Wny no Taj Mahal?

[CygnusZ]

Originally posted by Yoleus
CygnusZ: the Mandelbrot set? it is a wonder as the Niagara falls are, truly a wonder but NOT MAN-made. Manifest Destiny and Mandate of Heaven? Aren't you just a little over-religious?

You're the first person ever to call me too religious. Mandlebrot set is weak, but I wanted another scientific wonder . Manifest Destiny and Mandate of Heaven though as philosphical lines of thought could have profound effects upon conquest and expansion.

At least in my mind Manifest Destiny made about as much sense as King Richard's Crusades. Mandate of Heaven is weak, but heck, as long as I was using esoteric far-fetched ideas :P

[CygnusZ]

Ok, so you're saying that the World Trade Center has equal symbolic power when compared to the Statue of Liberty or the Pyramids? Look me in the eye without blinking and tell me that

The term being used is wonder of the world. I've lived in New York almost my entire life and it's amazing how people all the sudden attach these meanings which never existed before to the WTC. I guess abscence makes the heart grow fonder.

[ndnls]

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grasper
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voters, your allies, major superpowers,
human rights organizations and pretty much
the rest of the civilized world breathing down
your neck, but this can be avoided if you
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Nation's Media Outlets" wonder.

[drake]

Ok, so you're saying that the World Trade Center has equal symbolic power when compared to the Statue of Liberty or the Pyramids? Look me in the eye without blinking and tell me that

Well cygnuz, if youre referring to me, I dont think I compared the SOL and the WTC, only the WTC and pyramids.

Symbolically, very little wonders touch the SOL.

But what do the pyramids symoblize? What is their meaning? Think past and present.

[CygnusZ]

Most people see the Pyramids as a symbol of the Egyption civilization. Not merely their religion and engineering, but also the Pyramids are a symbol of the ideals which the Egyption people held to be true. Religion, Architecture, Social Structure and more.

That was as true the day the Pyramids were built as it is today.

The WTC was only a symbol of America's economic ideals.