2710 BC |
Gen.5:15-17
|
| 6. Jared |
3540
BC
|
62
|
962
|
2578
BC
|
Gen.5:18-20 |
| 7. Enoch |
3378
BC
|
65
|
365…
|
-
|
Gen.5:21-24 |
| 8. Methuselah
|
3313 BC |
187
|
969
|
2344 BC |
Gen.5:25:27 |
| 9. Lamech |
3126 BC |
182
|
777
|
2349 BC |
Gen.5:28-31 |
| 10. Noah |
2944 BC |
500
|
950
|
1994 BC |
Gen.5:32;
9:28
-29 |
Conforming to this
chronology the flood came when Noah was 600 years old (See Ge.7:11) in 2344 B.C. After one
year Noah and his family came out from the ark, 2343 B.C. (See Ge.8:13-18). It was a new year
of beginning for humanity. Our chronology goes on with Genesis chapter 11; 21; 25; 35; 41; 45;
47.
| Patriarchs |
Born |
Age when the son was born |
Total years lived |
Year of death |
Biblical references |
| 11. Seem |
2444 BC |
100+2 |
600 |
1844
BC |
Gen.11:10-11 |
| 12.
Arphaxad |
2341 BC |
35 |
438 |
1903
BC |
Gen.11:12-13 |
| 13. Shelah |
2306 BC |
30 |
433 |
1873
BC |
Gen.11:14-15 |
| 14. Eber |
2276 BC |
34 |
464 |
1812
BC |
Gen.11:16-17 |
| 15. Peleg |
2242 BC |
30 |
239 |
2003
BC |
Gen.11:18-19 |
| 16. Reu |
2212 BC |
32 |
239 |
1973
BC |
Gen.11:20-21 |
| 17. Serug |
2180 BC |
30 |
230 |
1950
BC |
Gen.11:22-23 |
| 18. Nahor |
2150 BC |
29 |
148 |
2002 BC |
Gen.11:24-25 |
| 19. Terah |
2121 BC |
70 |
205 |
1916
BC |
Gen.11:26,32 |
| 20.
Abraham |
2051 BC |
100 |
175 |
1876
BC |
Gen.21:5;
25:7 |
| 21. Isaac |
1951 BC |
60 |
180 |
1771
BC |
Gen.25:26;
35:28 |
| 22.
Jacob & Esau |
1891 BC |
91
(Joseph) |
147 |
1744
BC |
Gen.41:46;45:6;
47:9;28 |
According to 1 Kings 6:1, King
Solomon began to build the Temple in the 480th year after the Israelites had come out of
Egypt. The question is when the Exodus takes place or when the 400-430 years of slavery
from Genesis 15:13 and Exodus
12:41 start? If we consider 1761 BC when Jacob
(130 years, Genesis 47:9) came
to Egypt, we find 1331 BC for the Exodus and then adding 480 years, 851 BC for the
beginning of the building of Solomon’s Temple. The problem is that this date is too late
according to history; even if we start this calculation 20 years earlier, when we suppose
that Joseph entered into Egypt.
The solution to this problem
comes from Gal.3:17. The
Apostle Paul wrote that the Law came at Sinai after 430 years of the testament promises
given to Abraham. That means that the beginning of this period was in Abraham’s time,
and because God’s promises were a testament for him and his seed at his death in 1876
BC. If we add to this year 430, we find the time for the Exodus -1446 BC, and with the
480 years from 1Kings 6:1 we have
966 B.C. (Check the link please) for
the beginning of building the Temple. We can continue adding again 430 years and we find
536 BC (See
the link), the
year when the Hebrews came out from Babylonian bondage. History confirms that these dates
are correct and proven thus the chronological link is right and the Bible is accurate even
in the chronological dates. For instance, accepting 1446 BC as the year for
Exodus then Thutmose III (King of Egypt 1479-1425 BC) has to be the Pharaoh who oppressed
the Jews, his sister being the famous Hatshepsut which overshadow the king and
probably grownup
Moses.
Another problem is why 430 years
for Egyptian slavery and not 400 which God promised to Abraham? We can find the answer to
this problem in Exodus 2:11-15. At
this time Moses was 40 years old and he knew that he was to be the liberator, and try to
fulfill God’s promises of 10 years earlier. But the people were not ready and Moses as
well. This is an important lesson for us from history. God wants to help us at the right
time, but we can facilitate, delay or destroy His plan, because the promises of God are
conditional.
