Atlantis: Is its story true or not? What is the data for each case?

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Plato may have over indulged the story a little bit, as he never traveled too far from his home country. As well, it is quite possible that he had heard the story second hand then wrote the legend. Aristotle was more world-knowledge than Plato, thus it is possible that Aristotle was correct in his assumption that the Tale of Atlantis was more of a lesson than truth. Stravon has a lot of speculation surrounding him whether or not he was even sane, so I wouldn't delve into his teachings nor his writings too much. Proklos... not too familiar with so I cannot state an opinion on him. But as far as the truth of the story, I have my doubts.

I don't think we can discount the story written by Plato. Plato himself reports that the story is not a myth, but a true story. In rejecting that, then, do we not call the man a liar and challenge histories' view of him as a person of great integrity and scrupulous honesty? Yes, the tale of Atlantis and what happened to her should be a lesson for all of us to take to heart, and that may be why he told it, but still his source was reliable. The story originated from Egypt and was relayed by priests to Solon. It presents an accurate account of the torrential flooding which occurred 9,000 years before Solon’s visit to Egypt. The priests displayed an uncanny knowledge of history by citing the date for the catastrophic destruction of Atlantis at 9,600 BC. This date coincides with scientific evidence of catastrophic global flooding at the end of the Younger Dryas ice age, in exactly 9,600 BC. “Abrupt cooling about 15,000 years ago gives way to abrupt warming at the end of the Younger Dryas period some 11,600 years ago, with a climatic ripple effect impacting habitats around the world.” This is evidence supporting the existence of Atlantis. According to the account, Atlantis was utterly destroyed and for good reason. This would explain the lack of ruins and artifacts. In fact, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activity could very well have buried Atlantis as described.

And, according to Edgar Cayce, reading 288-1 states that the last island of Atlantis, Poseidia, sank beneath the sea around 11,900 years before the present. Not that this is tangible proof, but I find the reading to be an interesting observation in its own right.

I believe in Atlantis because I was there when the heavy rock walls came crashing down. I have many other memories too, but the end of her beautiful civilization is the one that still haunts me.

The first website below goes into the crust displacement theory which places Atlantis in present day Antartica. I find it to be a compelling arguement and one worth entertaining.

Several scholars argue that the island of Santorini, near Crete, was the site of a Bronze Age civilization that sank beneath the waves after a huge volcanic eruption, earthquake, and tsunami, and from which arose the tales of Atlantis. Investigations are ongoing.

http://www.decadevolcano.net/santorini/atlantis.ht...

In "The Sunken Kingdom: the Atlantis Mystery Solved," Peter James argues that Plato's information did come from the traveler, Solon, but referred to travels in Anatolia (now Turkey), where a "great Bronze Age city" sank under a lake after a devastating earthquake, rather than to travels in Egypt.

http://www.knowledge.co.uk/xxx/cat/james/

Both explanations are interesting and plausible, but remain unproven.

Looks like this place sank... wait I've heard a rumor about something like that...

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/60938main_ozone...

What did the Nazi's find preserved in the ice??? Hmmm...

Sorry no but I have never come across the term PLATO before...wHAT IS IT