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Originally Posted by §rv
The man who came up with this theory, Kai Helge Wirth, claims that the constellation of the Great Bear fits the outline of the Arctic Ocean. And surprisingly it kinda does.
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I didn't think so:
Ursa Major
Arctic Ocean
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He also claims that the constellation of Iriadus (sp?) fits the river Aida (sp?) and that Scorpius fits the outline of Africa from the Canary Islands to Great Britain.
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It is apparant to me that this is another version of 'pictures in clouds' or
Lenin in the shower. If you look hard enough for patterns in something you'll find them.
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Personally I find this theory to be very unrealistic but it is rather coincidental that the constellations sorta fit the outlines.
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It is not so much a coincidence as it is Mr. Wirth taking constellations and then methodically searching the globe for a feature that somehow vaguely resembles it.
A good way to test this hypothesis of 'ancients programming constellations' is to form predictions from it. Here's what I immediately come up with:
1) The constellations would resemble earth features which were
significant to the ancient cultures. The Arctic Ocean and the river Aida? Yah, those sound important to everyone. :roll: We should be seeing constellations that look like the (for example) coast of Britain, the Mediterranean Sea, or the Nile, Ganges and Tigris Rivers.
2) Ancient cultures should interpret constellations differently to match local features.
3) The lore describing the constellation would likely include references to these features, not surprisingly they don't.
In other words, Mr. Wirth, as described in your post, is a woo-woo. This theory gets a rating of :roll: from me.