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"very rare" "nearly absent" does acknowledge that they do exist though. So we know at least they will spontaneously appear. And if it's a good meme why didn't
by aaron695 10y ago
"very rare" "nearly absent" does acknowledge that they do exist though.
So we know at least they will spontaneously appear. And if it's a good meme why didn't it spread?
The stars are a huge part of any lore. Hunting is a huge part of a mans life (Along with women)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_astronomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_astronom...
- lgessler 10y agoI don't think that's a good counterargument--there are hundreds and probably thousands of data points in those regions. Using a simplistic metaphor, what are the odds that when all the cultures in the world rolled the dice to decide whether they'd have a Cosmic Hunter myth almost all of the ones in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea rolled not to? Vanishingly small.
- aaron695 10y agoI don't know. Stories like this sound pretty close to me - http://members.optusnet.com.au/virgothomas/space/abobeliefs2.html http://members.optusnet.com.au/virgothomas/space/abobeliefs2... (Two Brothers & The Pointer Stars) All primitive societies obviously have stories of the stars being people and animals. Men were hunters, the animals will be game. Finding a exact narrative the fits your model from thousands of data points feels possible to me. [edit] From the authors paper read "What about the Saharan versions of Cosmic Hunt" and tell me they are not just making stuff up
- coldtea 10y ago>From the authors paper read "What about the Saharan versions of Cosmic Hunt" and tell me they are not just making stuff up What about it seems as if they are "making stuff up"? They summarize several versions of some such stories, with differentiating details, and even give the papers and studies where they were collected by anthropologists, etc.