First Pravda published a fawning editorial on Robert Sarmast's "discovery" of Atlantis. Now The Boston Globe is weighing in with its own rather more sceptical editorial: "Mapping the Mythical," as indicated in the following paragraphs:
The latest book -- "Discovery of Atlantis" by Los Angeles writer and self-described mythologist Robert Sarmast -- offers sonar mapping as evidence that a land mass 1 mile down in the eastern Mediterranean bears a striking similarity to Plato's detailed descriptions.
"If it's not Atlantis," says Sarmast, "then it has to be the biggest coincidence in world history."
Or maybe it's just a lot of rocks. After all, the presumed Atlantis site off the island of Bimini proved to be just that, according to [Boston University Professor Curtis] Runnels, who calls such evidence "pseudo science." Sarmast admits that he published his book without knowing anything for sure -- a lot more mapping and underwater exploration are needed to determine what, if anything, is there.
But that won't stop people from devouring the theory. "All you have to do is put `Atlantis' in a title and you'll sell books," says Runnels.
I should have thought of some way to work the name Atlantis into my book title. Better yet, perhaps I should rename this weblog, "Notes from an Atlantian-Canadian."
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