History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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My daughter loves It!.......2007-01-18

Great book for tweens. My daughter brings it on all of our rode trips and still enjoys it.

Fabulous.......2007-01-13

I got this for my 6 year old daughter who loves fairies and mermaids. The art projects are awesome, many different ways to create, each project can take around an hour to do. Some of the projects need parental guidance for her age, delicate tissue paper, cutting tin foil, etc. but the outcome is always amazing and she loves to display her work, which really turns out to look professional. Could this book lead to a career in illustrating childrens book, very probable!
Also recommend "I can draw Animals" by Gibson, that she can do 100% herself with step by step directions.

the Shipping Cost will Get Ya!.......2007-01-10

The item arrived on time and as pictured so I would order from this seller again. But on a side note: Even though the item itself is cheap the shipping will get ya!

a disappointment.......2007-01-08

Sure, they look great in the book, but none of the projects in this book will ever come out looking like the examples. It looks easy, but for little hands the drawings are kinda complicated. I've seen better drawing books for this age group.

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A Cure for Poverty?

This book provides a new explanation of why capitalism succeeds where it does, yet fails to achieve universal welfare as its most vocal proponents claim it ought to. By looking at the issue of the meta-knowledge problem -- how disadvantaged people do not know how to find out what knowledge is valuable, where to acquire it, and how to finance it -- the book discovers the core reason for enduring poverty of entire communities. The book starts with a core axiom that knowledge is fallible (and meta-knowledge even more so) and discusses the implications of that for ideas in welfare, education, entrepreneurship, banking, law, ethics and religion.

In its Appendix, entitled "A Rationalist's Guide to Religion" the book provides an interpretation of the world's major faiths in light of the fallibility axiom.

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This is an awesome book.......2004-01-12

Awesome. That's the only way I can describe it. You're going to read this, and then think "damn, this is *deep*, I need to read it again." You'd think that a book like this would be a lot longer - I mean, it took Ayn Rand a thousand pages to do Atlas Shrugged, and 1984 was something like 350 pages. And all the other stuff is too hard to read, it's badly written.

This book is readable, as in, it makes sense to an average guy. (I'm a computer repair tech with certifications instead of college degrees.) It's well-written and understandable, and it all makes sense. And you have a whole LOT crammed into about 120 pages. It's all about philosophy and how we don't know anything truly for sure, and how you've got to do everything based on those assumptions. As in, about how all the stuff in the modern capitalist west is based somewhat on those - like democracy, the jury system, capitalism, all of it. Think of it as being a bit like The Matrix as written by George Orwell, the guy who did 1984 and Animal Farm.

Is this book a "white dwarf"?.......2002-02-06

A white dwarf is a star of massive density. A book qualifies as a "white dwarf" if it is so packed with content that it can be read many times and still yields more insights and understanding each time. This book is only a hundred pages in length and it covers a range of fundamental issues from philosophy, the nature of freedom and discovery, law and government, money and banking, entrepreneurship and education, the problems of developing countries. It is clearly written and provides an excellent bibliography, including web sites, for futher investigation of his themes.

Karun Philip is a practical dreamer, with his head in the clouds of abstract ideas and his feet planted in the earth of the commercial marketplace. In my view this book is almost a white dwarf because the author has managed to convey so many insights by unpacking the implications of the "axiom of fallibility" which is the central organizing principle of the book. He attributes most of the novelty and power of his ideas to the pioneering work of F A Hayek, a man who he describes as too market-oriented for the left but not sufficiently laissez-faire to satisfy the libertarians.

The axiom of fallibility tends to meet a mixed reception. Some people consider that it represents a capitulation to irrationalism, to relativism and the feckless attitude of "anything goes". Others consider that it is old hat, everyone knows about the uncertainty of human knowledge. However the secret of creative scholarship is to take a simple idea and pursue its less obvious consequences and implications. If the idea is sound and the scholar is both resolute and lucky in his sources, influences and insights, the results can change the direction of civilisation.

One would have to be a polymath to judge whether Philip's insights are robust in all the areas that he has addressed. In addition, the exposition is too brief to answer the myriad of doubts and objections that critics will provide. It may be that this is not quite a white dwarf, and perhaps Philip's next book, elaborating the themes of this volume, will qualify.

Rafe Champion
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A Best Friend where you least expect Him..........2001-10-18

The only way to survive office life is by having a Great Friend with a Grand Plan. OK, getting to know all the characters can be entertaining and those we cubicle vets know and "love" are well documented here, in the best of water cooler repartee. But the reality of office hierarchy is usually less than amusing. Lois has been there and back, but she's not been alone on her journey. She had the Ultimate Guide who kept her nose in the Book throughout each of her adventures and trials. As a fellow survivor, I invite you to try this book. Sit down and prepare yourself for laughing fits as well as sobs of recognition and conviction. But most of all, I invite you of little hope and even lesser respect in cubicle-land to meet (or reacquaint yourself with) Jesus Christ and the Bible. See how much He and His Word are truly with you always.

Funny, Factual and Inspiring!.......2001-08-17

A survival manual that applies to all working people. Using humor and bibilical emphasis, the reader is given insight and strength to endure the daily demands of the workplace.

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