[ExI] Religions and vending machines.

[John Grigg]

Darren wrote:
The first recorded reference to a vending machine is found in the work
of Hero of Alexandria, a first-century engineer and mathematician. His
machine accepted a coin and then dispensed a fixed amount of holy
water.[1][2]"



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vending_machines
>>>

It has only been fairly recently that scholars have realized the
impressive level of mechanical skill the ancient Greeks/Romans had in
their possession.  And religion can certainly be a key factor in human
motivations to build things (but this usually has to do with
cathedrals and shrines and not vending machines!)!

I wonder if vending machines were built for other purposes we
currently have no knowledge of...  "Marius, I think that naive girl
from the outer provinces fancies me, and so please loan me a denarius
that I may buy a sheep gut condom from this vending machine!"

John  : )


On 8/11/10, darren shawn greer <dgreer_68 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Amid all this topic discussion about good vs evil in world religions, I came
> across this while playing a game of Wiki Challenge with a friend of mine
> tonight. If nothing else, I can now say that religion contributed to our
> technology by making M&M's accessible after the local 7/11 closes.
>
>
> "The first recorded reference to a vending machine is found in the work of
> Hero of Alexandria, a first-century engineer and mathematician. His machine
> accepted a coin and then dispensed a fixed amount of holy water.[1][2]"
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vending_machines
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> Darren
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> "There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof
> against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting
> ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation."
>
> -Herbert Spencer
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>> From: dgreer_68 at hotmail.com
>> To: extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
>> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:45:25 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [ExI] Religions and violence
>>
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>>> Luke chapter 22: "Peter was sitting among them.
>>> 56 And a servant-girl, seeing him as he
>>> sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was
>>> with Him too.” 57 But he denied it,
>>> saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”
>>
>> My bet has always been on Paul.
>>
>> Corninthians; Chapter 22 "To keep me from becoming conceited because of
>> these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my
>> flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me."
>>
>> Not to mention he had to go and ruin the whole new testament by denouncing
>> us in Romans, where Jesus was sensibly silent on the subject, Typical
>> diversion tactics.
>>
>> Darren
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>> ________________________________
>>> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:57:09 -0700
>>> From: spike66 at att.net
>>> To: extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
>>> Subject: Re: [ExI] Religions and violence
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- On Wed, 8/11/10, darren shawn greer wrote:
>>>
>>>>>...A Christians could ask himself "What would do Jesus?"
>>>>
>>>> Mary Magdalene?
>>>
>>>>I would say John, but then I'm biased.
>>>
>>> No, Peter was doing John, but specifically denied doing Jesus:
>>>
>>> Luke chapter 22: "Peter was sitting among them.
>>> 56 And a servant-girl, seeing him as he
>>> sat in the firelight and looking intently at him, said, “This man was
>>> with Him too.” 57 But he denied it,
>>> saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”
>>>
>>>
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