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was a sub-discussion here in

artappraiser — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 21:48:51 +0000

In reply to Where is the evolution thread

was a sub-discussion here in the context of the Protestant work ethic vs. a possible future minimum income.

Where is the evolution thread

AmericanDreamer — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 14:01:00 +0000

In reply to Exactly! I hear Stravinsky!

Where is the evolution thread you are referring to?

If pigs and Thor Heyerdahl

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 07:16:00 +0000

In reply to Exactly! I hear Stravinsky!

If pigs and Thor Heyerdahl could fly, we'd know, wouldn't we? If there were a wormhole in space, the early (Fire)bird would catch it, which might be enough - kind of like the Redeye down the corridor or the Hyperloop when it's ready. And ere we'ver been all worried about newfangled drones & secirty, and instead it's carrier pigeon. Gotta light?

Oops wikipedia brain working

artappraiser — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 04:21:09 +0000

In reply to Exactly! I hear Stravinsky!

Oops wikipedia brain working better than mine (chalk one up for the robots!) Not Vikings. At the bottom of the Firebird entry, DOH:

Exactly! I hear Stravinsky!

artappraiser — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 04:00:05 +0000

In reply to Firebird, sweet.

Exactly! I hear Stravinsky! It's haunting.

One wishes Joseph Campbell could be around to tie together the Australian aboriginal narratives to the Slavic magical glowing bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a bringer of doom to its captor. Some believe it can see the future.

And how did the two faraway cultures end up having a similar story? Could archeologists find evidence someday, i.e, was it by Viking ship? Meantime, holy fuck, look-god I love wikipedia sometimes-- Prince Ivan returning on a magic carpet with the caged firebird:

Caption: Viktor Vasnetsov, The Flying Carpet, 1879 (a depiction of the hero of Russian folklore, Ivan Tsarevich)

Not to mention the whole Science Alert story is so rich for pickings about all the big questions we were just discussing elsewhere re: evolution.

And then there's what Putin's doing to Russian culture--so rich--oh the humanity!

Firebird, sweet.

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 23:44:46 +0000

In reply to These Birds of Prey Are Deliberately Setting Forests on Fire

Firebird, sweet.