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Originally posted by PonderableIf it wasn't him, it would have been someone else.
I think yes Columbus performed a great deed with the journey.
But he did bring the aboriginal Indians only bad things.
By then, almost everyone was aware that the world was not flat.
Native Americans are still paying for it today, though. But, yes, the handwriting was on the wall for them by then.
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Originally posted by HandyAndyWhat if aliens from outer space came down here, colonized and then arrived in such huge numbers that it almost made us extinct, even though several alien races enjoyed technological improvements and a much improved standard of living here.
He did bring the original inhabitants bad things, but his discovery changed the world.
Does the good outweigh the bad?
Would you still be asking if the good outweighs the bad?
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Originally posted by SuzianneWut? The world isn't flat?
If it wasn't him, it would have been someone else.
By then, almost everyone was aware that the world was not flat.
Native Americans are still paying for it today, though. But, yes, the handwriting was on the wall for them by then.
-m.
Well fact me, I thought RJ was still on a cross in the 'olden days'. Where is he, when I need him now, to prove the world is flat?
