[meteorite-list] Meteorites are very powerful stones!
From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 18:09:51 -0700 Message-ID: <3A455951D64549958A73D12DF6F1925E_at_bosoheadPC> Hmmm....this one is weirdo, Listoids. On my top shelf of my main display cabinet, for the last few years, I have experienced and documented incremental movement by many of my specimens relative to each other. My neighbor called me wacko, after I told him about it...how we can see the trail in the dust on the glass shelf....so for days we'd measure the distance between a standing CD and an idividual 340 gram Seymchan siderite, and over 5 weeks they eventually moved 5 cms and ended up touching. (The CD moved toward the Seymchan which never moved at all.) All the while a tall standing slice of NWA3118 did a 180 and stopped in it's new place. There was also an oriented Sikhote that did a quarter turn and stopped. A Micro West, TX moved over two inches, like desert rocks on the salt flat, leaving a dust trail....meanwhile all other specimens stayed exacly in place. The dust trails were distinct! (This cabinet can't be opened without self-standing slices falling over and leaving dust evidence of disturbance, so I've ruled out a boogie-man-woman opening the blocked cabinet door.) (NO, I don't have blood DNA in a martian meteorite with little red arrows pointing selling on eBay.) We figure it's the house settling or micro movement in the foundation. Wooooga Woooga!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com> To: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com> Cc: "Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites are very powerful stones! > Hi Mike, List, > > I think you misunderstand my meaning of 'all'... I was certainly not > referring to my "particular brand" of beliefs at "all". ;) > > On the contrary, I subscribe to no specific orthodox religious, dogmatic, > or doctrinal belief system. I study religions and scientific theory > equally, and dismiss nothing without careful analysis, logical > consideration, reason, and personal spiritual meaning. I take into account > and weigh everything with regard to my own personal beliefs. I also don't > preach... Much... ;) > > You asked "How would you feel if I started pointing out things that I > thought were silly about your religion?" Again, read above... It makes no > difference as I'm completely and 100% open minded to considering all > belief systems (including yours) as possible methods of explaining > anything and/or everything, just as I see science as a perfectly viable > tool to explain everything. > > "...And what's with the warning?..." > > No warning... I was referring to mistakenly grouping all religions neatly > into a self imposed ideological neatness. Religion (not personal belief) > is an historical system of accepted beliefs based in supernatural, > superstitious, cultural and generational oration, myth, legend, and > subjective interpretations of observations of the natural world since the > beginning of humanity. There are natural and scientific reasons for > everything. Religion by definition, is also an institutional invention > created by subjective human interpretations of natural observations which > are simply not completely explainable by science nor religion, yet. > > Religion itself is merely a word. Your belief is yours personally... > > "...Does your particular brand of superstition somehow deserve special > consideration, despite an equal lack of scientific evidence?...' > > No... Because I have no superstitions. Maybe OCD, but not superstitions... > ;) > > I believe that religion and science will one day realize an epiphany that > both are trying to explain the same things from different intrinsic and > very human perspectives. Science by evidenced observation, and religion by > faith. I do not attack one nor attach to either individually, but rather > weigh everything as a whole. It is, after all, only naturally open and > tolerant to do so. > > Regards, > Eric > > > > > > On 7/2/2010 11:34 AM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote: >> Hi Eric and List, >> >> I am merely making a point. All religious systems are equally valid >> under the eyes of science. >> >> And what's with the warning? Does your particular brand of >> superstition somehow deserve special consideration, despite an equal >> lack of scientific evidence? >> >> How would you feel if I started pointing out things that I thought >> were silly about your religion? >> >> America is supposed to be about tolerance. That is the only point I >> was trying to make. >> >> I'll shut up now before I come across to mainstream religious folk the >> same way you came across to non-mainstream religious folk. >> >> Best regards, >> >> MikeG >> >> PS - at least New Agers have a deep respect for all things natural. >> You don't see crystal-rubbers out trashing our environment. >> >> >> >> On 7/2/10, Meteorites USA<eric at meteoritesusa.com> wrote: >> >>> Be careful with the word 'all'. >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> >>> On 7/2/2010 11:20 AM, Galactic Stone& Ironworks wrote: >>> >>>> Hi List, >>>> >>>> There is an equal amount of scientific evidence to support all >>>> religious belief systems. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> MikeG >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/2/10, Meteorites USA<eric at meteoritesusa.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Mike, Attempts to be philosophical by quoting "Spies Like Us" is >>>>> one >>>>> thing. Implying we don't understand "new age" belief systems is quite >>>>> another. >>>>> >>>>> Ignorance mistakes the natural for supernatural. - Me >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Eric >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 7/2/2010 10:34 AM, Galactic Stone& Ironworks wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> We mock what we do not understand. While I personally do not >>>>>> subscribe to these beliefs - many people do. I have several >>>>>> customers >>>>>> who purchase meteorites for New Age purposes - and their money is >>>>>> just >>>>>> as green as everyone elses. Please send all such customers my way >>>>>> where they will be greeted with a smile and an open mind. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 7/2/10, Meteorites USA<eric at meteoritesusa.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> "...Meteorites should NOT be used in elixirs at all..." >>>>>>> http://pagan-writing.blogspot.com/2010/07/meteorites.html >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Eric Wichman >>>>>>> Meteorites USA >>>>>>> ______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Visit the Archives at >>>>>>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >>>>>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>>>>> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >>>>>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Fri 02 Jul 2010 09:09:51 PM PDT |
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