Piney Posted August 15, 2019 #1626 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, atalante said: inhabited by the Scythians They never stepped foot in Spain until the Alans entered about 409 CE. 1 hour ago, atalante said: settled in the island called by the Greeks Erythea, Some placed Hesperides in Tartessos. Some in Benghazi. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormac mac airt Posted August 15, 2019 #1627 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Inconveniently for atalante Hesiod made NO connection between Erythea Island and southern Spain, as implied. It would be Greek writers centuries LATER that would make such a connection. cormac 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 15, 2019 #1628 Share Posted August 15, 2019 36 minutes ago, cormac mac airt said: Inconveniently for atalante Hesiod made NO connection between Erythea Island and southern Spain, as implied. It would be Greek writers centuries LATER that would make such a connection. cormac So it probably was somewhere near Benghazi..........I'm pulling from memories of crap I haven't read in ages and had no interest in. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormac mac airt Posted August 15, 2019 #1629 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Piney said: So it probably was somewhere near Benghazi..........I'm pulling from memories of crap I haven't read in ages and had no interest in. Well if it was an island near Cadiz, but NOT Cadiz, then 'somebody' certainly screwed up. cormac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 15, 2019 #1630 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, cormac mac airt said: Well if it was an island near Cadiz, but NOT Cadiz, then 'somebody' certainly screwed up. cormac Well, their Spanish Fly herb (silphium) did come from Libya so there is a connection. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted August 15, 2019 #1631 Share Posted August 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Piney said: So what does this have to do with Jay's meme? Or what I said about them destroying the originals? @jmccr8 Hi Piney I guess I am not on ignore yet, likely because I'm Irish and he doesn't want to miss out on that home grown humor. Really all he has to do is wait about 6,000 yrs and he can actually meet me in Atlantis after I have been born. jmccr8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted August 15, 2019 #1632 Share Posted August 15, 2019 10 hours ago, Pettytalk said: . And Plato is pointing up because if you believe pettytalk on Atlantis, the delights of heaven await us, which are indescribable, but absolutely delicious.beyond your limited, and wildest imagination. Hi Pettytalk Well now we are getting somewhere, Atlantis is a mothership that will land in America in the future. Just because you have some religious construct does not mean that it is a valid point of view in a discussion. Especially if it cannot be supported with reliable documentation so to date all you have done is join in to be a protagonist for jest. Oh the terror of it all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylemurph Posted August 15, 2019 #1633 Share Posted August 15, 2019 9 hours ago, atalante said: Plato's original Greek audience would have understood that the territory of Gadeirus/Eumelus extended "from" Heracles's arrival-point in southern Spain (which Hesiod had called Erythia Island) - and the territory extended "to" the place modern people call Cadiz. Ancient Greek's case system and use of prepositions for discussing motion up to/into/out of is conventional and very straightforward. I believe it's literally in chapter one of Hanson and Quinn's nigh-ubiquitous college textbook. Why not quote the original text and cite the exact terms used, so we all can see precisely how your alleged reading holds up? ...unless you /can't/.... --Jaylemurph 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Pettytalk Posted August 15, 2019 #1634 Share Posted August 15, 2019 6 hours ago, jmccr8 said: Hi Pettytalk Well now we are getting somewhere, Atlantis is a mothership that will land in America in the future. Just because you have some religious construct does not mean that it is a valid point of view in a discussion. Especially if it cannot be supported with reliable documentation so to date all you have done is join in to be a protagonist for jest. Oh the terror of it all. If you are, again, going to all the trouble of whistling a tune for me, try to at least be original, for Christ's sake. Spaceship Atlantis is not a novel proposal, and anyone can see it at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Besides, I believe that you are wanting to jeer this fellow, as he is probably a sole source for mother ship Atlantis, but I could be wrong, Giorgio certainly tossed it out there to get people worked up, no doubt, as i don't believe someone as sharp as Giorgio would actually, seriously, propose it. And I'm sufficiently confident that he knows way more on Plato's writing than you do. By the way, are you a Plato reader? And what have you, carefully, read of Plato's works? And be honest, for your sake, and reputation. But as far as a general summation of where we stand on my Atlantis, all I can is that you are not sufficiently perceptive, nor keen enough to understand