Owen
Parfitt had been paralyzed by a massive stroke. In June, 1763 in
Shepton Mallet, England, Parfitt sat outside his sister’s home, as was
often his habit on warm evenings. Virtually unable to move, the
60-year-old man sat quietly is his nightshirt upon his folded greatcoat.
Across the road was a farm where workers were finishing their workday
by pooking the hay. At about 7 p.m.,
Parfitt’s sister, Susannah, went outside with a neighbor to help Parfitt
move back into the house, as a storm was approaching. But he was gone.
Only his folded greatcoat upon which he sat remained. Investigations of
this mysterious disappearance were carried out as late as 1933, but no
trace or clues to Parfitt’s fate were ever uncovered
Since
long before the advent of supersonic flight, immense booms have been
heard emerging from clear skies. No explanation has been found for these
so-called sky quakes. There is no sign of lightning (which can travel
long distances – even in clear skies) and no other human explanation for
why the sky suddenly booms at the earth. Some believers may consider
this evidence for extra-terrestrial
activity while sceptics continue to try to find a scientific
explanation. Scientists – so far unable to explain the phenomenon – have
resorted to explaining it away as one or all of the following: radio
waves, solar activity, and even submarine activity (despite the sounds
being heard miles inland).
The world’s oldest computer predates Bill
Gates only by about 2,000 years. In fact, the absolutely mind-boggling
Antikythera Mechanism – a corroded clocklike object found among the
ruins of a sunken ship – may prove that
advanced scientifictechnology existed far earlier than we ever thought
possible. Scientists have since discovered that this mysterious Greek
invention predicted solar eclipses, organized the calendar in four-year
cycles, and may well be linked to renowned astrologer and engineer
Archimedes. Though no other such mechanisms have ever been found,
experts believe that many more made around the same time in 100 B.C.E.
once existed.
The lost years of Jesus refer to his activities between the ages of 12
and 30, of which there is no mention in the bible. The church would have
us believe that what transpired during these years is of no biblical
importance, and thus omitted from the gospels. In the Gospels of Luke,
in one extract Jesus is 12 and in the Temple at Jerusalem, in the
following extract he is 30 and is being baptized in the river Jordan by
John the Baptist. Many theories have surfaced regarding his whereabouts
during these years, the most prominent being that Jesus joined a trade
caravan and travelled to the Far East, following the silk route under
the guidance of a cabal of merchants.
