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.

Perils of a Restless Planet: Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters

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Extremely interesting book on science of disasters....
particularly appropriate for a post tsunami read
Couldn't put it down
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Perils of a Restless Planet: Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters
Jr, Ernest Zebrowski , and Jr., Ernest Zebrowski
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The Johnstown flood of 1889, the Lisbon earthquake of 1755, the pan-European bubonic plague epidemic of 1347-51--all of these events left deep impressions on contemporary history and are remembered even today. We have yet to gauge the effects of more modern disasters--for instance, the Kobe earthquake of 1995, which killed 5,000 Japanese--but we recognize their significance. Many scientists are now engaged in developing means to forecast natural disasters more accurately and to put in place more effective safety measures. Ernest Zebrowski tracks their work through history, noting that even the most current of ideas about, say, the dangers of wind shear will almost certainly be proven obsolete in the years to come. Students of technological history, geology, and climatology will find his work stimulating, and general readers will find it highly accessible.

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From epidemics and earthquakes to tornados and tidal waves, the overwhelming power of nature never ceases to instill humankind with both terror and awe. As natural disasters continue to claim human lives and leave destruction in their wake, Perils of a Restless Planet examines our attempts to understand and anticipate such phenomena. Now available in paperback, this highly acclaimed book draws on actual events from ancient to present times. Coverage focuses on basic scientific inquiry, technological innovation and, ultimately, public policy to provide a lucid and riveting look at the natural events that have shaped our view of natural disasters. While shedding light on the elusive quality of nature's intermittent tantrums and the limits scientific study and laboratory replication impose on our understanding of its mercurial ways, the author extrapolates from the history of science to suggest how we may someday learn to warn and protect the vulnerable populations on our small, tempestuous planet. Compelling and informative, this book will find readers both in and outside of the scientific community.

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Extremely interesting book on science of disasters...........2007-05-10

I've long been interested in climate, weather, and geological sciences that have very little to do with the science of the body or biology that I usually teach or that I read for. I didn't get much of this science in school, and I find it fascinating, though of course, it makes me extremely uneasy to read information like this after we have had several very large natural disasters that led to major suffering on the part of human beings partly through our own fault, and partly as a natural condition of being part of an eco-system that is very much impacted by what we humans do.

This book is not just the usual listing of catastrophic happenings, but rather a few major events are listed with significant information about what either led up to the event, or how the event happened, or how and why it impacted civilization. A lot of this stuff was a mix of several different ways of looking at disasters, including epidemiology and population statistics, things that are not usually looked at until way after the event, and even then, are dismissed. But we dismiss this type of study at our own peril. After Katrina, people should understand more that if you put a city near an immense body of water, with no protection for that city, whether natural or otherwise, there will be consequences of that action. Whether that consequence occurs during the lifetime of the people who build that city without thinking on the edge of a precipice, or whether it occurs during their children's lifetime, has little or no bearing on the deliverance of those consequences.

This book is a must read for urban engineers and urban planning. Whether dealing with environmental impact of building unsafely, or the population statistcs of whether an area can adequately support an exponentially growing population without leading to problems such as that seen on Easter Island where a small environment could not support a large population adequately, is up for grabs. I would hope that those who come after us would do better at taking such concerns to heart when planning communities.

Karen L. Sadler

particularly appropriate for a post tsunami read.......2005-11-16

This is an approachable but not dumbed down introduction to the science and history of natural disasters: picking it up in the early post-Thailand/Indonesia/India etc tsunami it explained the whyfores and wherefores as well as the nature and extent of the damage clearly and concisely.
Highly recommended as an either an introduction to more technical treatments, or as an excellent 'popular science' outline of the subject.

Couldn't put it down.......2004-08-06

One of the best books I've read in a long time. This is popular science done right! For a start, the writing is very clear and the author manages to explain some complicated subjects in a straightforward manner.
A book on natural disasters wouldn't be complete without exciting tales of death, mayhem and general destruction. In this book, the author proves himself a first rate yarn spinner. I was on the edge of my seat waiting to hear what happened when Mont Pelee exploded or when Lisbon was swamped by a tsunami.
This is the kind of science book I like. It assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, yet also assumes the reader is intelligent and can grasp new concepts. For example, the second chapter (in a book on natural disasters) is titled "The Evolution of Science" and provides a lucid and compact summary of the history and philosophy of science, no less! Bravo! Another great thing is the auther is always ready to point out the limitations of current science or current techniques. Some authors tend to gloss over the unknowns and pretend they know everything.
You can learn a lot from this book. Each page is dense with scientific information, with no filler. What to do if involved in an earthquake, hurricane, tsunami or volcano. How to build a house. How the richter scale works. Its all in there. And the author isn't afraid to throw a few equations into the mix to illustrate the science behind the discussed phenomenon.
If you are a thinker, you will love this book. Guaranteed!

