VonDel last spoke at SLAs about 10 years ago. He was not well-received by most, probably for many of the same reasons you have cited. I, however, enjoyed the presentation. This has been a stimulating discussion, anyway. Sorry, I should have clarified that by "sports" I meant spectator events, not participation for fun. The only spectator sport I enjoy is fencing, and the sports I participate in are all outdoor recreation oriented. -----Original Message----- From: Chuck Hards [mailto:chuckhards@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 4:09 PM To: Astronomy in Utah Subject: RE: [Utah-astronomy] SLAS meeting? --- Kim Hyatt <khyatt@smithlayton.com> wrote:
Chuck, it seems to me that to be consistent, one would have to take the same kind of position on any study of the past. I don't know if that is your view - if so, forgive me but it seems more than a little narrow-minded.
I don't see a refusal to consider myth, poor "artwork" and superstition being on-par with historical study, to be inconsistent. It WOULD be inconsistent to lump faith and unsubstantiated beliefs with any kind of science. I can appreciate your view Kim, it's just not the optimal view, from where I'm standing. You have a thirst for all knowledge, regardless of tangent, and that is infinitely prefferable to ignorance. I'm not writing out of a gut feel. I have studied this field quite a bit, read a lot of books on many aspects of it, gone to field-school, visited sites, and participated in "digs". Any ties between modern astronomy and archeoastronomy are strictly semantic. Has SLAS asked Von del Chamberlain to speak? He's one of the country's foremost authorities on this subject, and right in our own backyard, last time I checked.
I feel about sports the way you do about archaeoastronomy. I find NO merit in sports, "professional" or otherwise.
Well we sort-of agree here. I find no merit in professional "spectator" sports. Sports for fun and excercise, that is, participation sport, has quite a bit of merit. Those who participate in sports, on average, tend to live longer, healthier lives than those who don't. C. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy