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Article #7610Re: Shrinking space theory has yet to be tested
From: don_quixote
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 00:00
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 00:00
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In article <87upnq$h93$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, gorbon@my-deja.com wrote: > A quick history lesson for you. Columbus did NOT believe > simply that the world was round while everyone else believed > it to be flat. They KNEW it was round. Columbus was simply a > moron who believed it to be less in diameter than it actually > was. All though other attempted to persuade him that it was > greater in size than his calculations, he went about his way. > He proved nothing in the end. I disagree: I think he proved that if you believe in yourself and you persist in your beliefs... that eventually you'll be made a Viseroy of Spain (or you'll be knighted by the Queen-o- England... one of those). SDR sdr@t-three.com http://members.aol.com/mrealms/470.htm > > > Ha! Aristotle's theory of gravity passed all tests for > > thousands of years! The theory that the earth was flat > > also lasted until even after Columbus (and I believe > > a number of people adhere to it even today). > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
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