1. Define pseudoscience and pseudohistory. 2. What is the cultic milieu and how does it contribute to the survival and

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1 1 Invented Knwledge: False Histry, Fake Science and Pseud-Religins By Rnald H. Fritze Published in hardcver n May 15, 2009, by Reaktin Bks Published in paperback n March 15, 2011, by Reaktin Bks Preface 1. Define pseudscience and pseudhistry. 2. What is the cultic milieu and hw des it cntribute t the survival and spread f pseudhistry and pseudscience? 3. What are the schlarly definitins f myth and legend? 4. Describe the flawed methdlgies f pseudschlars. 5. Hw are hyptheses and thery defined? Hw are they distinct frm each ther? Chapter 1: Atlantis: Mther f Pseudhistry 1. Hw is the Thera eruptin related t the Atlantis stry? 2. Describe the cntext f Plat and his tale f Atlantis. Hw des he depict Atlantis?

2 2 3. What is the histry f the Atlantis stry frm the time f Plat t the nineteenth century? 4. Wh was Ignatius Dnnelly and what was his cntributin t Atlantlgy? 5. Hw has Atlantis been used by varius spiritualists and ccultists like Madame Blavatsky and Edgar Cayce? 6. What has been the place f Atlantis in ppular culture? What is its place in cntemprary sciety? Lemuria Alexander Winchell Thesphy Rudlf Steiner Rsicrucians Akashic Recrds JZ Knight Rbert Sarmast H. P. Lvecraft Chapter 2: Wh s n First? The Pseudhistry f the Discvery and Settlement f Ancient America 1. Describe the cntrversy ver the discvery f Kennewick Man including its plitical, academic, religius, and pseudhistrical aspects. 2. What is the Clvis First Thery? 3. What is the histry f theries f peple discvering the Americas befre Clumbus? Why are peple mtivated t argue that Clumbus was nt the

3 3 first, r at least the significant, discverer f the Americas? What evidence d they prduce t back up their ideas? Are there prblems with this evidence? 4. What are the varius theries abut the pepling f the America? Why did peple prmte these theries abut wh settled the Americas befre Clumbus? What evidence d they prduce t back up their ideas? Are there prblems with this evidence? 5. What is the thesis f the bk 1421? What evidence des Gavin Menzies present t supprt his thesis? What d mainstream schlars have t say abut Menzies thesis and evidence? Describe hw 1421 came t be published. Unknwn Pilt Prince Madc Kensingtn Runestne Abubakari Harld Gladwin Gnzal Fernandez de Ovied y Valdes Carthaginian hyptheses Paraida Stne Ophir Ten Lst Tribes/Hebrew Origins hyptheses James Adair Hindu Origins hyptheses Jse de Acsta

4 4 Chapter 3: Mudpeple, Satan s Spawn, and Christian Identity 1. What are Christian Identity s three distinct beliefs cncerning human rigins? 2. Describe British-Israelism. What ideas des it share with Christian Identity and in what ways is it different frm Christian Identity? 3. By what prcesses did British Israelism evlve frm a phil-semitic mvement int the anti-semitic Christian Identity? 4. What is pre-adamism and what rle des it play in the develpment f Christian Identity? 5. Define the cncept f the Seedline f Satan and explain hw it cntributed t the racist wrldview f Christian Identity. 6. What is the rle f apcalypse in the belief system f Christian Identity? Csmgny Grdn Kahl Richard Brthers Jhn Wilsn Edward Hine Jseph Wild Charles Adiel Lewis Ttten Phil-semiticism Hward R. Rand William J. Camern Isaac Le Peyerère Mngenesis Ply genesis

5 5 Nachash ZOG The Order Phineas Priesthd Chapter 4: Mad Scientists, White Devils, and the Natin f Islam 1. Describe the cntext f the birth f the Natin f Islam in terms f the Great Migratin, Scial Darwinism, Marcus Garvey, and the Mrish Science Temple f America. 2. What were the backgrunds f Elijah Ple and Wallace Fard? What rle did each play in the rigin f the Natin f Islam? 3. What are the basic dctrines f the Natin f Islam? 4. What happened t Wallace Fard and hw did Elijah (Ple) Muhammad becme the leader f the Natin f Islam? 5. Hw did the Natin f Islam transfrm itself after Wrld War II? Universal Negr Imprvement Assciatin Nble Drew Ali Yacub Mther Plane Malclm X Zebra Killings Luis Farrakhan

6 6 Chapter 5: Pseudhistria Epidemica r Pseudhistrians in Cllusin 1. What are the theries f Immanuel Velikvsky and what srt f evidence did he prvide t supprt his ideas? 2. Hw did the schlarly and scientific cmmunity react t Velikvsky s ideas and hw was their reactin cunter-prductive? 3. Hw have new develpments and discveries in science and archaelgy served t undermine Velikvsky s thery? 4. What are the principle ideas f Charles H. Hapgd and what evidence des he use t prf his ideas? What are the prblems with his evidence? 5. What are the ideas f Erik vn Däniken and Zecharia Sitchin? What ideas t they share and hw are they different? What are the prblems with their evidence? 6. Describe the pseudhistrical ideas f Graham Hancck. What evidence and ideas des he share with ther pseud-schlars? Heaven s Gate Catastrphism Unifrmitarianism Piri Reis Map Hugh Auchinclss Brwn Uflgy Gerge Adamski Nephilim Rbert Schch

7 7 Chapter 6: Prfessrs Gne Wild: The Black Athena Cntrversy 1. What are the claims that Martin Bernal makes in his Black Athena bks? What is his evidence? 2. Hw did mainstream schlars react t Bernal s ideas? Wh ppsed his ideas and wh supprted his ideas? 3. What was the cntrversy ver the title Black Athena? 4. What is cmpetitive plausibility? 5. What are Bernal s beliefs abut ancient histry and racism? 6. Hw des Bernal interact with Afrcentrist schlars? 7. Why did mainstream schlars nt succeed in cmpletely refuting Martin Bernal s interpretatin f ancient histry? Ancient Mdel Aryan Mdel Lenard Jeffries Mary Lefkwitz This Planet Cli Study Guide lives nline at: 15 January 2013