Readable Non-Fiction.......2004-06-11

If you're the type of person who likes reading about disasters, but who wants more than tales of woe, then buy this book! Zebrowski gives thoughtful descriptions of various natural catastrophes that were exacerbated by human foibles and design shortcomings. His narrative offers enough detail to satisfy the engineer, but explains complex concepts in a manner that makes the material accessible and enjoyable to the layman.

Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters.......2002-05-20

Ernest Zebrowski, Jr. is both a teacher and a story-teller in "Perils of a Restless Planet." I picked the book up to review it and found myself reading it from cover to cover all over again.

Stylistically, the author will begin with the story of, say, the San Francisco earthquake (1906). He then compares it to the Messina earthquake (1908), and asks why there were so many more casualties in the Messina quake (only a 33% - 45% survival rate as compared to San Francisco's 99.8% survival rate). This question leads to a discussion of the strengths of materials---how well they perform when deformed by tension, compression, shear, and torsion. In San Francisco, the houses were built of wood, which will bend and twist and allow its occupants time to escape during a quake. The houses in Messina were built of stone. "It is this plastic behavior of wood (versus stone) that explains the dramatic difference in survival rates in the San Francisco and Messina earthquakes of 1906 and 1908."

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`History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2` is the second volume of the most explosive and astounding tractate on history ever written - however, every theory it contains, no matter how unorthodox, is backed by rock solid scientific data. The book is easy and pleasant to read; it is well-illustrated, contains hundreds of charts, graphs and illustrations, copies of ancient manuscripts, and countless facts attesting to the falsity of the chronology used nowadays. You will be amazed to discover: - That the chronology universally accepted today and taken for granted is simply wrong; - That ALL methods of dating of ancient sources and artefacts known today are erroneous or non-exact; - That there is not a single document that could be reliably dated earlier than the XIth century; The Author refers to the Middle Ages as the Antiquity and proves mutual superimposition of the Second and the Third Roman Empire, both of which become identified as the respective kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Furthermore, he asserts that the famous reform of the Occidental Church in the XI century by Pope Gregory Hildebrand was the reflection of the XII century reforms of Byzantine emperor Andronicus who in his turn identifies with Jesus Christ. The Trojan war counted by Homer happened only as late as of the XIII century A.D. and the great poet actually lived in XIV century A.D. No stone in history of Antiquity is left unturned. Literally. This book is the beginning of a major correction to the chronology we live with.

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Check and see.......2007-06-21

I don't care what other people say of this book. Those affirmig it's fake, they hadn't ever read it. Or have some special reasons to do so. "Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see..." This book won't make you feel comfortable. It'll make you feel free. It'll make you feel you're "not the only one" to feel you'd been lied to for centuries.

Suprise! Suprise!.......2007-03-22

Here is a serie of books which turns "the whole world" upside down. I learned a lot of it and I hope that a new book from A.T. Fomenko will follow very quick. A absolute must for everybody who is interested in history or even a little bit from it.

Prescient St Augustine?.......2006-02-05

We can so far divide the New Chronology into the following three parts:

a) The verifiable theory that proves consensual chronology wrong with the aid of astronomy, statistics and mathematics;

b) The new chronology hypothesis based on a new understanding of known historical facts and the most likely logical explanation of the most obvious inconsistencies inherent in the official version of history;

c) The history conjectures, that is experimental historical reconstructions based on assumptions that the authors believe to make sense in the light of their research and linguistic parallels - void of ironclad factual support to date.

Fomenko's theory complies with the most rigid scientific standards as a whole:

It gives a coherent explanation of what we already know.

- It is consistent: independent lines of inquiry all lead to the same conclusion.

- The predictions it makes are confirmed empirically.

Fomenko goes by the following axioms:

- Chronology is the basis of history;

- Human evolution has always been linear, gradual and irreversible;

- The "cyclic" nature of human civilization is a myth, likewise all the gaps, duplicates, "dark ages" and "renaissances" that we know from consensual history;

- The accumulation of geographical knowledge as reflected in cartography is a gradual and irreversible process;

- The chronological distance between a given manuscript and the events described therein is proportional to the amount of distortions it contains;

- There is no "useless" information in authentic ancient sources.

