http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Gersiane+De+Brito Society Gersiane De Brito Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=120107&ca=Society Several decades ago, books by insurance salesman Erich von Daniken caused an international sensation as he depicted photographs of large-stone edifices hard to believe built by primitive humans. His dreams of ancient astronauts, however, soon faded into oblivion as archeologists came up with proof... Culture Gersiane De Brito Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=186392&ca=Culture Some weeks ago I came across a story in which it was mentioned that a noted scientist had classified SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) as a religion. There was also a rebuttal by a SETI astronomer to the effect that SETI was indeed a serious scientific endeavor. Neither argument was co...