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Originally posted by Puresilence
From what I understand it is based on people's memories of Australia being in a different spot, geographically. They are theorizing that their personal experiences relate to a world where the maps were different. If they did indeed somehow merge into this world or their essence decided to shift to this reality and retain some deep-seated memories of things being different. This world has always been this world so the maps will surely reflect that. Their "world" being a different timeline had different maps but are not the same maps as "here".
In the other thread a lot of people had other differing memories such as about Nelson Mandela and some other famous people having different circumstances.
Originally posted by muzzleflash
Great find. Starred.
I think this has been proven beyond any reasonable doubt now.
This is certainly a case of people not being educated about geography and or mis-remembering things inaccurately.
I will say, I do Not feel anyone is purposely hoaxing; it seems more like an honest mistake to me...
[edit on 27-4-2010 by muzzleflash]
If people can remember the old "timewave", then how come maps can't?
Originally posted by Puresilence
The maps in this "timewave" will always be the same as THIS "timewave" hasn't CHANGED. Showing old maps does not prove or disprove ANYTHING.
Originally posted by sphinx551
Well, the problem is that we are in this timeline. If a person timeshifts from timeline A to timeline B(where we are currently), people will call that person "crazy" for saying "inaccurate" geography when the geography was "correct" in his/her timeline.
Ironic paradox.
If you had aced all of your geography tests you could still have been mistaken about the positions of AZ and NZ.
Originally posted by invetro
I will say one thing about my geographic memory, I've just found an old school report card, and I can safely say that I failed geography miserably. That's my personal mystery solved then.
Originally posted by Puresilence
This is true but what if time line merging is rare or has just begun? Perhaps the two timelines are the first to merge.
Like in the other forum people were talking about remembering different circumstances around Nelson Mandela and a couple of other people. People they had thought for sure had died but are in fact alive. Again, they all remembered the exact same details around the deaths, etc, but simply did not happen in this timeline.
It could be bad memories that just happen to be exactly the same to a number of people but there could be something more to this...
That was a great observation. Changing positions of these large landmasses would trigger an avalanche of other changes that surely wouldn't go unnoticed.
Originally posted by Conspiracy Chicks fan !
Originally posted by Puresilence
This is true but what if time line merging is rare or has just begun? Perhaps the two timelines are the first to merge.
Like in the other forum people were talking about remembering different circumstances around Nelson Mandela and a couple of other people. People they had thought for sure had died but are in fact alive. Again, they all remembered the exact same details around the deaths, etc, but simply did not happen in this timeline.
It could be bad memories that just happen to be exactly the same to a number of people but there could be something more to this...
It doesn't make sense, though.
Any alternative timeline would have the results of the butterfly effect multiplied infinitesimally.
It's impossible for someone to have a certain set of circumstances in their life and then change to an alternative timeline with near identical circumstances.
If New Zealand was NE of Australia, then their temperature would have to be about 10c warmer than it is now, and therefore the current crop of New Zealanders would be completely different to the ones in the previous timeline due to having a different lifestyle in a hotter country and then there'd be different interactions between people which would lead to different people being born.
Originally posted by ickylevel
I have a THEORY (I'm not australian) :
You have the feeling it was farther because you watched too much weather forecasting on tv, where only australia is represented.
[edit on 27-4-2010 by ickylevel]