History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
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History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1)
Anatoly Fomenko
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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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3 out of 5 stars Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

5 out of 5 stars Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

5 out of 5 stars Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

5 out of 5 stars Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

4 out of 5 stars History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.
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4 out of 5 stars A good ending to a great series.......2003-06-06

Barbara Hambley's Sun Wolf series is one of her best, and this book is a thrilling end to it. Sun Wolf returns to his old troop of mercenaries to help them against a dark wizard who is bent on their destruction. Again, a vividly written book where the characters are just like you and me. Multiple themes run through this book, some of the more prominent ones include things we all face as human beings. Sun wolf returns to the group of people (like family) he recruited, trained, and led for 20 years as a mercenary, but now he is a wizard, not a merc. Also, he is no longer the leader. Each character must deal with those changes in their own way, and Hambley is up to the task of showing us that the question, "Can we ever go home again?" is as real to mercenaries and wizards as it is to you and me. Hambley again displays her skill at both fantasy and mystery here, as Sun Wolf struggles to find out who put the curse on the troop, and why. The climatic finish is worthy of high fantasy, and will grip the reader to the thrilling end. The aftermath is bittersweet, and satisfying. I encourage fantasy fans everywhere to find the three books of this series and read them. You won't be disappointed, and I suspect they will find their way into your library to read over and over.

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                  God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church
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                  From the bestselling author of Witness to Hope comes an inside account of the election of Pope Benedict XVI and an unflinching view of the Catholic Church at the dawn of a new era.

                  After 25 years of John Paul II's guidance, the Catholic Church is entering a new age, with its bedrock traditions intact but pressing questions of its vitality to address in a rapidly changing world. Beginning with a portrait of John Paul's last months, God's Choice will then offer an account of the complex conclave process that produced Benedict XVI as the next pope. Drawing on Weigel's unprecedented access during the post–John Paul II intrerregnum, readers will be offered an inside view of the issues and personalities that shaped the conclave's deliberations.

                  Weigel will also survey the current state of the Church around the world: the remarkable vitality of Catholicism in Africa; the new center of the world's Catholic population –– Latin America; the collapse of Catholic faith and practice in much of western Europe, contrasted with its strength in Poland and other parts of the post–communist world; the continuing struggles of Catholicism in Asia; the vibrancy of some aspects of Catholic life in the United States, even as the Church in America struggles to overcome its recent experience of scandal. God's Choice will paint a personal portrait of the new pope and analyze the crucial issues facing world Catholicism in the first decades of the 21st century. It will be a major reference point for anyone seeking to understand the Catholic future, and the larger human future the Church will help to shape.

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                  George Weigel's bestselling biography of Pope John Paul II, Witness to Hope, set the standard by which all portraits of the modern papacy are now measured. With God's Choice, he gives us an extraordinary chronicle of the rise of Pope Benedict XVI as well as an unflinching view of the Catholic Church at the dawn of a new era.

                  When John Paul II lapsed into illness for the last time, people flocked from all over the world to pray outside his apartment. He had become a father figure to millions in a world bereft of strong paternal examples, and those millions now felt orphaned. After more than twenty-six years of John Paul II's guidance, the Catholic Church is entering a new age, with its bedrock traditions intact but with pressing questions to address in a rapidly changing world. Beginning with the story of John Paul's final months, God's Choice offers a remarkable inside account of the conclave that produced Benedict XVI as the next pope, drawing on George Weigel's unrivaled access to this complex event.

                  Weigel also incisively surveys the current state of the Church around the world: its thriving populations in Africa, Latin America, and parts of the post-communist world; its collapse in western Europe; its continued struggles in Asia; and the vibrancy of many aspects of Catholic life in the United States, even as the Church in America struggles to overcome its recent experience of scandal.

                  Reflecting on John Paul II's greatness, drawing on firsthand interviews to paint an intimate portrait of the new Pope, and boldly assessing the Church's current condition, God's Choice is an invaluable book for anyone seeking to understand the Catholic future and the larger human future the Church will help to shape.

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                  5 out of 5 stars Catholic? Christian? John Paul admirer? READ THIS BOOK.......2007-08-18

                  Contrary to the review, I was not at all inclined to skip over the first three chapters, but found the descriptions of the end of John Paul's life completely enthralling, deeply moving, and succinctly written. The book is worth reading for this alone!

