Comments on: The Extraordinary Astrologer Isaac Bickerstaff http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/ A collection of legitimately fascinating information culled from the past, present, and anticipated future. Tue, 22 May 2012 01:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jffgrdn24 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/#comment-24207 jffgrdn24 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:24:32 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=955#comment-24207 Happy April Fools Day!! Happy April Fools Day!!

]]> By: DJ-Anakin http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/#comment-22035 DJ-Anakin Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:46:36 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=955#comment-22035 Someone please remind me why the mining company just left without cleaning up? And why they're not being made to clean it up? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda_Mining_Company "The Anaconda Company was purchased by Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) on January 12, 1977. At present (2007), Anaconda exists only as an environmental liability for BP, the current owner of ARCO." Fine, have ARCO clean it up, they bought Anaconda and all it's problems. Someone please remind me why the mining company just left without cleaning up? And why they’re not being made to clean it up?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda_Mining_Company
“The Anaconda Company was purchased by Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) on January 12, 1977. At present (2007), Anaconda exists only as an environmental liability for BP, the current owner of ARCO.”

Fine, have ARCO clean it up, they bought Anaconda and all it’s problems.

]]> By: mysticgirl http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/#comment-21683 mysticgirl Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:31:47 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=955#comment-21683 Ooooh better watch out for Isaac Bickerstaff.. I think thats the name of my long lost neighbour. Ooooh better watch out for Isaac Bickerstaff.. I think thats the name of my long lost neighbour.

]]> By: USATODAY http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/#comment-21405 USATODAY Thu, 15 May 2008 13:42:29 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=955#comment-21405 [quote]Josh Sincer said: "hehe, manipulations are have always been there and always will be, the question is, do we understand that someone tries to direct us ? came across an article recently, where authors of ICDL language claim that creating free-access search databases will open a new era in Web technology. Can Google sometimes be biased? - sure! At omfica.org thay say that every single user can make a change …creating independent information databases is the clue to our independent future…maybe they're going to be Swift our our days!?"[/quote] I dont believe that a website can truly remain unbiased as peoples conflicting opinions will prevent that. Yes swift did a great thing for society by showing people's true opinions on the man, almost in an "Emperor's New clothes way," but peoples opinons did all shift over at once. From this article we get one single opinion about partridge, and if he was so influencial ( even if his predictions were wrong) who's really to blame? Partirdge himself, or the people who followed him? I believe that the londoners got themselves into a rut by believing this man, and that by targeting only him it only woke them up from believing everything they heard, almost in the sazme way that people are ignorant to the influences of the media. [quote]Josh Sincer said: “hehe, manipulations are have always been there and always will be, the question is, do we understand that someone tries to direct us ? came across an article recently, where authors of ICDL language claim that creating free-access search databases will open a new era in Web technology. Can Google sometimes be biased? – sure! At omfica.org thay say that every single user can make a change …creating independent information databases is the clue to our independent future…maybe they’re going to be Swift our our days!?”[/quote]

I dont believe that a website can truly remain unbiased as peoples conflicting opinions will prevent that. Yes swift did a great thing for society by showing people’s true opinions on the man, almost in an “Emperor’s New clothes way,” but peoples opinons did all shift over at once. From this article we get one single opinion about partridge, and if he was so influencial ( even if his predictions were wrong) who’s really to blame? Partirdge himself, or the people who followed him? I believe that the londoners got themselves into a rut by believing this man, and that by targeting only him it only woke them up from believing everything they heard, almost in the sazme way that people are ignorant to the influences of the media.

]]> By: Rachelita http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/#comment-21244 Rachelita Fri, 02 May 2008 17:35:33 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=955#comment-21244 Absolutely hilarious! Absolutely hilarious!

]]> By: Hoekstes http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/#comment-20970 Hoekstes Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:34:03 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=955#comment-20970 So let me get this straight... Partridge is that guy with the black robe and the sickle right? The one featured in amongst others Terry Pratchett's Soul Music? So let me get this straight… Partridge is that guy with the black robe and the sickle right? The one featured in amongst others Terry Pratchett’s Soul Music?

]]> By: SisterGirl http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/#comment-20937 SisterGirl Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:17:56 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=955#comment-20937 Bouquets! A rose to the author of this piece (who was it again?) and a bow to one of my favorite people, Jonathon Swift. Bouquets! A rose to the author of this piece (who was it again?) and a bow to one of my favorite people, Jonathon Swift.

]]> By: Inti http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/#comment-20921 Inti Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:39:45 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=955#comment-20921 Good for John Partridge. Pseudoscience and superstition should pay their lies in generous quantities. There are few things so harmful to humanity than superstition and the belief in surreal entities that govern our lives and destinies. We are alone, and our lives are just a brief flash of consciousness after which there is nothing else. Good for John Partridge. Pseudoscience and superstition should pay their lies in generous quantities. There are few things so harmful to humanity than superstition and the belief in surreal entities that govern our lives and destinies. We are alone, and our lives are just a brief flash of consciousness after which there is nothing else.

]]> By: Erasure http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/#comment-20911 Erasure Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:37:39 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=955#comment-20911 That is one nasty April fools prank. I'd hate to have gotten on the wrong side of Jonathan Swift, he is one nasty piece of work. Erasure [spammy link removed] That is one nasty April fools prank. I’d hate to have gotten on the wrong side of Jonathan Swift, he is one nasty piece of work.

Erasure

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]]> By: FixedFrequency http://www.damninteresting.com/the-extraordinary-astrologer-isaac-bickerstaff/#comment-20851 FixedFrequency Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:44:06 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=955#comment-20851 No worries, I'm not in the US actually, but if I do decide to fake my own death for tax purposes, I'll be sure to acquire US citizenship first and "die" there! Useful info! No worries, I’m not in the US actually, but if I do decide to fake my own death for tax purposes, I’ll be sure to acquire US citizenship first and “die” there! Useful info!

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