A Brit Abroad

My name is Terry and I'm a 50 something year old dis-enchanted ex-pat Brit living in Cyprus. Why am I dis-enchanted? You'll find reasons enough throughout my tumble log, along with quirky items that amused me and things I think need highlighting, and occasional quotes from some of my favourite novels. Oh, and maybe some original work of my own.

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Wed Apr 29

“ the first [prime, only] principles of the universe are atoms and empty space [void]. everything else is merely thought to exist. the worlds are unlimited. they come into being and perish. nothing can come into being from that which is not nor pass away into that which is not. further, the atoms are unlimited in size and number, and they are borne along in the whole universe in a vortex, and thereby generate all composite things —fire, water, air, earth. for even these are conglomerations [id est molecules] of given atoms. and it is because of their solidarity that these atoms are impassive and unalterable. the sun and the moon have been composed of such smooth and spherical masses [id est atoms], and so also the soul, which is identical with reason.

democritus, circa -400WXX (iso-8601 dating). or: 400 BCE [gregorian]/-401 [julian]/-8249XX [modified julian day]/3360 [hebrew]/-1053 [islamic (a’salaam a’lakem no ham no bacon)]/6.17.12.X.X [mayan long count]/-7478XXXXXXX [unix time() value]

(just a kicker for you ppls: the human that first realized and published the existence of atomic particles also maintained that the earth was flat.)

(via superdoofus-stratodrive)

“Democritus held that the earth was round, and stated that originally the universe was comprised of nothing but tiny atoms churning in chaos, until they collided together to form larger units — including the earth and everything on it.^[39] He surmised that there are many worlds, some growing, some decaying; some with no sun or moon, some with several. He held that every world has a beginning and an end, and that a world could be destroyed by collision with another world. His cosmology can be summarized with assistance from Shelley: Worlds rolling over worlds; From creation to decay; Like the bubbles on a river; Sparkling, bursting, borne away.”

Sorry super but it appears he really WAS Superman!

Can you imagine where we’d be now if it wasn’t for the repression of the Dark Ages!

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