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Posted by steve johnson on 6/1/2006, 6:56 am, in reply to "Re: Australian Old Boys" After all Pythag takes all the credit for its propagation rather than the Egyptians with whom it originated and indeed Herodotus himself deserves some recognition I've an idea Dr W may have discoursed on this during my First Year (1971) but perhaps it was Mr Houghton.
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Ah, yes, as A SNOB I do indeed dimly recall something on this - wasn't old Pythag having a tilt at Herodotus regarding the doctrine of transmigration of the soul (a belief held by the Eastern religions especially the Buddhists today). I think we should be told.
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