In conclusion
we can say now definitely that we, the people of the Earth are not here after millions of
years of evolution from fish and apes. According to the Bible we have been here only for
6000 years. We belong to a superior civilization, a great constitutional monarchy that
colonized the Universe and we have a strong and noble ancestry from Heaven. (See Luke
3:23-38) We have been involved in a galactic
rebellion against God the Emperor, by a rebel general named Lucifer (See
Isaiah 14:12-17 and Rev.12:6-9) who has
taken many people hostage. Now it is the time for us to be free and to go back
home. And God’s word for this dictator and all his disciples is this: "Let
My People Go!
"(See
Exodus 8:1)
Regarding
the theory of natural selection or evolution, I wish to add few thoughts. Do you know that
more than 999 out of every 1000 kinds of animals that ever lived on Earth died? Making
abstraction of the pollution and weapons of mass destruction it is possible if the things remains
unchanged that the human species will be the only one who will survive in this process of
“evolution”. I wonder if the people of this planet can find today the maturity,
the strength and the determination to change the course of theirs existence. A society
which evolves only material and scientifically and not spiritual and moral it is a
malformed society condemned to disappearance. We can learn this lesson from the history of
the great gone empires. The
image of the secularized state powerful but without moral vertebras it is the
one of a giant with feet of clay, you only need to rock him a little bit and he
is KO. (See Daniel chapter 2)
See this web
link for resources regarding the Fall of the Roman Empire and even make a
prediction about the future of our Empire; see the truth that the leaders are not
wiling to accept it. The present conditions
are very similar to that time. The historian Arnold Toynbee has pointed out
that 19 out of 21 civilization have died from within, not by conquests from
without. He tells us that there were no bands playing or flags waving when these
civilizations decayed. It happened slowly in the quiet and the dark when no one
was aware of what was happening.
The “tremendous” evolution
process continues (live). The most
intelligent and strongest (Homo Sapiens) survive against the weakest species
(whales), or another specie on the table in the picture.
"Life is a
competitive struggle to survive, in the face of limited resources Humans must
compete for food and space on the planet against other species. Outmatched,
species lacking the beneficial traits gradually decrease in number. Slowly,
natural selection tips the balance in a population toward those with the
combination of traits, or adaptations, best suited to their environment." (Theory
of Evolution updated)
Memories about the
future
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Traditions about the Flood |
| Egyptians |
According to a legend the gods had
purified once time the Earth thru a great flood, only few shepherds had
escaped. |
|
Greeks |
Deucalion, king of Phthia in Thessaly,
when Zeus because of the wicked ways of the human race, destroyed them by
flood, only Deucalion and his wife, Pyrrha, survived drowning. They were
saved because they were the only people who had led good lives and
remained faithful to the laws of the gods. Having been warned by his
father, Prometheus, of the approaching disaster, Deucalion built a boat,
which carried him and Pyrrha safely to rest atop Mount Parnassus. |
| Babylonians |
Gilgamesh
the Babylonian king who ruled the city of Uruk, (Erech in Genesis
10:10) searching
secret of immortality met an old man named Utnapishtim, who told him the
story of the Great Flood. The gods came to Utnapishtim to warn him about a
terrible flood that was coming. They instructed Utnapishtim to destroy his
house and build a large ship. The ship was to be 10 dozen cubits high,
wide and long. Utnapishtim was to cover the ship with pitch. He was
supposed to take male and female animals of all kinds, his wife and
family, provisions, etc. into the ship. Once ship was completed the rain
began falling intensely. Finally things calmed and the ship settled on the
top of Mount Nisir. After the ship had rested for seven days Utnapishtim
let loose a dove. Since the land had not dried the dove returned. Next he
sent a swallow which also returned. Later he let loose a raven which never
returned since the ground had dried. Utnapishtim then left the ship.
