The Phantom Time Hypothesis

[Барбоса]

Did technology proceed incredibly slowly during this time period or what?

That is part of Illig's argument. Very little changes technologically or seemingly artistically.

 

[One Punch Doug Crashin]

In the world of Quantum Physics, ANYTHING is possible.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

That is part of Illig's argument. Very little changes technologically or seemingly artistically.

After all the research that you've done for your book, which particular period sans the period mentioned in the Phantom Time Hypothesis, has such gaping holes when it comes to recorded history and its documentation?

 

[Барбоса]

After all the research that you've done for your book, which particular period sans the period mentioned in the Phantom Time Hypothesis, has such gaping holes when it comes to recorded history and its documentation?

I have yet to venture beyond the scope of my book but from my own research, I know that the last two thirds of the seventh century are pretty badly documented. The century started well enough with the Procopian line of Roman historians still going (although major signs of decline were evident) and the addition of the historical sections of the Qur'an but with the end of the Romano-Persian War in 628, it all falls to a complete arse.

There are still historical sources for the period but they are all written at least a century later and use Arabic oral traditions, which as filled with self-serving myths and legends, to get a lot of their information. Add in the decline of the Roman world and the disappearance of the Persian state and its accompanying literature and we are much the poorer off.

Essentially, for large parts of the seventh century, all we have is a chronology - a list of events and dates - rather than a history, which would have analysis and detail. And at times we even have competing chronologies.

Of other centuries I have dealt with, the middle fifty years of third century CE is pretty bad - about 235-284. We have surviving historians but they are full of sensationalist rubbish so that all you can really attempt to take from them is a framework chronology. Much like the mid-seventh, it is highly frustrating as it is a period of great importance to the Roman Empire as in the 250s, invasion, military revolt and separatist movements in the east and west have essentially brought the empire to its knees but all we have for a lot of it is a "this might have happened here" type of record rather than detail on who, what where and why type of history recording.

 

[Remix]

In the world of Quantum Physics, ANYTHING is possible.

We aren't looking at things on an atomic scale. Kindly shut the fuck up.

 

[One Punch Doug Crashin]

We aren't looking at things on an atomic scale. Kindly shut the fuck up.

Anything involving Time involves the quantum scale you idiot. so you shut the fuck up.