El_Machinae

I do! Avatar sized is Perfect!

It was just grabbed off of image.google. I don't remember where it's from, but there're lots of comparable images.
Do you need this specific image? If so, I can send you the file. But it's will be a crappy low-res image, since it's avatar sized.

Hey El Mac? You wouldn't happen to know where I could get your brain jar picture dealie? I need it for a project...

Yeah, that's me.
My signature contains a decent resource, though you'll have to poke around.
This TED talk is pretty good, too.
http://www.ted.com/talks/aubrey_de_grey_says_we_can_avoid_aging.html

YoYoYo.

I think it was you who was talking about being immortality right?
Where can I find material on this? Free stuff online?

You're welcome! I watched that LSE lecture on African development btw - was very interesting. I was sort of blown away by the idea that the contracts China negotiates with African finance ministers lock in investment, to prevent the proceeds of the deal being squandered by other ministries. I thought that was a great innovation, even if it was somewhat unintentional.

Ten days isn't too bad an estimate. The thread is here, if you wish to reopen it.

I'll PM you to reopen thread three in 500 posts. At this rate, that'll be next week!

The story was invented scores of years later, probably. Because the Canaanites cities were obviously destroyed (i.e., there was wreckage), I suspect the tribesmen felt it was more exciting that they were the 'victors' rather than the 'survivors'.

As well, there's a theory that Egypt conquered the land of ... Midian (?) ... and some of the refugees came to Canaan and brought some of their religion with them. And so, the religion of the refugees mixed with the stories of the Canaanites, and the myth of Exodus and Moses sprung up.

And, to be honest, it bothers me that so many people don't know that the story of Moses is a myth. It's a widespread misunderstanding in our culture, and the churches don't have the scholarly base to correct it.

I didn't know that the entire Moses story was completely untrue. I wonder why they invented it in the first place if they'd never moved around at all.

Well, there should be a note explaining the closing. If you have a specific question, you should PM him.

can you explain why birdjaguar keeps closing religion threads?

Can you close this thread for me? http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=9581468#post9581468

I miss our futuristic debates

I want to clarify something:

You, personally, as a man, I respect.
You, as a poster, I respect.
The roll of a moderator, I respect.
The way the rules make moderators behave, I do not respect.

I got your PM. Just so you are aware. And I didn't respond there to preserve space. I also think you made a fair point in that last PM.

Canada! (see previous page for an inside joke )

Out of interest where are you from ye o'd Mighty Mod El_Machinae?

dude, dude, how come you spell "defense" correctly but add a superfluous "u" to "honor"

this question is extraordinarily pressing at half past five in the morning

Hey, the page is awesome! Thanks yared, Camikaze, Abaddon, contre!

And thanks Elta.