Why the mainstream historians do not shower mathematician Academician Dr.Prof Fomenko with thanks and laurels?

The Russians:

Because Fomenko asserts that there was no such thing as the Tartar and Mongol invasion followed by three centuries of slavery, providing a formidable body of documental evidence to prove his assertion. The so-called "Tartars and Mongols" were the actual ancestors of the modern Russians, living in a bilingual state with Arabic spoken as freely as Russian. The ancient Russian state was governed by a double structure of civil and military authorities. The hordes were actually professional armies with a tradition of lifelong conscription (the recruitment being the so-called "blood tax"). Their "invasions" were punitive operations against the regions that attempted tax evasion. Fomenko proves that Russian history as we know it today is a blatant forgery concocted by a host of German scientists brought to Russia by the usurper dynasty of the Romanovs, whose ascension to the throne was the result of coup d'état, charged with the mission of making their reign look legitimate. Fomenko proves Ivan the Terrible to be a collation of four rulers, no less. They represented the two rival dynasties - the legitimate rulers and the ambitious upstarts. The winner took it all! Over some 30 years of controversy, Russian historians have made a most remarkable transition - they were initially accusing the young mathematician Fomenko of anticommunist dissident activity and attempts to deface the historical legacy of Soviet Russia; nowadays the middle-aged mathematician is accused of adhering to "pro-communist Russian nationalism" and defacing the proud historical legacy of Great Russia.

The Westerners:

Because Fomenko blows consensual Russian history to smithereens, successfully removing a crucial cornerstone from underneath the otherwise impeccable edifice of World History. Fomenko adds insult to injury, wiping out one by one the Ancient Rome (the foundation of Rome in Italy is dated to the XIV century A. D.), the Ancient Greece and its numerous poleis, which he identifies as the mediaeval crusader settlements on the territory of Greece, and the Ancient Egypt (the pyramids of Giza become dated to the XI-XV century A. D. and identified as the royal cemetery of the Global "Mongolian" Empire, no less). The civilization of the Ancient Egypt is irrefutably dated to the XII-XV century A. D. with the aid of the ancient Egyptian horoscopes cut in stone. He was the first one to decipher and date all such horoscopes, coming up with mediaeval dates in every case. English historians rage at the suggestion that the history of Ancient England was de facto a Byzantine import transplanted to the English soil by the fugitive Byzantine nobility. To reward the English historians who consider themselves the true scribes of World History, the cover of the present book portrays Tintoretto's Jesus Christ crucified on the Big Ben.

The Chinese:

Because Fomenko wipes out the Ancient History of China outright. No such thing. Full point. The compilation of the so-called Ancient Chinese History is reliably datable to the XVII-XVIII century only. It is perfectly recognizable as the Ancient European history, reworked and transcribed in hieroglyphs as yet another historical transplantation, this time performed on the Chinese soil by the loving Jesuit hands. The Chinese are the next in line to go berserk. Chinese history is inevitably bound to get both more ancient and more eventful, proportionally to the growing involvement of China in the world affairs. Chinese historians will keep on finding valid proof of prehistoric Chinese spaceflights until the Politburo orders them to shut up.

The Arabs:

Too bad. Islam with all its key figures is datable to XV-XVI century A. D. Arabic historians may find consolation in the crucial historical role of the Ottoman Empire in the XVI-XVII century. The trouble is that this empire was initially a Christian state, with Hagia Sophia identifiable as Temple of Solomon, according to Fomenko! We can only guess if the acquisition of Alexander the Great (a Macedonian and a Christian) as the founder of the Muslim World Empire will make Fomenko's theories more acceptable to the Arabic mainstream. He certainly does not spare any holy cows at all, claiming The Stone of Qa'Aba in Mecca to contain the lost Arch of the Covenant.

The Divinity:

Despite of reiterated statement that his theory is all about chronology and not Religion, Fomenko stirs up a whole condominium of wasp nests. His collection of anathemas, fatwa, and other condemnations from all parties concerned is already considerable. Little wonder, considering that the history of religions à la Fomenko looks as follows: the pre-Christian period (before the XI century and JC), Bacchic Christianity (XI-XII century, before and after JC), JC Christianity (XII-XVI century) and its subsequent mutations into Orthodox Christianity, the Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism, and so on.

According to Fomenko we know strictly NOTHING about the events that predate the X century A. D.

St Augustin was prescient when he spoke unto us: "be wary of mathematicians, particularly when they speak the truth."

