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    September 2023. Hi Atlantipedes, At present I am in Sardinia for a short visit. Later we move to Sicily and Malta. The trip is purely vacational. Unfortunately, I am writing this in a dreadful apartment, sitting on a bed, with access to just one useable socket and a small Notebook. Consequently, I possibly will not […]Read More »
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    Joining The Dots

    I have now published my new book, Joining The Dots, which offers a fresh look at the Atlantis mystery. I have addressed the critical questions of when, where and who, using Plato’s own words, tempered with some critical thinking and a modicum of common sense.Read More »
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Tertullian

Tertullian (160-220 AD) was one of the early Church Fathers from Carthage in North Africa. In his De Pallio (II.3) he refers to the destruction of Atlantis as an example of the global effect of Noah’s Flood. In both De Pallio and Apologeticus 40.4 he refers to the island of Atlantis being submerged in the Atlantic.

However, I find it difficult to invoke Tertullian in support of scientific Atlantology as he was content to believe in god, on the grounds the concept was an absurdity – credo quia absurdum est”! I believe it because it is unreasonable’

I prefer the radical idea that faith should be supported by evidence and reason.

*All of Tertullian’s can be read online[1655].*