Alan Butler (1) (1951–)

Who Built the Moon? by Christopher Knight and Alan Butler I know, but I am a sucker for these kind of books, full of interesting facts with a half life measured in seconds, preposterous theories that really are believable as long as you suspend your disbelief.
 
And I guess that's it, that's what I like, that suspension of disbelief in the face of incredible odds.
 
For the life of me I really don't remember what this was about but I did enjoy it and I believed every word too.… (plus d'informations)

La sola hipótesis de que la Luna pudiera haber sido construida de manera artificial es tan extraordinaria que nuestro sentido común la desecha sin dudarlo. Este libro, sin embargo, nos invita a dejar a un lado nuestro natural escepticismo, en una exposición gobernada por la lógica, los autores nos presentan pruebas científicas, argumentos matemáticos y hechos irrefutables que nos conducen a unas sorprendentes y profundamente inquietantes conclusiones.La Luna, por su concreta posición en el espacio, su volumen y su masa, ha sido un elemento fundamental en el desarrollo de formas de vida inteligentes en la Tierra. Sin embargo, los expertos están de acuerdo en que la Luna no debería estar donde está ya que no obedece a las reglas conocidas de la astrofísica y no hay ninguna teoría suficientemente convincente sobre su origen.Es también sorprendente que la Luna se adecue con sospechosa precisión a una medida de longitud prehistórica conocida como "la yarda megalítica", que los autores descubrieron y divulgaron en su anterior libro, La primera civilización. Así, la Luna es exactamente cuatrocientas veces menor que el Sol y se encuentra exactamente cuatrocientas veces más cerca de la Tierra que éste. Por otra lado, nuestro satélite tarda exactamente 10.000 días terrestres en contemplar 366 órbitas de la Tierra.… (plus d'informations)

What an interesting book. I read this a couple of years ago and found it very eye opening. An alternative look at science. The Moon is a mysterious and enigmatic heavenly body. The ancients were as obsessed with the Moon equally as the Sun. Sometimes it is good for the mind to explore other theories of the Moon. Think outside of the box or, cube.

Who built the moon? How did it come to be?

Was it, as in the Bible, created by a deity?

Was it dragged here by some alien race?

Just left there floating, in outer space

Is it a remnant of another heavenly body? A boulder?

Is the Earth young? Is the Moon much older?

Does the Moon control the tides? Like they tell us so

The Oceans, the seas, their ebb and flow

Is the Moon a death star? Like in the movie flicks

Is the Moon an illusion? Is it playing tricks?

One side is dark, the other shines bright

Glowing in the night sky, emitting false light

Does the Moon make people crazy? Lunar, lunacy, madness

When the Moon is Blue, are we filled with sadness?

When the planets align, is this prophecy, like the Bible says

Or just a giant clock, ever lasting, always

Is the Moon a soul catcher? Like the dream works logo

Fishing for souls, recycling them, preventing them to go

Where souls are meant to be, their destiny, a place of no suffering and pain

Does the Moon send souls back to Earth? To live another life, and repeat all over again

So who built the Moon? How did it come to be?

Was it, as in the Bible, created by a deity?

By Leo… (plus d'informations)