Something of a disappointment.......2005-09-09

After having read the first volume of this expected series of 7 volumes I was triggered by the thesis of these authors that ancient Greek and Roman history did in fact take place in the Middle Ages. So I started studying medieval history of the Middle East - also known as Islamic history - to find out if the opponents of the ancient Greeks and Romans - the Acheamenid Persians, Sassanids, Scythians, Egyptians, etc. - also have their duplicates in medieval history. My search was disappointing: none of the many medieval Islamic dynasties seemed to correspond to the ancient middle eastern rulers.

However, I did find a close correspondence between Herodotus' Persian kings and medieval events:

- the defeat and capture of an Anatolian king - the Lydian Croesus - by the Persian conqueror Cyrus is identical to the defeat and capture of another Anatolian king - sultan Bayezid - by the Asian/Mongol conqueror Tamerlane;
- the Persian conquest of Egypt by the cruel tyrant Cambyses reds almost exactly as the Ottoman conquest of Egypt by Selim the Grim (note the nickname!);
- Darius the Lawgiver of the Persian Empire looks very much alike to Sulayman the Magnificent, the Lawgiver in Islamic history;
- Xerxes, whose main claim to fame is to be defeated by the Greeks at the naval battle of Salamis, looks like Selim II (the Sot) whose main claim to fame is to be defeated by a Spanish-Italian alliance at the naval battle of Lepanto.

I should have expected Fomenko et al. to arrive at similar conclusions, however, they claim that the Persian kings are the alter egos of the Angevin kings of Sicily whose biographies do not contain the exploits of the Persian kings.

The similiarities I indicate lead to the conclusion that Herodotus must have written his Histories at the close of the 16th century. But this is extremely late, given that Herodotus is "the Father of History", so therefore all other "ancient" histories must have been fabricated even later. Yet, the founders of modern chronology - Scaliger and Petavius - laid their foundations also at the close of the 16th century and had the full corpus of ancient histories already at their disposal.

It seems to me that Fomenko has to address these inconsistencies, maybe in the forthcoming 5 volumes?

Another critique of their book is that the correspondencies between different rulers are often based on a superficial comparison of the biographies; upon a more thorough comparison many details appear that do not correspond at all.

Finally, the authors rely heavily on the works of Gregorovius (1821-1891!!) - his medieval histories of Rome and Athens - as the source of medieval history; these works are - at least in the West - hoplessly outdated and have been superceded by more up-to-date works (for instance, Julius Norwich's trilogy on Byzantine history is not even cited).

Romulus courts Helen, Paris founds Rome, Moses goes to Troy.........2005-07-30

If you agree with Fomenko that Roman chronology is basically the foundation of the entire edifice of global chronology; you would also certainly agree that despite its numerous gaps and inconsistencies, Roman history is the best-documented field of ancient history, and thus a reference scale. But how well is the actual date of the Eternal City's foundation known?

Firstly, Rome is supposed to have been founded by the Trojans who had to flee after the fall of Troy. Some claim Rome to have been founded by Aeneas and Ulysses shortly after Troy had fallen; others are of the opinion that there was an entire dynasty that ruled for 500 years between the fall of Troy and the foundation of Rome.

Well, that's just an innocent 500 years long misunderstanding compared with what heretic Fomenko says, asserts, proves in his second volume: Second Roman Empire, Third Roman Empire, Biblical Kingdom of Israel, Biblical Kingdom of Judah, Holy Roman Empire are stories about basically same events, written from different points of view at different times. The underlying events have actually taken place during xii-xv cy. These histories have been written and perfected by multitude of highly talented humanist and clerical writers of xiii-xvi cy disguised as "ancients" with glorious names like Homer, Pluto, Thucydides etc..Chronology 2.0 beta..

Historians are kindly invited to report the bugs.

The Environmental Consequences Of War: Legal, Economic and Scientific Perspectives

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Over the past three decades we have witnessed the environmental devastation caused by military conflict in the wake of the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and the Kosovo conflict. This book brings together international lawyers, military officers, scientists, and economists to examine the legal, political, economic, and scientific implications of wartime damage to the natural environment and public health. This analysis of the existing legal framework includes lessons from peacetime environmental law, scientific assessment and economic valuation of ecological and public health damage, and proposals for future developments.

Innovation And Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology, An International Perspective: Concepts, Theories and Cases

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Innovation And Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology, An International Perspective: Concepts, Theories and Cases
Damian Hine , and John Kapeleris
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AT LAST!!!!.......2006-06-10

At last there is a book dealing with innovation in this highly mobile area where innovation and entrepreneurship are king and where cash burn seems to be the norm. Draws some interesting ideas and it is certainly THE book for an in depth study on what happens in the world of biotechnology.