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| Hindu |
Hindu legend, different versions of
which are found in the Mahabharata and in Brahmanic theological manuals,
depicts Vaivasvata as the hero—the Noah—of the Hindu story of the
deluge. |
| Mexico |
The Toltec, Mesoamerican indigenous people
have a legend telling that the original creation lasted for 1716 years
(1656 according to Bible),
and was destroyed by a flood and only one family survived. |
| China |
The Hihking, a Chinese
classic, tells a story of a flood very like the Biblical story. The family
of Fuhi, including his wife, three sons, and three daughters, survived
aboard a boat a great flood which covered the entire land. After the
flood, they repopulated the world. An ancient temple in China shows Fuhi's
boat in raging waters with dolphins swimming around it and a dove flying
toward it. |
| Incas |
See
Flood myth of the Incas |
| Bible |
Read please Genesis
chapters 6 to 9 for the biblical narration of the Flood. |
-I will let You free to draw your own conclusions regarding these wide spread
ancient traditions.
Rebuilding the Past
There
are two well know explanations for humankind apparition on Earth. One is
biblical talking about strong and intelligent ancestors and one secular
supporting evolution of the humans from primates during a long period of
time. How
can we know which is correct? Has to be one good and one wrong can’t be both
right. Which is the reality, where is the truth? Let’s open our mind, think free and put
all the cards on the table minus the idea that God used evolution to create
us, it is not a viable solution. Evolution
and Creation
cannot be mixed, by accepting the one, we reject the other.
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Bible and History |
Evolution |
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The first vestiges of
ancients civilizations has been founded by the archeologists not in Africa but in
Mesopotamia and Egypt, in the Indus Valley, in the Yellow River Valley, on
the island of Crete and in the Central America.
Genesis 11:2 And
it came to pass as they journeyed from the east that they found a plain in
the land of Shinar (Sumer); and they dwelt there .....
Sumer the “cradle of civilization”
the biblical Shinar (land of the civilized lords)
is considerate the first settled society in the world to have manifested
all the features needed to qualify fully as a civilization from the time
of the earliest historical records. It formed around the region where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow
toward the Persian Gulf in about 3500
BC. (Mesopotamia - Greek, “between the rivers”). It
was later absorbed by the Babylonian civilization. (Babylon-Bāb-ilim or Babil, “gate of
God”)
The region is also part
of what is known as the Fertile Crescent, so named because the people who
lived in this crescent - shaped area developed rich, irrigated farmlands
building sophisticated irrigation systems and the world’s first cities
with a full-time bureaucracy, military, and a stratified society.
Sumerians had developed a special writing system known as cuneiform,
probably the first ever in man's history. They had libraries with thousands
of tablets containing kings 'archives, encyclopedias, dictionaries, works
of science, medicine, right, literature and religion. The earliest known use of money occurred
here as well around 2500 BC.
The oldest settlement in the area is believed to be Eridu. Some
of the earliest known inscriptions containing list date is the Weld-Blundell Prism
dated to 2170
BC. The list provides the beginnings of theirs history and world’s history
as the Sumerians knew it1. Here, in the Sumerian
king list,
Eridu is named as the city of the firsts antediluvian
kings earlier than the 26th
century BC. Theirs
rules are measured in sars - periods of 3600 years - the next unit
up after 60 in Sumerian counting (3600 = 60x60), and in ners -
units of 600. That is why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes
in an hour, from Sumerians.
I suggest that the "sars" might be periods of 50
years or Jubilees years and "ners" periods of 7 years resulting in more
appropriates years of ruling in accord with the lifespan of the ten antediluvian
generations recorded in
Genesis 5. I will mark this possibility in red.
Weld-Blundell Prism
(Ashmolean Museum)
"After the kingship descended from
heaven, the kingship was in Eridu. In Eridu, Alulim became king; he ruled
for 28800 years..."
1. Alulim
of Eridu: 8 sars (28800 years) or (400 years)
2.
Alalgar of Eridu: 10 sars (36000 years)
or (500 years)
3.
En-Men-Lu-Ana of Bad-Tibira: 12 sars (43200 years)
or (600
years)
4.
Kichunna of Larsa: 12 sars (43200 years) or (600
years)
5.
