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Who is Acharya S/D.M. Murdock?

Acharya S, whose real name is D.M. Murdock, was classically educated at some of the finest schools, receiving a degree in Classics, Greek Civilization, from Franklin & Marshall College, the 17th oldest college in the United States. At F&M, listed in the "highly selective" category in guides to top colleges and universities, Ms. Murdock studied under Dr. Robert Barnett, Dr. Joel Farber and Dr. Ann Steiner, among others.

Lol ok.
Junkfood and Criminality

by D.M. Murdock/Acharya S

In examining history, it would appear that humanity has spent a great deal of time Overweight Americans don't know itinvolved in bloody orgies of criminality and depravity. In fact, some pundits and cynics would claim that the human race in toto is utterly insane and deranged. Religionists would nod their heads in gleeful agreement, claiming that man's violent history has come about because he is "born in sin," a "fallen," rotten creation of a perfect creator. But is the human species a complete waste? Or is it only a certain percentage that creates unending grief for the rest of us, who are basically good?

The human race as a whole does seem to be rather degraded, and, even though the past has been horrendous, it appears as if it is getting worse. Many scientists and experts have attempted to explain this apparent degeneration, which is taking place despite the strides in medicine, by looking at factors such as cultural, societal or familial structures and trends. Still others will claim that environmental toxicity is causing this degradation, which manifests itself in hideous acts not only by adults but, more and more, by children.

Are UFOs and Aliens Real?

by D.M. Murdock/Acharya S

Are UFOs and aliens real? Have we been visited by aliens? Are they here still?

"It seems that all Apollo and Gemini flights were followed, both at a distance and sometimes also quite closely, by space vehicles of extraterrestrial origin - flying saucers, or UFOs, if you want to call them by that name. Every time it occurred, the astronauts informed Mission Control, who then ordered absolute silence."

Former Chief of NASA Communications Systems Maurice Chatelain, Our Ancestors Came from Outer Space, 1979

Legends and artifacts dating back thousands of years have ignited man's imagination for decades to centuries with theories of ancient astronauts and alien beings from other planets. Sightings of "UFOs" or "unidentified flying objects" of varying sizes, shapes and other characteristics have been recorded around the world for hundreds of years, possibly thousands. In popular TV shows, it is claimed that "sky people" are purportedly recorded as having brought advanced culture to the hominids who have lived on this planet.

According to these legends, supposedly, this "first contact" had occurred previously, following cataclysm. Some stories relate this civilizing event to have happened several times during Earth's history. Geological, paleontological, anthropological and archaeological data reveal that there have indeed been many cataclysms on this earth, several on a global level, with climate change and mass extinction. The tales allegedly recount that after such a catastrophe, many surviving humans were reduced to the Stone Age but that more advanced humanoids descended from spacecraft and reestablished civilization. Are these claims true? Were these "sky people" aliens? Have there been "aliens" among us all along? Or is it all just an illusion?

"Have there been 'aliens' among us? Or is it all just an illusion?"

This is your “scholar” with the removed link you have to “prove” Jesus never existed and the sources actual serious historians consider accurate are fake?

You really can’t be serious.

Is Life Just One Scam After Another?

Ah, life used to be so easy when we were children, well at least for some of us. We didn't have to worry about bills. We didn't have a time clock or a boss - a bully perhaps, but not a work boss. We didn't have to constantly chase a buck (I realize that there are hundreds of millions around the globe who are consumed with chasing a grain of rice, but let's pretend we're addressing an ideal childhood). Other than getting other children's toys, we didn't have many cares back then.

Of course, some might argue that times have changed, and now children have to worry about all sorts of predators and perverts. It is true that children have been and continue to be vulnerable to sickos and wackos in any given society in any given time period. It doesn't necessarily seem to be on the increase, perhaps just more widely reported. Nevertheless, thankfully there have been children who have lived relatively stress-free lives happily playing about as children. Naturally, this is how we would really like to see them.

This is your historian?

Did the Dogon Know about Sirius B?

by D.M. Murdock/Acharya S

Many people believe that the world was visited in antiquity by aliens. They cite the African tribe of the Dogon, who supposedly received knowledge of the invisible companion to Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. What is the truth? Did this remote tribe in Africa really receive extraordinary knowledge from extraterrestrials?

Sirius, the Dog Star, and Sirius B, the PupIn my article about the entities called "the Anunnaki," I provide the mythological background of these Sumerian deities, as opposed to the current "ancient aliens" theory. A related subject is the so-called mystery of the Dogon people and the star Sirius, a theory also popular within UFO circles. This "Sirius mystery" purports to show that this African tribe possessed extraordinary "alien" knowledge of an invisible, tiny, white and heavy stellar "companion" to the night's brightest star, called "Sirius B" and nicknamed "the Pup," as Sirius itself is the Dog Star. This white dwarf star was discovered in the late 19th century and could not have been known before the modern era and sophisticated astronomical instruments. Thus, it has been asserted, as by Robert Temple in The Sirius Mystery, the Dogon must have been visited by aliens from Sirius who conveyed the astronomical secret to them. However, as is often the case, things with the Dogon story are not what they seem to be, and there exists a natural explanation for this apparent coincidence.

"Things with the Dogon story are not what they seem to be, and there exists a natural explanation for this apparent coincidence."

Dogon Cosmology

Dogon people, Mali (Photo: Devriese)The Dogon people have thrived in the region south of Timbuktu, Mali, for many centuries. They are "well known to anthropologists for their elaborate indigenous cosmology." Since the 1930's, European and other scholars have been studying Dogon lore and tradition. The most famous Dogon cosmological story concerns Sirius, extremely significant to a number of peoples globally, including the Dogon's African neighbors, the Egyptians. According to the anthropologists' reports, the Dogon believe that the Dog Star, "or rather an invisible companion they claim resides with Sirius, is one of the most important objects in the sky" and that this "very tiny, invisible partner" is called po tolo or "deep beginning." (Krupp, 222)

Lol ok. But the link you posted is still not working. Your historical genius sells calendars too, fabulous. And takes donations.

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