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The genetics of Genghis Khan. Spoiler, he's not caucasian. Debunking A White Myth–Genghis Khan Had Red Hair

I had to research this very thing for a friend a couple of days ago because of a recent event they were involved in. Art has to prove that actual malice (knowing the comment was false or acting with disregard concerning his comments, true or false), because he is a public figure. However, if...

In part, most media outlets are no longer independent and are owned by large corporations. Propoganda can be pretty insidious, if done correctly most people don't realized their news has been dumbed down for them or skewed so far from reality they won't notice. Plus, there are political forces...

Oh absolutely. Tolkien called this the "cauldron of story" that all storytellers dip from. There is nothing new under the sun, only stories recycled endlessly for eternity. :)

Marx said that religion was the opiate of the masses. I've lately begun to believe that religion has been replaced by the media and the cult of celebrity that we see these days.

First, that sounds eerily similar to the diatribes, er, I mean essays posted by another forum member. Secondly, it is documented very well Lucas was using the monomyth as defined by Joseph Campbell. And he pulled from a number of sources. Lucas used the power of Nazi symbolism in the first 3...

I remember watching "Manufacturing Consent" almost 20 years ago which is based on Noam Chomsky's book of the same name. I found it very sobering and depressing look at how our media was already starting to fail us way back then.

A person I went to college with experimented with TM in 70s or 80s in a group setting and they started having these really tripped out experiences, and not in a good way. I don't even think that the TM folks are much into altered states these days. I do think I've heard at least one...

This is the stuff I like to ponder. The need for expression is a very old trait within humanity. Art, language, communication, how do they intersect and interact with each other?

I have meditated in the past, I'm a bit of a lapsed Buddhist in that respect. Are you engaging in any particular form of meditation such as transcendental meditation? Buddhism? Other? I'm asking because different varieties of meditation often purport to offer different things. In...

@ufology , please let me know if you ever come to Iowa, so I can, ah, make arrangements to be elsewhere. Glad you're okay, though, that sounds a bit scary.

Lovely. :p Seriously tho, you offered your opinion, and as this is a free country...

There is a slightly more recent interview (via email) of Garry Nolan here: The UFO Trail: Dr. Garry Nolan Talks Ata, Starchild Skull and Science As of 2014 he was still preparing his findings for publication, but this is the gist of it: "We are writing for publication now on ATA. I have...

Han, I wouldn't worry about one person's opinion. I, for one, enjoy these kinds of posts. Anything that expands one's knowledge of the world is never a bad thing.

I happened to run across this account authored by a Mr. Chalmers published through the Royal Society of London. The fireball shattered the mainmast of the British vessel, the Montague. An Account of an Extraordinary Fireball Bursting at Sea, Communicated by Mr. Chalmers : Chalmers, M. : Free...

-I've had a few personal experiences. Nothing earth-shattering. A few anomalous sightings, a couple precog dreams and a time-slip incident. -Databases for those with a scientific/academic bent. -I've no problem with a fee as databases have to be built and maintained. As someone who has...

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Scientists, just like any other human on the planet, have opinions that may or may not be backed up by science.

So to go back to the mystery part of this thread: Researchers are still looking for dark matter. There has been some discussion that the only way it may be observed is through its gravitational effects, as so far, the detection of the particles comprising dark matter continues to elude...

My parents subscribed to magazines like the Smithsonian, Science and Omni. Find some interesting magazines to subscribe to that gives them exposure to topics they may not ordinarily come accross. They may find things in them they would like to explore further.