As a newbie to this area, it certainly opened my eyes.

Great work guys.

Chaos and Complexity: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action (Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action, Vol 2)

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Thought provoking.......1999-07-20

An important study for our entrance into an age unfettered by a religious system repressing scientific progress, moving toward the merging of science and new religious study.

Disappointing.......1997-10-15

This book was written by a panel of scholars who cumulate PhDs in physics, philosophy and theology, and are more of the "liberal" trend (either evolutionists, Neotheist, Postmodern...). The different essays present a variety of views, but are highly speculative. I do not want to question the value of these scholars, I just think that they have to speculate so much because we know so little about Chaos theory or Quantum Mechanics.
The book is anyway a worthy attempt, given that unclear fields such as Chaos Theory or Quantum Mech. belong as much to physics as to Theology or to Philosophy. All interpretations seem possible.

Ordination Standards: Biblical, Theological, and Scientific Perspectives

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Liberals don't have all the facts about

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Is your congregation studying the issues surrounding ordination of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people? Have you run into a dead end looking for authoritative, current curricular material? You'll be astonished at the information that has been known for years in seminaries and universities but has been unavailable to lay readers. Until now.

This book presents the broad range of Biblical, theological, and scientific source material that churches are seeking for their study of these critical issues.

What does the Bible say about sexual orientation and behavior? Look at a variety of interpretations
What does science say about the effectiveness of conversion therapy? Read the studies and weigh the evidence

Can members of a congregation engage with the questions of ordination standards; study, analyze, and weigh the data; come to their own conclusions; and still remain friends at the end of the day? The authors of this book did. And now we are sharing these resources with you, so that you can explore primary sources and consider a broad range of viewpoints regarding the issues that are raised by ordination standards. Join us in this task. Do the hard work, ask the tough questions, consider the evidence, and come to your own informed decisions.

'You have produced a massive reference work. The research behind it is stunning. You have maintained a calm and open tone throughout and been careful to show various possibilities of interpretation."- Rev. Jack B. Rogers, Ph.D., Professor of Theology Emeritus, San Francisco Theological Seminary; Moderator, 213th General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

'This is a beautifully written and carefully reasoned piece of work."- Michael W. Ross, MA, MS, Ph.D., MPH, MHPEd, DipTertEd, DipSTD, DipAppCrim Professor of Public Health, University of Texas.

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Liberals don't have all the facts about

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This book presents the broad range of Biblical, theological, and scientific source material that churches are seeking for their study of these critical issues.

What does the Bible say about sexual orientation and behavior? Look at a variety of interpretations
What does science say about the effectiveness of conversion therapy? Read the studies and weigh the evidence

'This is a beautifully written and carefully reasoned piece of work."- Michael W. Ross, MA, MS, Ph.D., MPH, MHPEd, DipTertEd, DipSTD, DipAppCrim Professor of Public Health, University of Texas.

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An amazing accomplishment.......2006-03-28

I only gave this book 5 stars because no more than 5 are allowed.

This book is in a class by itself. All or essentially all other books that deal with homosexuality do so from a specific point of view: either
- conservative (homosexuality is a behavior -- what one does -- that is abnormal, unnatural, chosen, changeable, intrinsically immoral and hated by God) or
- liberal (homosexuality is an orientation -- what one is -- that is unchosen, fixed, morally neutral, accepted by God and is normal and natural for a minority of adults).

The authors of this book have attempted to describe all vierwpoints about homosexuality in an objective manner. It is an amazing accomplishment.

Medical Spanish: Interviewing the Latino Patient - A Cross Cultural Perspective

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After a semester of teaching the book . . .
great resourse for non-Spanish Speakers

Medical Spanish: Interviewing the Latino Patient - A Cross Cultural Perspective
Teresa Gonzalez-Lee
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This textbook is intended to help health care practitioners evolve from the widely prevalent uni-cultural stance in which the bio-medical aspects of disease occupy the center of attention towards a trans-cultural posture that will enable them to view illness and disease from the multi-faceted perspectives of all Latino patients. Cassettes attached

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Great practical book.......2003-04-02

We use several of these books at our Spanish immersion center ILISA in Costa Rica. Of the few books on the topic out there, this is our preferred book.

And, it's also used by Hispanic teachers who don't see any offensive stereotyping.

The benefits of reading this book far outweight any room for improvement it may have.

Highly recommended.

