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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Was he the real deal? Was Nicea just a front? Is THIS why Cyril, the man who burned the Library at Alexandria and murdered Hypatia, got to be a Saint?

Hmm...

http://www.pufori.org/articles/apollonius/apollonius_index_nf.htm

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Posted by Diane (Member # 53) on :

Intriguing...

*looks down at the bottom*

"Picard UFO Research International"? Wonder where he got that name.

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Posted by bryce (Member # 42) on :

Same as before First, your striking out today buddy. Tell me what that name is translated and we go somewhere with it.

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

what WHICH name is, translated?

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Posted by HMS White Star (Member # 174) on :

What did the article say, the only thing I saw was that the an article that the board was closing.

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :

Well, now, isn't THIS an interesting development.

Somebody must have reported it to the Church authorities. j/k

Anyway, It was more of an online book than a single article.

I'll just have to find it posted elsewhere.

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Calvin: "No efficiency, no accountability... I tell you, Hobbes, it's a lousy way to run a Universe." -- Bill Watterson