Atlantis behind the myth: No way, no how, no where. (Special report).
From: Skeptical Inquirer
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Date: 1/1/2002
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Author: Christopher, Kevin
Scholars and skeptics who would concede that there is any fact at all behind the Atlantis legend usually argue that the ancient Greek philosopher Plato has dimly recalled a Bronze cataclysm in the Aegean Sea, either on Crete or Santorini. Yet all the evidence shows that Plato's Atlantis account is beyond a doubt entirely fictional--a utopian myth concocted to vividly illustrate Plato's political philosophy. Atlantis is first mentioned in two dialogues written by Plato, the Timaeus ...
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