After a semester of teaching the book . . ........2001-11-29

This book was assigned for me to use in a class on the use of Spanish in medical situations. We are currently nearing the end of the semester, and I feel justified in advancing an opinion over the book's quality. To begin, the grammar and vocabulary presents serious problems. At least one-third of the book uses inaccurate Spanish terminology and dubious grammatical constructions. Second, I take exception to much of the book's cultural contents. It consistently presents stereotypes of Latinos, portraying them as superstitious and poorly educated; the only one not so portrayed are those who have become acculturated to United States society. Third, many of the book's exercises are simply useless. Fourth and last, the illustrations are cheap and often tasteless.

I have a medical ground, am a native speaker, and teach in a university environment. I can testify that working with this book proved a nightmare. I would recommend that the authors carefully review the text with native speakers for greater accuracy.

Norman, Oklahoma

great resourse for non-Spanish Speakers.......2001-01-04

This book is totaly focused on the Latino Patient. It is not driven by terminology but rather real world dialogs by Spanish Speakers. It includes two cassettes that help guide the learner through the converstations allowing the student to repeat. I also found it to be user-friendly. When I need to look up a particular term or concept, I found it easily and effortlessly. It also has exercises to reinforce what is being presented in each chapter.

I would recommend this book to anyone who truly wants to learn Spanish.

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Good Overview of Old-Earth Creationism

Ross fails to legitimize progressive creationism

Old Earth Creation

Bad Theology, Bad Science

Simply erroneous, though well-intended

Creation and Time: A Biblical and Scientific Perspective on the Creation-Date Controversy
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"IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH."-Genesis 1:1

One of the most commonly held beliefs among Christians and nonChristians alike is that science and Scripture absolutely and irreconcilably contradict each other about the age of the earth. While most scientists affirm an "old universe" theory, may Christians favor a "young universe" interpretation and somewhere in between, million of devout Christian who respect scientific finding are deeply and painfully torn.

"How can we love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength if we must separate our minds from our faith?" asks Dr. Hugh Ross, an astrophysicist and a Bible-believing Christian. "Such a separation violates the very meaning of faith."

In Creation and Time, Dr. Ross provides a solution to the creation-date controversy that requires no compromise by either the scientist trusting in the facts of nature or the Christian holding to the inerrancy of Scripture.

"Dr. Ross graciously examines the scientific merits of a young-earth creation and its biblical foundation. He not only demonstrates the more likely age of the universe, but also celebrates the greatness and majesty of its Creator. Creation and Time is a valuable gift to the Christian community."-Chuck Smith, Jr., senior pastor, Capo Beach Calvary Church, Capo Beach, CA

"This is a most important book that should be taught in every church and in the every school to stop the unwarranted war between science and religion."-Allan Sandage, Ph.D., astronomer, Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, recipient of the Crafoord Prize

"Creation and Time is the best book on this topic in print. It is a must for anyone interested in the conflict between science and Scripture. Dr. Ross' pleas to overzealous 'young earthers' not to make the age of the earth a test of orthodoxy is long overdue."-Norman L. Geisler, dean of Southern Evangelical Seminary

"This is a book whose time has come. Never has there been a more urgent moment to staighten out this deep misunderstanding in the evangelical community."-Ralph D. Winter, general director of the U.S. Center for World Missions

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Good Overview of Old-Earth Creationism.......2006-11-25

Dr. Hugh Ross has an updated treatment in his newer book "A Matter of Days." I haven't read that one yet, but that may be a place to go after this one.

This book is geared towards Christians who accept the authority of Scripture.

This one was a quick read, but it contained a good bit of information. The three best things found in this book supporting the author's point of view was 1) a biblical defense of "day" in Genesis 1 being longer than 24-hours 2) a theological defense of Old-Earth Creationism (for example: the revelation of nature doesn't lie) 3) a quick examination of some Young-Earth Creationist scientific evidences.

The best biblical evidence for the Old-Earth view was, I found the most valuable. Of these, those that struck me the most were:
1) The seventh day doesn't contain the "morning and evening" phrasing. Psalm 95 and Hebrews 4 relate God's rest to God's favor and peace with God. In other words, the Sabbath rest of the seventh day is ongoing and we should strive to enter that rest via belief in Jesus. If it is ongoing, we are currently living in the seventh day, and it is much longer than one 24-hour period.

2) When you parallel the sixth day account with the account in Genesis 2, that very much looks like longer than one 24-hour period. In the 6th day male and female are created in God's image. In Genesis 2, Adam is created. He names all the animals. He realizes he has no suitable partner. He is put into a deep sleep. God performs surgery on him and creates Eve. He wakes up and realizes Eve is great for him. I think that suggest a longer period of time than 24-hours.

