Wednesday, 20. February 2008
Godsbot - The Christian Robot

What a neat idea!

Ever wanted to talk to God? Well, now you can. Talk to divinity just as Moses did. Through a direct intermediary like a burning bush except that the burning bush in this case is Godsbot.
You can talk to him about spiritual questions, discuss Christianity or just ask him any questions that you have been wondering about.

Inventor Ron Ingram says he believes that this program has the potential to be a very effective instrument for communicating Christian views. And he is trying to communicate God's messages in an entertaining manner.

This site is indeed entertaining. Try it!

Godsbot - The Christian Robot
Don't forget to turn on the speakers! I posted it in the category 'Humor' - with a twist of truth ...

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Just kidding! Example:

Me: Do you like "The Beatles"?
Godsbot: Yes I like them, especially John Lennon. He was cool.

Me: Favorite Beatles song?
Godsbot: Across the Universe.

*Perfect match*
Category: Games & Humor |




Edward S. Curtis’s The North American Indian

This page is mind-boggling!
A gateway to information concerning approximately 80 western Native American tribes, visited and photographed by Edward Sheriff Curtis from 1890 to 1930.


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Invocation - Sioux, 1907

Curtis Caption:
Scattered throughout the Indian country are found spots that are virtually shrines. These are often boulders or other rocks which through some chance have been invested with mythic significance, and to them priest and war-leaders repair to invoke the aid of the supernatural powers. The half-buried bowlder on which the suppliant stands is accredited with the power of revealing to the warrior the foreordained result of his projected raid. Its surface bears what the Indians call the imprint of human feet, and it is owing to this peculiarity that it became a shrine. About it the soil is almost completely worn away by the generations of suppliants who have journeyed hither for divine revelation.


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Inscription Rock, 1925

Curtis Caption:
Inscription Rock, or El Morro (The Castle), as the Spaniards called it, is a striking landmark on the ancient trail between Acoma and Zuni. Beginning with Juan de Onate, who passed here in April, 1605, on his return to the Rio Grande from "the south sea," Spanish explorers and the administrators recorded their names and dates on smooth surfaces of the cliff, which reveal also numerous Indian petroglyphs. (See Volume XVII, illustration facing page 88.) Two ancient ruined pueblos are found on the top of the rock.


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Geronimo - Apache

Curtis Caption:
This portrait of the historical old Apache was made in March, 1905. According to Geronimo's calculation he was at the time seventy-six years of age, thus making the year of his birth 1829. The picture was taken at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the day before the inauguration of President Roosevelt, Geronimo being one of the warriors who took part in the inaugural parade at Washington. He appreciated the honor of being one of those chosen for this occasion, and the catching of his features while the old warrior was in a retrospective mood was most fortunate.


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Dancing Mask - Nootka, 1915


This site presents the complete contents of The North American Indian originally published by Edward S. Curtis between 1907-1930 with the intent to record traditional Indian cultures. The images and descriptions reflect the prevailing Euro-American cultural perspective of Curtis’s time, that Indians were “primitive” people whose traditions represented a “vanishing race”. Contemporary readers should view the work in that context.

In The North American Indian some ceremonial rituals and objects are portrayed which were not intended for viewing by the uninitiated. No material has been excluded or specially labeled in this online edition.

The work comprises twenty volumes of narrative text and photogravure images. Each volume is accompanied by a portfolio of large photogravure plates.

Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian by Northwestern University Library. Nearly 5000 pages of narrative text and over 2200 images!

Alternative Link:
Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian by The Library of Congress.

See also: The Curtis Collection Home Page.
Category: Ethno & Shamanism |


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