                  But then it gets better, going beyond the superficial media labels and misnomers for Joseph Ratzinger, and painting a much more detailed and accurate picture of a complex man. We follow the inner workings of the Church hierarchy and see with their eyes how it became apparent that Ratzinger would truly be the best person to continue the mission of John Paul.

                  The two men are very different and have different purposes for the Church. When John Paul was elected it was only a short time after Vatican II and the social "revolutions" of the 1960's. The church was struggling for identity and losing members left and right in the process. John Paul because the face of Catholicism for many, and opened the Church back up to youth.

                  Ratzinger now takes over almost half a century after Vatican II and it's vague progressive "spirit". He is a gentle man who never used much of the power he had as CDF head, and even now is leading not through authority, but pastorally, truly in the steps of his predecessor.

                  Anyone who does not like Ratzinger or does not understand why he was elected, should read this book. Those who do like him will find Weigel's descriptions of the current state of the Church incisive and accurate. For history buffs or Catholics who want a broad and clear perspective, this book is packed with fascinating analysis. Easy to read and understand, yet very carefully researched and explained in a fluid, unpretentious style.

                  This book is now a few years old, but by no means out of date. If anything, it points to the future, as the reader realizes some of the author's speculations and predictions have now come to pass. There are real problems the Holy Father has to grapple with, but he is doing it in a way no one expected, except those who know the real man behind the images.

                  5 out of 5 stars "Thou hast made us for Thee,and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee.".......2007-04-06

                  This book gives an excellent analysis of where the Catholic Church is today,how it came to be what it is and what changes it will likely undergo in the future.From the time of St. Peter, the Catholic Church via the Pope and the Vatican, has been the interpreter of God,s plan for mankind. There have been many Popes,265 to date, that have guided the Chorch throughout history. There have been good times and difficult times;where all kinds of things have influenced the directions taken;but in the final analysis God's message has not changed.Where there have been problems,lack of direction,straying from the course,etc.;these have been through the weaknesses of man himself.
                  In this book, we see how John Paul II guided the Church ,how Benedict XVI was chosen to follow him, and what differences we are likely to see ,and why.
                  Much has been written about these two Popes by a variety of people;but I believe this book does as good a job of it as you are likely to find. I believe every Catholic should read it.It will clear up a lot of confusion an misinformation that exists in the media and literature. For people who are Christians of other faiths,people who believe in other faiths or even people who have no faith,they will see what the Catholic Church is all about. A read of the book will show you that there are no secrets.
                  Of course the belief in God is a fundamental of the Catholic Church and when man strays from that belief and adopts Relativism,Skepticism,Nihilism ,Secularism ;a civilization is doomed to failure. This has been proven throughout history and as recently as in the 20th Century under Marxism , Germany's Nazi experience
                  ,as well as others who have tried and failed to eliminate God and replace it with politics and/or power systems.
                  There arte many axioms in the book that bring these points home;

                  "Christianity is not an Idealism"

                  "It is not true,as is sometimes said,that man cannot organize the world
                  without God. What is true is that,without God,he can ultimately only
                  organize it against man. Exclusive humanism is inhuman humanism."

                  Charles Krauthammer ,a widely read columinist, reminds us of Stailn's cynical formulation,and today's quite fashionable philosophy that all that ultimately matters in relations among nations is power.
                  He once asked; "The pope? How many divisions does he have?"
                  John Paul II gave his answer to Stalin and to the ages.
                  "More than you have. More than you can imagine..."

                  "The Church's teaching authority cannot be modeled on political protest,and the truth of faith is not measured by opinion polls."

                  Another interesting part of the book is where we see how the influence in the Church has changed in recent yesrs. Italy's influence has drastically waned as has the rest of Europe's .It is not inconceivable that we may be seeing the last pope from Europe.The numbers of Catholics, 1.1 Billion worldwide has shifted from Europe to the Southern Hemisphere and this will have great influence on the Catholic Church.
                  I have been a practicing Catholic all my life and found this book extremely interesting and informative.