3) Genesis 2:4 reads "These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens." So we have an instance where "day" at least means at least 6 24-hour periods.

Ross fails to legitimize progressive creationism.......2006-08-13

This book was Hugh Ross's first major effort to defend and legitimize his views on creation, often called progressive creation (PC), as being consistent with biblical orthodoxy. It was published by the once biblically sound publisher Navpress who has since lost all credibility as a trustworthy Christian publisher by continuing to publish works by Ross. This books main aim is to show how the biblical data is consistent with the standard evolutionary views on the order of events in earth history. Though Ross denies that this order proceeded entirely by natural process, especially in biology, he accepts all the evolutionary dates for the major appearances popularized in evolutionary circles. Many of the arguments that Ross uses in this book have been refuted by young earth creationists (YEC's) in books and articles responding to this book. However, Ross seems to have ignored these responses and repeats much of these same arguments today.

The critical reader will find that Ross has failed to demonstrate his position is a real biblical position. Unlike other genuine biblical debates like eschatology, baptism, election, etc. that is debated primarily with biblical arguments, this debate is a debate between one side that uses biblical arguments (YECs) and the other side that ultimately uses scientific arguments (PCs). Sure Ross uses many biblical arguments in this book and others. He knows he has to do this to give the appearance that his views are biblically based and consistent with Christian orthodoxy. Many cults use this same tactic. But like many cults, his main source for defending his position is extra-biblical. What he calls the 67th book of the Bible (pg 56), the `facts' of nature. These `facts' are really just the standard evolutionary order of events that everyone has heard before. It is important for Ross to convince people that science `proves' his position (p. 138). This is needed because he knows without the intimidation of science, very few people will every come to the conclusions he makes from scripture alone. It can be argued that this is Ross's must successful tactic in promoting his position. Instilling fear into non-scientifically trained Christian laypeople that a young earth position will drive people away from Christ (p 122) rather than convincing people with scripture that his position is consistent with the biblical data. Of course there are thousands of scientifically astute young earth creationists who prove otherwise, but Ross ignores them.

This really is the thrust of the so called `debate'. YEC's never make the claim that science proves their position. Sure they use science to support their view, but ultimately its biblical data that their case stands or falls on. PC's on the other hand use scientific data to 'prove' their position is correct. Though Ross will claim his position is consistent with a literal reading of Genesis (p. 143), its clear by arrogantly claiming science proves his position, no biblical arguments alone will ever persuade him. In fact, you will never hear a progressive creationist say that they became a progressive creationist because the biblical arguments compelled them to become one. In this book, Ross acknowledges he already accepted the big bang as a `fact' before he read Genesis (p 143). And its clear this was his primary hermeneutic for long creation days of millions and billions of years. What this does is exclude about 99% of the Christian community from the debate. Only people with earned PhD's in relevant disciples are capable of challenging his views. And when people who have those credentials disagree with him, he dismisses them because the majority of non-Christian secular scientists agree with Ross (p. 118). Of course any non-conservative Christian will never accept a young earth because only conservative Christianity can accommodate this position. This elitist attitude with regard to scripture is textbook cultism. Yes Ross shares many central Christian beliefs with regard to the deity of Christ, and other views, but his position is really an attack on the reliability of the Bible.

Ross also makes use of noted theologians who he claims agree with him. However, by checking out what many of these theologians really believe who will find that they disagree with Ross on many key areas, or make it clear that science is driving their biblical interpretation. For example, Ross often names Gleason Archer and Norman Geisler as supportive of his position. However, neither believe in a local flood like Ross does, and Archer has stated that a `superficial reading of Genesis without considering scientific data leads to 24 hour creation days'.

I encourage Christians to really checkout the claims that Ross makes in this book and others. Many resources are available that respond and refute what he has to say in this book. Too often we Christians are so eager to gain intellectual respectability in a non-believing world at the expense of the word of God. However, we would be much better off putting our trust in the One who knows everything rather than in fallen mankind with limited knowledge who in comparison knows nothing.

Proverbs 29:25 -- The fear of man lays a snare, but he who trusts in the LORD is safe.

Old Earth Creation.......2005-07-09

Evolution does not give all the answers. Paleontologist discovered many Species spanning different intervals of time. The intervals of time are too short to be explained by evolution. Species do not proliferate rather they reduce in numbers. The evidence of dinosaurs suggests a vast array of species.