En-Men-Gal-Ana
of Bad-Tibira: 8 sars (28800 years) or (400 years)
6. Dumuzi
of Bad-Tibira, the shepherd: 10 sars (36000 years) or (500 years)
7. En-Sipad-Zid-Ana
of Larag: 8 sars (28800 years) or (400 years)
8. En-Men-Dur-Ana
of Zimbir: 5 sars and 5 ners (21000 years) or (285 years)
9. Ubara-Tutu
of Shuruppag: 5 sars and 1 ner (18600 years) or (257 years)
10. Zin-Suddu
or Utnapishtim, the Babylonian Noah
There seems to be a number of parallels between the Sumerian King list and
the genealogies of Genesis
5. Some scholars equate Adam with the first
Sumerian king Alulim while Zin-Suddu is for sure Noah. (See
article please)
Adapa
U-an- the Babylonian Adam called the first man was a half-god
half-man, culture hero, called by the title Abgallu
(Ab=water, Gal=Great, Lu=Man) of Eridu. He was considered to have brought civilization
to the city. Adapa is often identified as advisor to the mythical first
antediluvian king of Eridu, Alulim. Adapa is said to have rejected the
gift of immortality.
Genesis 6:4
"There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown."
See
in addition in this web page about the modern giants our relatives.
Ancient
Egyptian giant
1Researching
the past the historians have a principle that sustain that the most
credible source is the closest source. For the same reason I consider
Sumerians ancient account of the beginning of the World more trustworthy than the
present theory of evolution; and in addition Sumerians are pretty much in
accord with my Bible.
Note - I think someone is interested to absolve us from any responsibility
that could occur if is prove it that we are not only evolved
primates.
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The theory of
evolution sustain that all species develop from inferior forms of life
thru natural variation in the genetic material of a
population facilitating reproduction by some adapted individuals more than
others, so that over the generations on a long period of time all members
of the population come to possess the favorable qualities. According to
this theory the previous family member of the humans on the evolution
ladder are the primates. Fossil evidences and different methods of dating apparently
sustain the theory.
Comments
According to paleontology the first Homo
sapiens appeared from apes in Central and South Africa migrating later from here in the rest of the world.
(See the map above) My simple question is Why here; there is something special with this area of the planet? And again
why the firsts cases (the epicenter) of HIV infection developed as well in
this area and spread from here over the world?1
(See the map below) It is just a simple
coincidence? It is hard to believe.
The following answer it is a reasonable and
straightforward idea that crosses my mind. These people musts have had in
the past the same way like in the present serious morals problems. For the
first case the straight explanation is the sexual contacts of humans with
apes resulting in man/apes beings later skeletons and fossils2. For the
second case in the present the deadly AIDS syndrome, caused again
according to scientists from the contact of humans with infected
chimpanzees3. (Personal I consider
the fight against AIDS,
basically a sexual transmitted disease, should be first an ideological fight
against a culture without moral boundaries).
Regarding the apparition of
the humans on Earth I think the anthropologists having in mind Ockham’s
razor principle4 only need to adjust theirs archeological conclusions.
Indeed the ancient man/ape skeletons and fossils are our animal relatives
but not because of evolution but because people crossed the forbidden
barrier between US and them. It is obliviously that
there was an love affair
between humankind and apes, an romance from which we have left today
the theory of evolution and some fossils bastards5.
I definitely vote for
the protection of animals but I think is worth for the truth's sake an
experiment with an artificial implanted female chimpanzee to see live
"the Missing Link” and to compare him with "Lucy" and the
rest. Concerning the ethics of such experiment tell me
please where is the ethic in teaching generations of children the theory
of evolution? It is important for them and for us to solve this
problem and in addition it may be possible for researchers in this way to
find AIDS antidote.
Concerning the long time found by
the different
dating methods if are corrects, I suppose that are distorted by some kind of general
progeria6 that affect the Earth. Biological Earth looks very old but chronological
it is a very young planet. For same reasons the physical degradation of the planet
being an
accelerated process.
1
HIV/AIDS
- the world’s first case, patient "0" on record
is traceable to a plasma sample from a man who died in 1959 in the Belgian
Congo (present-day D.R.C.), but clinical identification of the disease was
not possible until the early 1980s. By then it had already reached
epidemic proportions, with Uganda and Rwanda as the epicenter of
occurrence. (See article
please)
2
Recent genetics studies suggest that this could have happened in the
past: see http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2006/05.18/11-chimp.html
3
The
Pan troglodytes troglodytes
- a African chimpanzee subspecies, has recently been
defined as a natural animal host of the deadly human HIV. (See article
please)
4
Ockham’s razor - a fundamental principle of modern science and
philosophy state that the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few
assumptions as possible eliminating those that are not necessary and when
multiple competing theories have equal predictive powers the principle recommends
selecting those that introduce the fewest assumptions and postulate the
fewest hypothetical entities.
