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Two
Kings, Two Stories, Few Answers
Sam Aurelius Milam III
For centuries, people have been searching for archeological evidence of the existence of King Arthur. Other people have been searching for archeological evidence of the existence of Jesus of Nazareth. So far as I'm aware, the evidence is as fragmentary in one case as it is in the other. Conclusions reached might depend as much on preconceived notions, assumptions, opinions, interpretations, and faith, as on the actual evidence. The same thing is true for the early writings. Such early writings about Jesus of Nazareth aren't necessarily any more reliable than are the writings about King Arthur. In either case, we must rely mostly on the claims of the writers, each of whom had an agenda, and on translations by other people, each of whom also had an agenda. It depends on who we want to believe. We can scarcely have confidence in reports of recent news. How can we rely on reports of events from 2000 or so years ago? The two stories are similar. King Arthur resulted from an enchantment. Jesus of Nazareth resulted from something similar, although allegedly sacred rather than magical. The importance of that difference, and even its factuality, are matters of opinion. Both men spent their lives trying to do what was right, each as he understood it. Both men were misunderstood and their teachings were misconstrued. Both men were betrayed by people close to them, and killed by their enemies. Both men are expected to return, when the time is right, and when they're most needed. Which story is more credible? I suggest that we should judge the past by our understanding of the present. The man who's more nearly similar to people that we see around us in the world today is more likely to have existed as described. There are, and have been, many more kings than holy men, and the behaviors of kings is, and has been, more commonplace. It might seem strange to suggest that King Arthur is more likely to have existed than Jesus of Nazareth, but that seems possible to me. In my own opinion, although the story of Jesus of Nazareth is regarded by many people as the greatest story ever told, I believe that the story of King Arthur is a better story, and that King Arthur is a more heroic figure, whether he's historical or fictional. Mrs. Ockham's Razor
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Letters to the Editor
Sam: Greetings my friend. I write to you to let you know I will be relocating from this gated community to my old home of eastern [name withheld], in about [remaining time withheld]. The day I walk through the sally port the last time, I will have served [number withheld] of confinement. My father has found a house for me and I will be going there, as soon as I check with the sheriff to let them know there is a new ex-con in town. Such a shame that judgment has to follow us after we have served our time. Sam, you have faithfully sent me the Frontiersman all these years and I wanted you to know that I will soon be in the position to pay your good deeds forward. I am not one to forget those who helped me through rough times. You have published many of my writings and I appreciate it. Once I get to my new digs, I will be contacting you with that address. Please do not send the Frontiersman to me after [date withheld] as I will no longer be here to receive it. I just received the April issue and look forward to May and June. After that, they will be going to another address. Thanking you for helping me to maintain my sanity. —Sticky of San Diego
After you're released, you'll be able to get access to my websites. If you'll study them, then I'll be sufficiently rewarded for my efforts. The website addresses are presented on the last page of recent issues of this newsletter. Just so you're aware of it, I'll mention that visiting my websites might get you placed on a "list". An instance of that was reported in Letters to the Editor, in the February 2011 issue. —editor
Hi Sam: In my opinion, the April issue of frontiersman was the most interesting I remember ever reading. Every article and your responses to comments from others was thought provoking. Thank you, —Steve, of Wahiawa, Hawaii
Hey Sam Greetings to ya bro, about 30 years ago, on a bright clear sunny day, I was standing outside, way up high on the side of a big mountain ridge in Arkansas, and there was a vast open valley far below me, and I observed seeing this large round shadow on the valley floor, and this large perfectly round shadow was slowly steadily moving across the whole entire length of the valley. But whenever I looked up into the clear blue skies above it, I saw absolutely nothing in the open clear blue skies that would account for this shadow being cast down? But I tell you, there was something flying up in those skies above this valley, and it had been perfectly round or saucer shaped, that could not have been seen by the human naked eye, and whatever it had been, made absolutely no noise at all? But whatever the flying object had been, it had been obstructing the sun's rays, and it was casting down a perfectly round moving shadow onto the valley floor far below me. So based upon this event, I now think that it is entirely possible, that for these past 30 years or so, that space aliens have evolved in their technology, by them developing much better cloaking equipment for their saucers, and this now explains that whenever space aliens are here visiting Earth, there is now a much less chance of them being detected by us humans, and this explains the reason why over the past 30 years or so, there have been far fewer reported UFO saucer sighting? What do you think of this theory? —H. L., a prisoner
Here's an idea. Maybe a bubble floating on the surface of the water in a tank would be nearly invisible but still cast a visible shadow on the bottom of the tank. Maybe one of the other subscribers knows more about that kind of thing, and can educate us. Anyway, if the bubble idea is plausible, then maybe what you saw was the shadow of some kind of a large transparent bubble of water vapor, similar to a cloud, floating on a temperature inversion. Another idea is that it was a swarm of insects near the ground which, when viewed from your high vantage point, appeared to be a shadow. Or, maybe it was the shadow of an experimental, cloaked government aircraft, or the shadow of a cloaked flying saucer, or a portal to another dimension. Maybe it was electronic fog, like in the Bermuda Triangle. I'm only speculating. I don't know what it was. —editor
Dear Frontiersman, I just recently read your Jan 2019 newsletter & it was "awesome". I'm sending this letter for me & my best friend who doesn't get no $ to purchase stamps, below is both mine & his mailing addresses. We both would love to be added onto your mailing list to start receiving copies of your newsletter. It was "real talk" straight to the point & no bullshitting around. I loved the "Stray Thoughts" part of it on page 5. Me & [name withheld] both copied it down. Your newsletter was shared with us from [name withheld]. Once again below is both of our addresses. —L. L., a prisoner
We drown in a sea of ignorance. Only to be rescued by others' voices. You, are the concierge of the voiceless. —R. O., a prisoner
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Acknowledgments My thanks to the following: El Dorado Bob; Betty; Eric, of Ione, California; Steve, of Wahiawa, Hawaii; and Robert, of Stockton, California. — editor
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