The earth is old. There are hundreds of reliable scientific tools demonstrating the earth is old. The size and age of the cosmos and the gravitational motion that shapes and moves the universe suggest the earth is old. There are three evidences the earth is old: 1. Expansion of the universe. The cosmos is expanding outward from a starting point which is an infinitesimally small volume. The cosmos has been expanding for 15 billion years and based on the temperature and smoothness of the background radiation, we know the origin must have been very hot and extremely compact, at the time of the explosion. Entropy explains the observed affect of order moving to disorder. The second law of thermodynamics means a tendency for disorder to increase over time. Hydrogen is more ordered and less entropic than galaxies, stars, planets, and life essential elements.
2. Stellar burning. The brightness of the stars tells us how long the star has been burning. Stars convert hydrogen to helium. Based on this conversion process, Stars in our universe may have started forming 1.5 billion years ago. 3. The Abundance of radioactive material. Supernovas produced Uranium 238 and Thorium 232. We know the universe can not be older than a trillion years because Uranium and Thorium have half life of several billion years and these elements can still be found.

Star formation did not have to occur during genesis. 1987, the Large Magellanic cloud was discovered, a Supernova, whose light took 80,000 years to reach earth. This supernova outshined 10 billion other stars. Dr. Hugh says, "It's fear that runs deeper and wider then the specific case of creation time scales. Nature may tell us something-if not long ages for the cosmos and life, something else - that inescapably disagrees with God has said in his word. Then where will the Christian faith be?" Then quoting 2 Timothy 1:7 says, "God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and a sound mind" What are the evidences of nature: 1. fossils representing ancient creatures 2. coal, oil, gas the remains of previous generations of life 3. the earth's crust testifying of rock subjected to past pressures 4. Tree rings, ice layers, erosion of craters and mountains the result of ongoing natural processes.

The known facts: Fact 1: The universe is only billions of years old, not quadrillions or a near infinite number of years. Fact 2: The universe can be traced back to a single, ultimate origin of matter, energy, time, and space. Fact 3: The universe, our galaxy, and our solar system exhibit more than sixty characteristics that require exquisite fine-tuning for their existence, and also for the existence of life.

Where does God fit in? God comes in both before and at the moment of creation. God intervenes along the way, personally designing and crafting a particular galaxy, star, planet, moons, and a set of heavy elements in preparation for his creation of life on one planet, earth. If the universe contained more than 10 billion-trillion stars, nuclear fusion would proceed so efficiently that all of the stars would burn up too quickly and erratically to support a planet carrying life. Fewer than 10 billion trillion stars the stars would never fuse the heavier elements - carbon, nitrogen, oxygen that are essential for life chemistry.

Dr Huges estimates the creation of man at (10,000 - 35,000 years ago) evidence of a Spiritual creature who worshipped. Religious relics have been discovered dating back 8,000 to 24,000 years ago. The First spiritual creatures are in complete agreement with biblical dates. Prior species were intelligent mammals and not spiritual beings or in other words, human.

Bad Theology, Bad Science.......2005-06-22

I originally was a supporter of Ross' "Day-Age" Theory until reading Universe By Design by Dr. Danny Faulkner and learned of the "White Hole" cosmology coming from Dr. Russ Humphreys. Not only are there numerous problems with the "Big Bang" theory, Ross' theology ultimately negates Christianity's main point, salvation through Christ's death and resurrection. Ross' theology REQUIRES that animals live and die before man's sin, which the Bible states as the cause of death, decay, and suffering (I hope you can see where I'm going with this). Therefore, Ross' "God" is one who enjoys seeeing his creation suffer. In the description on this site, Ross is quoted as saying that God could've created through evolution, but whose to say that God couldn't have created us like he said?

Simply erroneous, though well-intended.......2004-07-29

This unfortunate book only succeeds in defending the 'science' theories of predominantly unsaved men while downgrading the Holy Bible in the process.

Beware whenever an author attempts to synthesize or integrate the Bible with anything else. You end up with a mixture of iron and clay that collapses under its own tottering weight.

Here the alloy of Genesis and astrophysic-geologic-genetic- evolutionic hypotheses does violence to both sides of the equation.

GENESIS vs. sciencism. They are not equivalent or alloyable.

Neuroscience and the Person: Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action (Scientific Perspectives on Divine Action Series)

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neuroscience and the person.......2001-05-03

This book was interesting, but still left a lot of questions open in my mine. I especially enjoyed the chapters from the theological perspectives, but did not learn much new on the neuroscience research. I liked all the different perspectives that the book had to offer. It is definately technical reading!

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