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[Atrocities]

Has any one else noticed the influx of historical movies lately? I saw the previews for TROY the other day when I went and watched the Alamo.

I think this trend is great and I love these kind of movies. The Alamo was not as good as it could have been. John Wayne did a far better job IMHO.

Have any of you ever stopped and thought about how deep our history goes? I mean really just sat down and pondered how old our civilization really is and how rich our history, world history, is? I couldn't help it the other day while walking out of the theater. It just kind of occured to me that at least a trillion plus people have lived and died over the course of human history and all of their wars, struggles, and accomplishments are what have paved the road for you and I today. The very fact that we can drive cars, fly, communicate instantly to someone across the planet, been on the moon, and can get dinner served to us simply by driving up and ordering it. All those people died throughout history, litterly gave up their lives without ever even considering the possiblity that one day their decendants would have it so comfortable as we do today. Think of it, put yourself in the shoes of a person who lived 6,000 years ago and consider where we have come from there.

It boggles the mind.

Now imagine where we will be in another 6,000 years.

[dogscoff]

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[Timstone]

Originally posted by Atrocities:

Now imagine where we will be in another 6,000 years.

Now that question is far more intersting IMHO.
Although I'm also intersted in history. But the future is far more apealing than history. The future is the stuff of dreams, history is the stuff of facts.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Atrocities, I think we need monuements for the people who died trying new foods. The risk to their lives was at least as high as anybodys, I think.