By: Ranilo Abando (October 3, 2020) *** The inner desire in humans to look for companionship is strong. Probably millions of dollars were spent in various SETI programs by various organizations over many years to satisfy human curiosity and, indeed to explore the possible existence of intelligent beings, aside from us humans, somewhere out thereContinue reading “Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): Looking in the Wrong Direction with Wrong Mindset”
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How Ancient Megaliths Were Transported and Shaped
By: Ranilo Abando (Manila, October 2, 2020) *** If there is one enigma that seems to be impossible to solve, it is how those gigantic megalithic rocks in many parts of the world, each weighing hundreds to more than a thousand tons, were moved tens of kilometers across valleys, rivers, and steep cliffs by ancientContinue reading “How Ancient Megaliths Were Transported and Shaped”
Oldest Puzzle in the World
By: Ranilo Abando (Manila, September 28, 2020) *** The enigmatic Sumerian King List is a preserved ancient record in the Sumerian language, listing kings of Sumer in southern Mesopotania (in present-day Iraq), how long they reigned, and the locations of their kingdoms. Kingship in ancient Mesopotamia was considered as handed down by the the gods and could beContinue reading “Oldest Puzzle in the World”
The Primordial Ocean of Chaos in Ancient Creation Stories
By: Ranilo Abando (Manila, September 28, 2020) *** The ancients often used the metaphor of WATER to relay a very important fundamental concept. When they said “water” in a metaphorical sense, they did not refer to the common liquid with the chemical composition H2O. Rather, they were referring to a primordial substance that was notContinue reading “The Primordial Ocean of Chaos in Ancient Creation Stories”