historie computer

would it be possible to set up an network like the SETI project ..
to find out wat all old sages/facts and legends have in common?

agree.. hell of an job to get the data in..but once its loaded..my guess ..it would be interesting!

reply to post by ressiv

You dont need a network for that, one computer would suffice.

The problem with this is that its not about directly comparing texts (especially not in original languages). Its about interpretations. You'd have to go over it manually anyway.

Not to mention that you'd have to write it yourself from the start to be able to compare just the relevant sentences/words you want to compare. If one would just take complete articles/texts from the net, you'd find that they often make reference to other stuff (such as finding an article with the Sphinx not containing the word "pyramid": it aint gonna happen).

[edit on 6-2-2008 by merka]