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- The Indian Sage Who Developed Atomic Theory 2,600 Years Ago
- Ancient and Modern Gnosticism
- 3,000 Years Before the Industrial Revolution: High-tech Pottery Center Discovered in Bronze Age China
- CDC: This Year's Flu Shot Doesn't Work
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Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:45 AM PST
John Dalton (1766 – 1844), an English chemist and physicist, is the man credited today with the development of atomic theory. However, a theory of atoms was actually formulated2,500 years before Dalton by an Indian sage and philosopher, known as Acharya Kanad.
Acharya Kanad was born in 600 BC in Prabhas Kshetra (near Dwaraka) in Gujarat, India. His real name was Kashyap. Kashyap was on a pilgrimage to Prayag when he saw thousands of pilgrims litter the streets with flowers and rice grains, which they offered at the temple. Kashyap, fascinated by small particles, began collecting the grains of rice. A crowd gathered around to see the strange man collecting grains from the street. Kashyap was asked why he was collecting the grains that even a beggar wouldn’t touch.  Read Entire Article »  |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:24 AM PST
Every dog has its day, so they say, and it looks like Gnosticism, an ancient approach to spiritual experience, may be having its day, once again.
Of course, despite the best efforts of the early Catholic Church, Gnosticism never really disappeared, but its reappearance over the centuries has been fleeting and sporadic. Why, as we march into a new millennium, is this hidden stream of quasi-Christian mysticism triggering a fresh interest among both spiritual seekers and readers of popular novels? Dan Brown’s mega-bestseller, The Da Vinci Code, surely shares part of the credit.  Read Entire Article »  |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2014 02:01 AM PST
High-tech pottery crafting methods have been discovered at the Erlitou Bronze Age site in China, dating the mastery of delicate celadon ceramics back 3,000 years before Europe.
This ancient, high-tech center in Henan Province, China was the manufacturing site of the earliest celadon – a very delicate type of Chinese pottery, with a distinctive glaze of pronounced crackle in a white, grey, bluish, or jade-green color. Extremely high temperatures are required in the making of the pottery. Kilns must reach over 1,000 degrees Celsius in order to fire the ceramics, a feat once thought too challenging to accomplish consistently before the industrial revolution. South China Morning Post reports that archaeometrist with the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and research leader, Professor Wang Changsui said the earliest celadon was a “remarkable achievement”.  Read Entire Article »  |
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Posted: 07 Dec 2014 01:48 AM PST
The following video from Gary Franchi of NextNewsNetwork reveals the shocking admission by the CDC that this year's flu vaccine doesn't work.
From the video: For the first time we can remember, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are going on the record, saying the flu vaccine won't work this year. The warning comes just before the busiest part of flu season, in January and February. Unfortunately, there won't be any refund for any of the patients or insurance companies who spent money on flu shots earlier this fall.  Read Entire Article »  |
