[meteorite-list] Alien Contact Predicted

[Phil Whitmer]

Bob:

You're right, I stand corrected.  I collect old encylopedias, reading them 
is fascinating.  I think it was one from the 1860's where they were talking 
about the current consensual theory  of meteorites being thrown off the sun. 
I was confusing that with some other historical meteorite reading I was 
doing.  My point was the evidence was there right under their noses, they 
just didn't know it!  And I do believe people get dumber and smarter. Just 
look at the Dark Ages.  It's not like Diogenes didn't figure out that 
meteorites were from outer space just through pure deductive reasoning, same 
way Democritus did with  the theory of atoms. Another hobby is the study of 
ancient Greek philosophers, those dudes figured out just about everything, 
and without technology to speak of. I believe we are currently entering 
another Dark Age of sorts, the majority of people are getting dumber, while 
a tiny minority are getting smarter.  As evidence of this assertion, I give 
you prime time TV!

Phil Whitmer