5
Bastard - zoology
similar: used to describe plants and animals that are similar but not
identical to, and usually slightly inferior to, a particular kind or
species.
6
Progeria - rapid aging syndrome
Map
of AIDS incidence
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One
of the greatest mysteries of life is who we are. There
are people who believe humankind was seeded by a non-terrestrial source who will
return one day to help us escape from this temporal reality back to the Lost
Paradise. This is based on historical evidences, religious belief, ancient
prophecies, alleged alien contacts, symbols and archetypes, our inner guidance,
meditation, dreams, among other internal and external influences. At the end of
time, all reverts back for another beginning for a second chance to life. Can
You hear the calling?
At a distance of 2.2 million light-years,
the Andromeda Galaxy is the
nearest spiral galaxy and the most distant object that
can be seen with the
naked eye from Earth.
There is a
jigsaw puzzle for you. Can you see the big picture?
The Story of Redemption
Long time ago, far, galaxy, the
Emperor, peace, love, truth, lies, rebellion, general, civil war, Adam, governor, betray,
die, hope, child, Earth, wait, Savior, the Book, prophecy, Bethlehem, the Prince, blood,
warrior, Terminator, Dark angel, Cross, Star gate, light, escape, jails, prisoners,
martyrs, pain, starving, wars, viruses, children, cry, peoples, expectation, messenger,
6.000 years, trumpet, Temple, rescue, angels, time, Revelation, freedom, uprising,
dictatorial, chains, break, slaves, free, exodus, reality, fight, soldiers, battle,
hijackers, Dragon, witch, fire, traitor, Judgment Day, justice, black hole, the Rider,
white horse, save, Princes, palace, wedding, supper, invitation, party, songs, happy,
father, family, unity, home, again, end, forgive, renaissance, stars, wait, life, friends,
universe, 1.000 years Holiday, peace, life, forever young, love. You?
To
be continued…
About the King
There is a King, an Emperor the most powerful person
in the Universe. He is immortal, he exist from the eternity to eternity. He is the
master of the time and space. The source of life, intelligence, and science are in Him.
The King it is omnipresent and he knows everything, you cannot hide from Him. He is the
Architect and the Constructor of the Universe. Justice and correctness is in everything he
is doing, but the most of all, He is love. You can lose everything you have if you have
him you need nothing. (See 1John 4:8) He doesn’t ask worship from people but He is
the only worthy for
that because He is Number 1 across the Universe. You sense the time is stopping when you
stay in his presence and your soul is filled with all the pace and life. All the questions you
wish to ask are gone because you see Him.
In one day I asked God: -Why so many
children die because of wars and hunger? Why so many people die in terrorist acts and why
they perish because of disease? It’s not fair! How long God, how long? He answered: -
You and yours friends are in charge to protect theirs life, you can change this situation.
When
all the dictators will stay in the judgment day in His presence He doesn't need to ask:
-Why? Why you killed my people? Why you exploited and starved them? Why you keep them
unfair in jails? Why you mislead them? His look will be enough for them to pray to never
have being borne. (See
Rev.6:14-17)
People of the Earth, prepare to encounter the
King of the Universe!
About Jesus and his
angels
They are saints’
persons, powerful, intelligent, kindly, and determined, with an iron will. Because of sins
our volition has diminish visible. Theirs' word has power. They strictly respect the free
will of the humans’ beings and the truth is very important for them. The Law of the Ten
Commandments is their standard that nobody fails. Even they are very good persons
sometimes they are very wild, you cannot mess-up with them, attention for the bad guys!
They are among us trying to help us if we let them. They act at the command of Prince
Jesus that we treat so badly 2000 years ago.
They care and they
are friends especial with the insignificant people, poor, humbles, orphans, disable,
persons that nobody wants them, kids that theirs colleges mock and make jokes about them
because they are too fat or too timid. They hide themselves in a beggar at the corner of
the street, an unshaved homeless or a poor violinist signing in the park. When you pass
near to them pay attention, maybe you will see them and they will bless you.
