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The fact that 100k years ago we could have seen 7 Pleiades with the naked eye but angles shifted since and now only 6, but unconnected traditions speak of 7 ent
by agaj-nimm 2mo ago
The fact that 100k years ago we could have seen 7 Pleiades with the naked eye but angles shifted since and now only 6, but unconnected traditions speak of 7 entities in tales of their origins may indicate we have had language far sooner than 10,000 BCE.
- IAmBroom 2mo agoOr, the number "7" has magical/emotional importance to (at least) Western peoples (as does 3, 12, and infamously - 13). If they were 8 and now 7, but still called "8 sisters", I'd be more impressed.