                  5 out of 5 stars A Nice, Brief Look at the 265th Pontiff.......2007-02-23

                  Having studied the work of Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) and read more than half-a-dozen works on him, I came to "God's Choice" with a significant cache of knowledge on the subject. While Weigel's work and social commentary (perhaps best known through his syndicated column) remains a source of contention and, at times, controversy, I was rather pleased with this book. I believe that the major fault of the work rests in the initial focus on John Paul II (which occupies more than 100 pages of the 268-page book). Like David Gibson in his "The Rule of Benedict," Weigel apparently felt it necessary to remind the reader of all the great details of Benedict's predecessor - a task I find to be superfluous. That said, it is a good book.

                  I was delightfully surprised at times while reading this book to find that Weigel had occasionally rendered his advisories an appropriate level of respect. Citing John Allen, Jr., (chief Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, often noted by being at ends ideologically with the views of Weigel) and others, Weigel significantly avoids polemical spin in a way that has garnered new respect from this reader. However, it should also be noted that there remains a peppering of Weigel's clear and present agenda throughout the book. While at times is appears fleeting or subtle, reader beware that his ecclesial and cultural politics surface here and there. Perhaps one example would suffice.

                  While addressing his opinion of a "progressive Catholic movement" and its possible Cardinal-elector representatives, he makes the unfounded and impertinent remark: "That, in turn, may explain why the progressive project is infertile - increasingly unable to attract the brightest students in graduate schools of theology in the United States." (Weigel 136-137) Without any substance, using vague terms, Weigel makes a sweeping statement regarding the state of graduate theological students - as it pleases him.

                  All in all, this is a wonderfully written work. Weigel is clearly intelligent, while politically transparent, and his writing style engages the reader. I would recommend this book as a companion volume to the many other works dedicated to elucidating the life and work of Benedict XVI (see John Allen, Jr.'s "Pope Benedict XVI," H. J. Fischer's "Pope Benedict XVI: A Personal Portrait," and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger's "Milestones.").

                  5 out of 5 stars The transition of the papacy brought to life.......2007-01-18

                  George Weigel chronicles the last days of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict with clarity and sensitivity. Weigel blends with ease the narrative of the story and the profound human and spiritual legacy of John Paul II.

                  3 out of 5 stars A hint of things to come.......2007-01-14

                  As the author who 'wrote the book' on the late Pope John Paul II (the biography "Witness to Hope") George Weigel is particularly well informed. He also gives us rare insights into the origins and backgrounds of an ancient ritual, the election of a new pope.
                  Although the book predates the speech of Pope Benedict XVI in Regensburg, there are already hints there of things to come, as Weigel points out that the, then Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, doesn't consider it a coincidence that Christianity was first "incultured" in the late classical world.
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                    Release Date: 2005-11-01

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                    From the bestselling author of Witness to Hope comes an inside account of the election of Pope Benedict XVI and an unflinching view of the Catholic Church at the dawn of a new era.

                    After 25 years of John Paul II's guidance, the Catholic Church is entering a new age, with its bedrock traditions intact but pressing questions of its vitality to address in a rapidly changing world. Beginning with a portrait of John Paul's last months, God's Choice will then offer an account of the complex conclave process that produced Benedict XVI as the next pope. Drawing on Weigel's unprecedented access during the post–John Paul II intrerregnum, readers will be offered an inside view of the issues and personalities that shaped the conclave's deliberations.

                    Weigel will also survey the current state of the Church around the world: the remarkable vitality of Catholicism in Africa; the new center of the world's Catholic population –– Latin America; the collapse of Catholic faith and practice in much of western Europe, contrasted with its strength in Poland and other parts of the post–communist world; the continuing struggles of Catholicism in Asia; the vibrancy of some aspects of Catholic life in the United States, even as the Church in America struggles to overcome its recent experience of scandal. God's Choice will paint a personal portrait of the new pope and analyze the crucial issues facing world Catholicism in the first decades of the 21st century. It will be a major reference point for anyone seeking to understand the Catholic future, and the larger human future the Church will help to shape.

                    Papa Ratzi.(God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church)(Book review) : An article from: New Criterion
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                        Weigel's latest book places the new Pope Benedict in the context of his great predecessor, John Paul II.(God's Choice Pope Benedict XVI and the Future ... review): An article from: Catholic Insight
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                        Title: Weigel's latest book places the new Pope Benedict in the context of his great predecessor, John Paul II.(God's Choice Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church )(Book review)
                        Author: David Dooley
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                          God's Choice : Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church
                          George Weigel
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                            George Weigel
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