how my posts on Atlantis, in general, are telling the very truth of the matter. But let me ask you another question, don't you tired of making the same silly remarks about my Atlantis, and also about me, personally? To conclude here, I'm not out to convince anyone, as I have stated here long ago, and have also repeated it. I'm giving you and anyone else that reads my posts regarding Atlantis what I believe and know, and the proof of the pudding is in the eating, as the Irish say. Therefore, as in another saying, no one is forcing anything down your throat. If you don't like the taste then don't swallow it. There is no need to, repeatedly, insult the chef because your taste buds don't agree to the dish. Or put in another way, I was just giving out my blueprints on Atlantis, and if you cannot follow the design, then don't build it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 15, 2019 #1635 Share Posted August 15, 2019 22 minutes ago, Pettytalk said: And be honest, for your sake, and reputation. LMAO-ROF Biggest pot-kettle award yet! 23 minutes ago, Pettytalk said: To conclude here, I'm not out to convince anyone, as I have stated here long ago, and have also repeated it. I'm giving you and anyone else that reads my posts regarding Atlantis what I believe and know, and the proof of the pudding is in the eating, as the Irish say. Therefore, as in another saying, no one is forcing anything down your throat. No you just make vague threats and propose it will happen if nobody is a believer in your own special form of twisted Christianity. 27 minutes ago, Pettytalk said: as sharp as Giorgio A rubber ball is sharper that Giorgio and Jay is as sharp as obsidian. 27 minutes ago, Pettytalk said: And I'm sufficiently confident that he knows way more on Plato's writing than you do LMAO! STOP! JUST STOP! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 15, 2019 #1636 Share Posted August 15, 2019 8 hours ago, jmccr8 said: I guess I am not on ignore yet, likely because I'm Irish and he doesn't want to miss out on that home grown humor. I'm not on "ignore". He's too nibby for that. He's just ignoring me, and throwing out little passive-aggressive digs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted August 15, 2019 #1637 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Pettytalk said: o conclude here, I'm not out to convince anyone, as I have stated here long ago, and have also repeated it. I'm giving you and anyone else that reads my posts regarding Atlantis what I believe and know, and the proof of the pudding is in the eating, as the Irish say. Therefore, as in another saying, no one is forcing anything down your throat. If you don't like the taste then don't swallow it. There is no need to, repeatedly, insult the chef because your taste buds don't agree to the dish. Or put in another way, I was just giving out my blueprints on Atlantis, and if you cannot follow the design, then don't build it. Hi Pettytalk When you first started this revelation of yours I questioned you because you were not expressing your concept clearly and concisely because there are many subjects of interest here in the forum and expediency is appreciated as well as properly vetted documentation in support of a position. In your haste to dismiss me you clearly stated that you would not answer my questions at which time I gave fair warning that I would still engage you, now look at who is asking who questions. I have never been your enemy and my light-hearted banter with you has not been meant as a detriment to you as an individual and you are quite quick to start fires of your own so maybe you are the source of your own frustration. You have seen how Walker and I challenge each other and I consider him a poster who engages with determination and respect the effort that he invests in his position and both of us enjoy each others participation which is why I call him a friend, you should hope for such worth in appreciation. You are confusing your personal religious construct as historically valid and have an unreal expectation that it will be accepted as confirmation that your Atlantian perspective is correct which at present has not been properly disclosed as you want to spoon feed us rather than just fill up the plate and let us dig in. Yes I have read ( not studied ) Plato as a philosopher and not a prophet which is how I read material of interest, objectively, and what you have given to date is highly subjective with little supporting documentation which is your responsibility not mine. You called me 8 ball twice now and I let it slide last time but if you wanna see that can of whoop-ass I keep for crackers keep it up as you ain't seen nuttin yet boi. You keep loading the gun one day it's going to go boom. jmccr8 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted August 15, 2019 #1638 Share Posted August 15, 2019 56 minutes ago, Piney said: I'm not on "ignore". He's too nibby for that. He's just ignoring me, and throwing out little passive-aggressive digs. Hi Piney He loves the attention and plays the wounded duck to avoid worthwhile discussion because he cannot support his position and thinks flogging me with an imaginary god is going to change things, funny that. jmccr8 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atalante Posted August 15, 2019 #1639 Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Piney said: They [Skythians] never stepped foot in Spain until the Alans entered about 409 CE. Some placed Hesperides in Tartessos. Some in Benghazi. Piney, My quote from Herodotus 4.8.1-2 was explaining that Heracles left "the shore of Ocean near Gadira, outside the pillars of Heracles" and drove a herd of cattle to a distant land of the Skythians. Edited August 15, 2019 by atalante 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Pettytalk Posted August 15, 2019 #1640 Share Posted August 15, 2019 2 hours ago, jmccr8 said: Hi Pettytalk When you first started this revelation of yours I questioned you because you were not expressing your concept clearly and concisely because there are many subjects of interest here in the forum and expediency is appreciated as well as properly vetted documentation in support of a position. In your haste to dismiss me you clearly stated that you would not answer my questions at which time I gave fair warning that I would still engage you, now look at who is asking who questions. I have never been your enemy and my light-hearted banter with you has not been meant as a detriment to you as an individual and you are quite quick to start fires of your own so maybe you are the source of your own frustration. You have seen how Walker and I challenge each other and I consider him a poster who engages with determination and respect the effort that he invests in his position and both of us enjoy each others participation which is why I call him a friend, you should hope for such worth in appreciation. You are confusing your personal religious construct as historically valid and have an unreal expectation that it will be accepted as confirmation that your Atlantian perspective is correct which at present has not been properly disclosed as you want to spoon feed us rather than just fill up the plate and let us dig in. Yes I have read ( not studied ) Plato as a philosopher and not a prophet which is how I read material of interest, objectively, and what you have given to date is highly subjective with little supporting documentation which is your responsibility not mine. You called me 8 ball twice now and I let it slide last time but if you wanna see that can of whoop-ass I keep for crackers keep it up as you ain't seen nuttin yet boi. You keep loading the gun one day it's going to go boom. jmccr8 Thanks for taking so much of your time in response. However, as I said, you neither understand Plato, nor myself. It's hard to spoon feed when the children, emphatically, refuse the first spoonful, and will have no more, and just splash the food allover. You must really think me naive to take your questioning seriously, as all you were, and still are doing, is trying your hand at jeering. And what's this talk of loaded guns going boom, some sort of implied, menaicing threat? And as far as the 8 ball goes, I have used it from the beginning as to the meaning of being "behind the eight ball", and in reference to the use of the number eight in your posting name, and which was one of my responses to you when you were jeering my own posting name, if you will recall. But apparently you don't even know what that means, as you are taking it as an insult, again. There is no need in trying to impress others with being cultured and well schooled, when in fact you lack street smarts. Apparently you never frequented pool halls. behind the eight ball phrase of eight ball informal at a disadvantage. "don't let cash-flow crises put you behind the eight ball" Now I'm the one at a disadvantage, because I have to relinquish my high hopes of ever getting through to you. If you will, let us depart in peace, and I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, and last words, if you care to do that honor at my funeral of shame and blunder for having misled your thoughts so far astray. Mea culpa! May the God of my strange and doubtful religion forgive me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 15, 2019 #1641 Share Posted August 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, Pettytalk said: Thanks for taking so much of your time in response. However, as I said, you neither understand Plato, nor myself. He understands completely. Don't try to bring him down to your level. 21 minutes ago, Pettytalk said: There is no need in trying to impress others with being cultured and well schooled, when in fact you lack street smarts. Apparently you never frequented pool halls. He's a "Shut Down" supervisor for factories and power companies and one hell of a metal worker and climber. He actually has awesome street smarts and common sense because of this VVV 23 minutes ago, Pettytalk said: Now I'm the one at a disadvantage, because I have to relinquish my high hopes of ever getting through to you. Which means he smart enough to know a word salad and bad theology when he sees it. When you hide your identity it is the first clue your a liar. If you were this great "prophet" you wouldn't hide behind a screen and show yourself. Most of us "long timers" no each other personally. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted August 15, 2019 #1642 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Pettytalk said: Thanks for taking so much of your time in response. However, as I said, you neither understand Plato, nor myself. It's hard to spoon feed when the children, emphatically, refuse the first spoonful, and will have no more, and just splash the food allover. You must really think me naive to take your questioning seriously, as all you were, and still are doing, is trying your hand at jeering. Hi Pettytalk Your welcome,I am going to be quite direct in response as I am on lunch break with limited time. You are the only one to hold the belief that you have in interpreting Plato and underestimate those with whom you are trying to spoon feed. At the onset of these discussions with you my questions were relevant to the discussion and you refused to engage telling me that I was moving to far ahead of your disclosure and that you would dawdle along until all of us revered you for the teacher that you see yourself as. Many of the people here that you are trying to express your thoughts to are intelligent and highly educated, I would be the odd man out academically but as far as comprehension and adaptability I am certified in three trades and very experienced in several aspects of the construction/fabrication industry not to mention other skills so I am well past taking toddler steps and productivity and accuracy are a priority for me and if someone cannot take an interest in creating a proper working environment I tend to push them with humor.I am no where near as bitter about life as you have expressed here in your interactions with other members. 1 hour ago, Pettytalk said: And as far as the 8 ball goes, I have used it from the beginning as to the meaning of being "behind the eight ball", and in reference to the use of the number eight in your posting name, and which was one of my responses to you when you were jeering my own posting name, if you will recall. But apparently you don't even know what that means, as you are taking it as an insult, again. There is no need in trying to impress others with being cultured and well schooled, when in fact you lack street smarts. Apparently you never frequented pool halls. My name is McCreight and I use jmccr8 as a short-hand just as many others with the same name as a google search will show that there are several of us including a female politician in the States and calling me 8 ball is derogatory as I had explained to you the first time so I do not give a flying fig about your reference to pool accept it or accept the consequences. Yes I do play pool many times by myself when I want to unwind for a couple of hours, I usually play rotation because it make you play the table to set up your next shot. most people here understand that I have admitted to having lived a different life and am not their peer academically and for some socially so there is no need to impress anyone as they know where I come from and accept me for putting in an effort to learn over the last 10 years of membership here. 2 hours ago, Pettytalk said: Now I'm the one at a disadvantage, because I have to relinquish my high hopes of ever getting through to you. If you will, let us depart in peace, and I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, and last words, if you care to do that honor at my funeral of shame and blunder for having misled your thoughts so far astray. Mea culpa! May the God of my strange and doubtful religion forgive me. Look Pettytalk we do not have to be at odds here, when I first joined I had no computer skills and no experience with this medium of interaction so I had trouble effectively communicating my thoughts and the very people that you have alienated yourself from were the mentors that saw I was having trouble and were good enough to help me adapt and learn to use new tools to better interact here. Whatever you chose to do is your choice in this last bit you are feigning and not being honest with me or you, no one is asking you not to believe what you do only to express in in terms that can be understood and to invest some time into supporting your position with credible documentation other than religious texts and something that would solidify your interpretation of Plato's works. jmccr8 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted August 15, 2019 #1643 Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Piney said: He understands completely. Don't try to bring him down to your level. He's a "Shut Down" supervisor for factories and power companies and one hell of a metal worker and climber. He actually has awesome street smarts and common sense because of this VVV Which means he smart enough to know a word salad and bad theology when he sees it. When you hide your identity it is the first clue your a liar. If you were this great "prophet" you wouldn't hide behind a screen and show yourself. Most of us "long timers" no each other personally. Thanks Piney jmccr8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atalante Posted August 15, 2019 #1644 Share Posted August 15, 2019 11 hours ago, jaylemurph said: Ancient Greek's case system and use of prepositions for discussing motion up to/into/out of is conventional and very straightforward. I believe it's literally in chapter one of Hanson and Quinn's nigh-ubiquitous college textbook. Why not quote the original text and cite the exact terms used, so we all can see precisely how your alleged reading holds