They
visit the summits of the world leaders trying to influence unseen the humanity to pace and
positive events and bring with the wind a flower to an old woman from an alms home that
their relative forgot her. Because we can not see the future sometimes we don’t
understand their action and we protest, we want results here and now.
These
persons are in mission here on Earth from the world above from Orion or Andromeda galaxy,
trying to convince us that Jesus the Prince is a much better ruler and he is ready to come
back and save the planet forever. In their world, there are not hospitals, cemeteries,
bombs and terrorist; there everybody is polite and kind. There you don’t need to worry
about water, food, money or home because you have everything and much more, their
civilization had solve forever the problem of death. At your 9000th years anniversary you
will not find a problem to blow over your cake candles and to climb the Everest. There is
the land were the legends live and the dreams come truth. There only the history books
will remind the 6000 years sad story of the planet Earth… you will see the rest there,
is too much to tell, this is only a postcard from there.
With love from them! 
P.S. If you were thinking that Heaven
is boring you should think again.
Important
We wish to draw your attention now to this reality that is UFO. Please beware
to this "aliens", they belong to the rebel army, the fallen angels (See Rev.12:12) and "the dark
side of the force." It is possible that they have the base in the Bermuda Triangle,
but they can hide everywhere. If any person, institution, or government is in contact with
them, please stop, it is a trap. We have reasons to believe that they prepare a total
invasion of the Earth in an unexpected way. (See Rev.16:13-16…)We recognize
that these affirmations can sound extreme but this is the only logic conclusion analyzing the
substantial UFO dossier and the Bible. We can say for sure, this ET guys are not our
friends.
The real third
grade encounter took place in the first century but unfortunately we have not understood
the significance and we crucified the Messenger. He was talking about some timeless
Celestial Empire and a formula for immortality; instead of blowing up our enemies we have
to love them, the poor and hungry people have to be feed and not shoot down. I think our low
morality represents a danger for theirs free and super developed society based on trust
and love. Regarding the apparently nonintervention of Heaven in our internal affairs,
the tragedies which are happening here on Earth, I think there are some legally proceedings which they
have to respect, (See John
18:36) but we can change this situation if we really want. (Earth is North
Korea case for Universe) In this context the only
legitimate entrance on the planet for Jesus then was thru the womb of a woman, he is one of
us, an Insider and a Revolutionary.
About Earth
"The Earth is a very small stage
in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and
emperors, so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a
fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner
of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how
frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent
their hatreds. Our posturing, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some
privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light."
Carl Sagan
From "Pale Blue Dot: A
Vision of the Human Future in Space," Random House, 1994
Famous picture of Earth taken from more than 4 billions miles
distance by Voyager 1 in 1991.
"The
voice of an older man began to question him, and Nunez found himself
trying to explain the great world out
of which he had fallen, and the sky and
mountains and sight and such-like marvels, to these elders who sat in
darkness in the Country of the Blind.
And they would believe and understand
nothing whatever he told them, a thing quite outside his expectation.
They would not even understand many of his words. For fourteen
generations these people had been blind and cut off from all the seeing
world; the names for all the things of sight had faded and changed;
the story of the outer world was faded
and changed to a child's story; and they
had ceased to concern themselves with anything beyond the rocky slopes
above their circling wall. Blind men of genius had arisen among them
and questioned the shreds of belief and tradition they had brought
with them from their seeing days, and
had dismissed all these things as idle
fancies, and replaced them with new and saner explanations. Much of
their imagination had shriveled with
their eyes, and they had made for themselves
new imaginations with their ever more sensitive ears and finger-tips.
Slowly Nunez realized this; that his expectation of wonder and
reverence at his origin and his gifts was not to be borne out; and
after his poor attempt to explain sight
to them had been set aside as the confused
version of a new-made being describing the marvels of his incoherent
sensations, he subsided, a little dashed, into listening to their
instruction. And the eldest of the blind men explained to him life
and philosophy and religion, how that
the world (meaning their valley) had been
first an empty hollow in the rocks, and then had come, first, inanimate
things without the gift of touch, and llamas and a few other creatures
that had little sense, and then men, and at last angels, whom one
could hear singing and making fluttering sounds, but whom no one could
touch at all, which puzzled Nunez
greatly until he thought of the birds."
Fragment
from “THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND” by H. G. Wells
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