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To: Dwight Taylor who wrote (13500)	6/19/1998 12:16:00 PM
From: Karl Siemens	Respond to of 116759

Dwight, I read this book a number of years ago (picked it up for $0.25 at a church bazaar) and found it quite interesting. Much more archaeology and studies of history have been done since the book was written, so don't take the contents as gospel. IMO any book on history has to be read with an appreciation for the knowledge available at the time (partially determined by reading the book and comparing with current knowledge) and by understanding contemporary attitudes which are reflected in the obvious biases of the author. Karl Siemens

To: Dwight Taylor who wrote (13500)	6/19/1998 12:42:00 PM
From: ahhaha	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116759

Wells was a genius. He gets a lot of due and he deserves more. He doesn't soothsay, rather he reaches conclusions based upon insight into the nature of human emotion and its interplay in the dynamics of history. How precise can language be? If Wells says something which we can interpret as what has occurred, is the genius in him or us for finding a valid interpretation for his prognostication. This is how the Nostradamus thing works, but Wells has more rigor and doesn't actually try to predict specifics. He stays with the recurring elements that have forged human history.