31 MAY 2012 by ideonexus

 Ancient Description of Layers in Mountains

Where there is cinnabar above, yellow gold will be found below. Where there is lodestone above, copper and gold be found below. Where there is calamine above, lead, tin, and red copper will be found below. Where there is haematite above, iron will be found below. Thus it can be seen that mountains are full of riches.
Folksonomies: geology
Folksonomies: geology
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From China, that "mountains are full of riches."

03 JAN 2011 by ideonexus

 Leave Room for Uncertainty

What then is the meaning of the whole world? We do not know what the meaning of existence is. We say, as the result of studying all of the views that we have had before, we find that we do not know the meaning of existence; but in saying that we do knot know the meaning of existence, we have probably found the open channel--if we will allow only that, as we progress, we leave open opportunities for alternatives , that we do not become enthusiastic for the fact, the knowledge, the absolute tru...
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Science doesn't have the meaning of life, but we are muddling through it and that's a good thing.