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They Keep Coming Back To This Idea...
#1
They Keep Coming Back To This Idea...
Maybe they can get it to work.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/ancie...-ray-tech/

Quote:Ancient Roman scrolls scorched by Vesuvius volcano may be readable thanks to new X-ray tech

At least they don't sit around praying for a miracle.
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#2
RE: They Keep Coming Back To This Idea...
Would be great if they managed it. I guess that guy had all the classical authors had to offer. It would be a huge leap for history and culture. Going by the size of his mansion he wasn't short of a dime or two. As far as I know, they've still not excacated the whole structure.
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#3
RE: They Keep Coming Back To This Idea...
(January 20, 2015 at 5:33 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Maybe they can get it to work.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/ancie...-ray-tech/

Quote:Ancient Roman scrolls scorched by Vesuvius volcano may be readable thanks to new X-ray tech

At least they don't sit around praying for a miracle.

This reminds me of that 'effort' to examine old wheel-thrown pots to see if any sound recordings survived in the clay.

I think it's called, flogging a dead horse.

MM
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"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
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#4
RE: They Keep Coming Back To This Idea...
There was a previous discussion of Piso's library here.

https://atheistforums.org/thread-22735-p...#pid566918

As noted from earlier examinations this was not the Herculaneum Public Library.
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#5
RE: They Keep Coming Back To This Idea...
The antiKythera mechanism finally gave up its secrets, I'd hold out some hope maybe science pulls another plum out of the pudding.
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