[tied] Re: Creation

From: tgpedersen@...
Message: 10057
Date: 2001-10-09

--- In cybalist@..., markodegard@... wrote:
> Glen Gordon:
> > I see little reason for the average hunter-gatherer to be so
> > interested in the precise movements of the night-time sky
>
> Exactly. Counting lunations was close enough for hunter-gatherers.
But
> if you are worrying about when to plant, then some very careful
> observation of the night sky rewards you well.

The people who are really interested in the precise movements of the
night-time sky are navigators. Especially long-range ones.

Torsten