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GreatGazoo

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17. I hear you on NFL expenses vs history preservation

Reply to thucythucy (Reply #15)

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 08:14 PM

Jul 30

History has been revitalized by many recent developments but yes, many of the sites are inaccurate or lacking in broader context.

I was trying to detail the shift in history as a genre and a discipline. It is moving steadily toward a more scientific approach and one of the things AI is helping with is decoding ancient texts.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04161-z

It is a great time to be studying history as we gain tools and information that lets us put more of the pieces together, sometimes literally.

I love "wordy posts" - Thanks for yours!

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Why Is So Much of What We Call "History" Wrong? [View all] GreatGazoo Jul 30 OP

The "winners" write it. H2O Man Jul 30 #1

This NewHendoLib Jul 30 #2

That, and the fact that most people don't give a damn thucythucy Jul 30 #4

"How much do we devote, yearly, to the preservation..."? Billions of $$$ GreatGazoo Jul 30 #7

I specifically tried to exclude tourism and tourist attractions, thucythucy Jul 30 #15

I hear you on NFL expenses vs history preservation GreatGazoo Jul 30 #17

I agree that the study of history has and is making great strides. thucythucy Aug 2 #33

Americans are more interested in science fiction than history. thought crime Jul 30 #18

That simple malaise Jul 30 #8

Not always TnDem Jul 30 #12

But which "holy" texts were chosen to be included in the Bible, Aristus Jul 30 #16

The Bible isn't history. thought crime Jul 30 #19

"Nobody reads anymore." Kid Berwyn Jul 31 #27

;--{) Goonch Jul 31 #28

Countering Criticism of the Warren Report (CIA, PDF) Kid Berwyn Jul 31 #29

There are no facts. Only interpretations. Friedrich Nietzsche Ping Tung Jul 30 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author thought crime Jul 30 #20

To a certain degree it can only be an art ITAL Jul 30 #5

"Why it happened" is much more debatable than 'What happened' GreatGazoo Jul 30 #6

Nice OP malaise Jul 30 #9

Ironically, your version of the scan of Shakespeare's grave is completely wrong muriel_volestrangler Jul 30 #10

GPR shows no skull, no casket or coffin, not even nails from a rotted coffin. GreatGazoo Jul 30 #11

The irony of your attempt to spin this against the reality is quite hilarious muriel_volestrangler Jul 30 #13

I cited the Shakespeare myth specifically for the dynamic you are helping to illustrate GreatGazoo Jul 30 #14

Sure, go on denying what the people who did the scan said, if it makes you feel OK muriel_volestrangler Jul 31 #22

Kevin Colls says there is no skull under that stone and no coffin GreatGazoo Jul 31 #23

So we've gone from "Shakespeare isn't buried there. It's empty" to 5, including him, buried in shallow graves in shrouds muriel_volestrangler Jul 31 #24

According to Colls and science, Is Shakespeare's skull in that infant-sized "grave"? Yes or No GreatGazoo Jul 31 #25

They don't know if the skull is in there or not, but the grave is not "infant-sized" muriel_volestrangler Jul 31 #30

"It's very very convincing to me that his skull isn't at Holy Trinity at all." - Colls GreatGazoo Aug 1 #31

In your arguments in this thread, you have said: muriel_volestrangler Aug 1 #32

SInce you mentioned "Gilgamesh", I'll leave you this historical tidbit: Gilgamesh gave birth to Hamas. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jul 30 #21

Well said! nt intrepidity Jul 31 #26

It is manipulated thru time to say what one wants republianmushroom Aug 2 #34