Does Atlantis really exist?

[justinetime]

Is it real or just some kind of a myth?

[avw1982]

nope, only Atlanta

[BitCoinNutJob]

nope, only Atlanta

Atlanta is a myth the only place that really exists is Attenborough in UK.

[Elwar]

It is real

[Troonetpt]

No, it never exist.

[tianjiang545]

i think its real
I guess the Atlantic was existing, but a long time ago

Atlantis is a tantalizing mystery to scientists, and the spritualis to browse back advanced human civilization, it is said, lost in the earth. To date, at least there are thousands of books have been written particulars of the legend.

In the beginning was Plato (427-347 BC), Greek philosopher, noted the story about the lost continent in two of his works, Timaeus and Critias. Both are the last works of Plato, written in 347 BC.

At work Critias mentions that Atlantis came from 9,600 BC or 11,600 years ago. Atlantis is described as a tropical region, temperatures are, in the form of large land is very beautiful, lush, many sources of water, flora, fauna, minerals and metallic minerals.

[Elwar]

I would say it was a thought experiment by Socrates. Philosophers can more easily get their point across when they talk about a society in a bubble. Because when you add external influences things become more complicated.

So, he creates this mythical city under the water in middle of nowhere when talking about his ideas and thoughts.

People usually talk about some "island" when trying to simplify a societal thought that they are trying to get across. It makes things easier.

[BADecker]

When you research it, you will find evidence of Atlantis all over the world. There are several ancient places in the world that have the city layout that Plato described as to what Atlantis looked like, including Bolivia in South America.

The Great Pyramid in Egypt is a standard pyramid form like many found around the world. In Bosnia, there are several pyramids that are in the basic shape of the Great Pyramid. The largest of these is much larger than the Great Pyramid. Pyramids are found underwater off the coast of Cuba. Pyramids are found off the coast of Japan. There are many places around the world where pyramids can be found.

The point is, there was once a worldwide trading civilization. The similarities of the pyramids and other archaeological finds show this. More than likely, the whole Atlantis worldwide trading operation perished in the Great Flood of Noah's day.



EDIT: I should mention that the water levels around Western Europe coasts, especially the British Isles, were much lower in the distant past. There are many artifacts being found in areas offshore, around Great Britain. More than likely there was a great distribution center for Atlantis there in the distant past.

Probably there is a big sort of coverup in the scientific world about this. It would disrupt standard thinking too much if it was formally taught.

Look for the redheaded, copper mining giants in the United States Lake Michigan area from the ancient past.

[BADecker]

http://frontiers-of-anthropology.blogspot.com/2012/02/lake-superior-mines-old-copper-culture.html ^^

[BAGOBO]

i mean atlantic its a real, but it has become a legend of thousands of years ago
and but the scientists are still figuring out the truth

[Schleicher]

The story of Atlantis was probably inspired by this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_civilization
It has been destroyed by this event:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoan_eruption

[BADecker]

When you put all the evidence of prehistoric, ancient culture together, the result is that Atlantis was worldwide.

[notbatman]

Perhaps the question should be "did Atlantis really exist?".

Evidence of an ancient high-tech global empire?

[justinetime]

I found this, criteria for the search of Atlantis.

- Atlantis was located on an island.
- The Metropolis of Atlantis had a most distinct geomorphology composed of alternating concentric rings of land and water.
- On a low hill about 50 stades inland within the capital city itself, an inner citadel was erected to protect the original home of Cleito and Poseidon.
- Atlantis had hot and cold-water springs, with mineral deposits.
- Atlantis had red, white and black rocks.
- Atlantis was located outside the Pillars of Hercules.
- Atlantis was larger than Libya and Asia combined.
- Atlantis sheltered a wealthy population with literate, building, mining, metallurgical and navigational skills.
- The main region of Atlantis lay on a coastal plain, measuring 2.000 x 3.000 stades, surrounded by mountains which rose precipitously high above sea level.
- The coastal plain of Atlantis faced south and was sheltered from the northern winds.
- The Atlantes had created a checker-board pattern of canals for irrigation.
- Atlantis had mineral resources and a rich spectrum of wild and domesticated flora and fauna, including elephants.
- Atlantis had a high population density, enough to support a large army composed of 1.200.000 men, 10.000 chariots and 1.200 ships.
- Within the Straits of Gibraltar,
- Atlantis controlled Libya up to the borders of Egypt and Europe as far as Tyrrhenia (i.e. Italy).
- The religion of Atlantis involved the sacrifice of bulls.
- The kings of Atlantis assembled alternatively every 5th and 6th year to consult on matters of mutual interest and it is during those assemblies that they sacrificed bulls.
- The Metropolis of Atlantis was destroyed by a devastating physical destruction of unprecedented proportions. Earthquakes and floods of extraordinary violence were the precursors of Atlantis destruction.
- The Metropolis of Atlantis was swallowed by the sea and vanished under the water, following the occurrence of earthquakes and floods.
- At the time of its destruction, Atlantis was at war with Athens.
- Atlantis should have been reachable from Athens by sea.
- After the destruction of Atlantis, the passage of ships was blocked by shallows due to mud just below the surface, the remains of the sunken island.
- The Metropolis of Atlantis was destroyed 9000 years before the 6th century BC. No physically or geologically impossible processes were involved in the formation and destruction of the Metropolis of Atlantis, but could not have been responsible for the destruction of a landmass the size of a continent. Also, no physically or geologically impossible processes were involved in the formation of hot water springs and in the formation of red, white and black rocks.

I don't think any place on earth met these criteria.

[poisenrang]

Watch the movie american hustler, ATLANTIS CITY REBUILD! its a great movie, everyone should see it.

[BADecker]

Look around the world today. You find great cities all over Earth that have buildings that are built similarly to those in New York. You also will find lots of diversity in construction.

Look at the ancient past in the archaeology that abounds. Pyramids are all over the place. the South American jungles are retracting somewhat, revealing that the whole SA is full of pyramids more than we had ever dared to believe, if we weren't seeing it now.

Atlantis is the name of the ancient worldwide civilization that existed 5,000 years ago before the Great Flood. It may not have been completely united. There may have been many different countries. But they were all one big trade organization, just like today.

[u9y42]

I found this, criteria for the search of Atlantis.

[...]
- Atlantis was larger than Libya and Asia combined.
[...]

I don't think any place on earth met these criteria.

I agree; I believe Atlantis was either a reference to the Sea Peoples, as Schleicher mentioned, or intended as a cautionary tale, closer to Elwar's point.

But I would just like to point out that the idea of "Atlantis [being] larger than Libya and Asia combined" is a bit misleading: Asia here probably just refers to Asia Minor, Anatolia; on the other hand, Libya here likely corresponds to a good portion of the northwestern edge of Africa - so, Atlantis was perhaps meant to be about the size of Greenland, or a bit larger.

[Rishblitz]

as people have already stated I believe its more of a philosophical idea than a reality

[Tusk]

Some food for thought

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcPgIphDWGY&index=1&list=LL2SUmeAzu4qXRc5uQe4eZCw

There is now mounting evidence that there existed a lost civilisation/s that was were submerged after the last ice age.

[Rishblitz]

Some food for thought

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcPgIphDWGY&index=1&list=LL2SUmeAzu4qXRc5uQe4eZCw

There is now mounting evidence that there existed a lost civilisation/s that was were submerged after the last ice age.

that's really crazy though and the fact they could survive is bonkers.