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Originally Posted by motion
Yesterday, I saw the oldest piece of art in the world, in the Israel Museum. A female figurine, created almost a quarter of a million years ago. OK, I gotta admit, that's old.
Other stuff dating to Christ's time, doesn't really impress me. Hell, I'm over a half century old. I have stuff in boxes over a century old. I have motorcycles nearly a half century old. If it just sits there in my garage, I don't see why it can't last a couple thousand years.
I also saw the dead sea scrolls. Call me jaded, but I don't really see the big deal.
Now, when something is a quarter million years old... that gets my attention. Its amazing that there is so little stuff on earth that has survived a lousy couple thousand years. Everything destroyed in the name of religion. Don't wanna PARF this up, but really makes you think about things...
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People didn't used to acquire stuff to keep in their garage, and remembering that way back when, garages were called stables don't forget that stuff left in a stable didn't keep.
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