You are assuming its Roman numberals. Its not. Its engineering notation.
M (Mega) = 10^6
k (kilo) = 10^3
m (milli) = 10^-3
etc...
If you get a 512Mb memory key you don't say it can hold 512,000 bytes do you?
So what kinda of naturally occuring geological activity can destroy the continent of Atlantis by putting it in 1.5Km of water while leaving the Acropolis and temple walls untouched? In the story the corupt, lawless, "utopian" Atlantis, is conqured by virtuous Athens. It is important to remember that Plato wrote the story of Atlantis to express his final abandonment of the utopian ideals of Republic.
It is laughable to believe that scientists are acutally questioning whether or not life exists in the universe based on a sample of 100 planets close to our solar system whos gas giants seem to have formed differently...There are trillions of star systems left to discover. Thousands and even millions of systems would have to be catalogued before a statement such as this could be taken slightly seriously.
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You are assuming its Roman numberals. Its not. Its engineering notation. M (Mega) = 10^6 k (kilo) = 10^3 m (milli) = 10^-3 etc... If you get a 512Mb memory key you don't say it can hold 512,000 bytes do you?
So what kinda of naturally occuring geological activity can destroy the continent of Atlantis by putting it in 1.5Km of water while leaving the Acropolis and temple walls untouched? In the story the corupt, lawless, "utopian" Atlantis, is conqured by virtuous Athens. It is important to remember that Plato wrote the story of Atlantis to express his final abandonment of the utopian ideals of Republic.
It is laughable to believe that scientists are acutally questioning whether or not life exists in the universe based on a sample of 100 planets close to our solar system whos gas giants seem to have formed differently...There are trillions of star systems left to discover. Thousands and even millions of systems would have to be catalogued before a statement such as this could be taken slightly seriously.