up? ...unless you /can't/.... --Jaylemurph Jay, My paraphrase of archaic Greek geography (and most especially what Plato's contemporaries would understand from 114b) was better than yours. Your paraphrase was completely blank. If you post your paraphrase, I will critique it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted August 15, 2019 #1645 Share Posted August 15, 2019 54 minutes ago, jmccr8 said: At the onset of these discussions with you my questions were relevant to the discussion and you refused to engage telling me that I was moving to far ahead of your disclosure and that you would dawdle along until all of us revered you for the teacher that you see yourself as. He did this with everyone. Posted in a long winded wall of text trying to look brilliant. All he did for me is prove a old Japanese saying "You can be clever and still not smart". 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docyabut2 Posted August 15, 2019 #1646 Share Posted August 15, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 9:28 PM, docyabut2 said: it was a small country of GADES I guess why I keep repeating my self why did the story said Atlantis was facing this small country in the ancient time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormac mac airt Posted August 15, 2019 #1647 Share Posted August 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, docyabut2 said: I guess why I keep repeating my self why did the story said Atlantis was facing this small country in the ancient time? In 9600 BC THERE WAS NO ISLAND as Cadiz was part of the mainland. cormac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docyabut2 Posted August 16, 2019 #1648 Share Posted August 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, cormac mac airt said: In 9600 BC THERE WAS NO ISLAND as Cadiz was part of the mainland. cormac You know it had to be in the 1500 bc `s the namings of the kings of Athens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormac mac airt Posted August 16, 2019 #1649 Share Posted August 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, docyabut2 said: You know it had to be in the 1500 bc `s the namings of the kings of Athens You know that’s NOT when Plato placed it. cormac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swede Posted August 16, 2019 #1650 Share Posted August 16, 2019 5 hours ago, jmccr8 said: Hi Pettytalk Your welcome,I am going to be quite direct in response as I am on lunch break with limited time. You are the only one to hold the belief that you have in interpreting Plato and underestimate those with whom you are trying to spoon feed. At the onset of these discussions with you my questions were relevant to the discussion and you refused to engage telling me that I was moving to far ahead of your disclosure and that you would dawdle along until all of us revered you for the teacher that you see yourself as. Many of the people here that you are trying to express your thoughts to are intelligent and highly educated, I would be the odd man out academically but as far as comprehension and adaptability I am certified in three trades and very experienced in several aspects of the construction/fabrication industry not to mention other skills so I am well past taking toddler steps and productivity and accuracy are a priority for me and if someone cannot take an interest in creating a proper working environment I tend to push them with humor.I am no where near as bitter about life as you have expressed here in your interactions with other members. My name is McCreight and I use jmccr8 as a short-hand just as many others with the same name as a google search will show that there are several of us including a female politician in the States and calling me 8 ball is derogatory as I had explained to you the first time so I do not give a flying fig about your reference to pool accept it or accept the consequences. Yes I do play pool many times by myself when I want to unwind for a couple of hours, I usually play rotation because it make you play the table to set up your next shot. most people here understand that I have admitted to having lived a different life and am not their peer academically and for some socially so there is no need to impress anyone as they know where I come from and accept me for putting in an effort to learn over the last 10 years of membership here. Look Pettytalk we do not have to be at odds here, when I first joined I had no computer skills and no experience with this medium of interaction so I had trouble effectively communicating my thoughts and the very people that you have alienated yourself from were the mentors that saw I was having trouble and were good enough to help me adapt and learn to use new tools to better interact here. Whatever you chose to do is your choice in this last bit you are feigning and not being honest with me or you, no one is asking you not to believe what you do only to express in in terms that can be understood and to invest some time into supporting your position with credible documentation other than religious texts and something that would solidify your interpretation of Plato's works. jmccr8 Simply cannot "like" this contribution enough. Well done. . 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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