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Michael Fernand Praamsma
Michael Fernand Praamsma
Born	January 1, 1947
Residence	Hilversum, Holland, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch / USA
Known for	Aether, Big Bang, Relativity, Ancient Civilizations, Metaphysics
	Scientific career
Fields	Engineer

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Michael Fernand Praamsma (born 1947) is a Dutch-American engineer and independent researcher whose interests include the Aether, the Big Bang, Relativity, Ancient Civilizations, and Metaphysics. He holds dual Dutch and United States citizenship and divides his time between the west coast of the United States and the Netherlands.

Biography

Praamsma was born in 1947 in the post-World War II Netherlands. His parents, who had experienced the Great Depression as teenagers and the war as young adults, joined the European post-war exodus and moved the family to Australia, where they lived from 1950 to 1960. Finding Australian life more of a frontier than the cosmopolitan society they sought, the family relocated to the United States around 1960.

As a Dutch citizen, Praamsma fulfilled his military obligation by serving in the armed forces of the Netherlands, which allowed him to avoid service in Vietnam. He later became a citizen of both the United States and the Netherlands.

A semi-retired engineer, Praamsma continues to spend part of each year in the Netherlands. His personal interests include sailing and opera, with a particular fondness for the works of Giuseppe Verdi.

Work

Praamsma describes his intellectual aim as addressing what he regards as scientific, political, and religious problems of the present era. A recurring theme of his written work is the idea of a convergence, or "melding," of science, politics, and religion. His stated areas of interest include critical perspectives on the Aether, the Big Bang, Relativity, the study of Ancient Civilizations, and Metaphysics.

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-I was born in 1947 in post WWII Netherlands. My parents, who had first endured the great depression as teenagers, then a world war as young adults, decided to take the family to the greener fields in Australia, and became part of the European post war exodus. We lived down under for 10 years from 1950-1960, a period I remember fondly as a child. To my European educated parents, Australia was more like a wild frontier, and they longed for a more cosmopolitan life, so we pulled up stakes and went to the USA. My recollections of the early years in the States are entirely positive, until JFK died, and then everything seemed to be downhill from there on. Being a Dutch citizen, I was able to avoid Vietnam by serving in the armed forces of the Netherlands, which quite frankly is as close to a pacifistic organization as a military can get.
+'''Michael Fernand Praamsma''' (born 1947) is a Dutch-American engineer and independent researcher whose interests include the [[Aether]], the [[Big Bang]], [[Relativity]], [[Ancient Civilizations]], and [[Metaphysics]]. He holds dual Dutch and United States citizenship and divides his time between the west coast of the United States and the Netherlands.
-My parents, having endured the Nazi occupation of Holland as young adults, had many interesting tales to tell about the workings of the Nazi police state, and how a pacifist nation puts up with a ridiculous prancing military minded invader. Their only hope was (besides the approaching allies, who they were falsely told were always nowhere near invading) was to realize that this idiotic empire would soon make a big blunder and fall flat on its face. They told me many times that the same thing could happen here in the US, but it would be much more insidious and concealed. At least the Germans knew then they were all living in a police state, and seemed to be OK with it.
+==Biography==
+Praamsma was born in 1947 in the post-World War II Netherlands. His parents, who had experienced the Great Depression as teenagers and the war as young adults, joined the European post-war exodus and moved the family to Australia, where they lived from 1950 to 1960. Finding Australian life more of a frontier than the cosmopolitan society they sought, the family relocated to the United States around 1960.
-I am now a (semi)retired engineer; I divide my time between living on the west coast of the US, and in the Netherlands. I now have the citizenship of both countries (US and NL) so I can be fairly objective about the situations in each. However, without being able to spend time in the Netherlands each year, and participate in a sensible, reasonable, kind, organized and thoughtful progressive society, life in the States would be unbearable. My other interests are raising a fourteen year old daughter, sailing and listening to opera (my personal favorite is Verdi).
+As a Dutch citizen, Praamsma fulfilled his military obligation by serving in the armed forces of the Netherlands, which allowed him to avoid service in Vietnam. He later became a citizen of both the United States and the Netherlands.
-My intellectual goals are to help set straight many of the scientific, political and religious travesties of this day and age. I also feel that we are witness to the final melding of science, politics and religion, which is the pervasive theme of my web work.
+A semi-retired engineer, Praamsma continues to spend part of each year in the Netherlands. His personal interests include sailing and opera, with a particular fondness for the works of [[Giuseppe Verdi]].
+==Work==
+Praamsma describes his intellectual aim as addressing what he regards as scientific, political, and religious problems of the present era. A recurring theme of his written work is the idea of a convergence, or "melding," of science, politics, and religion. His stated areas of interest include critical perspectives on the [[Aether]], the [[Big Bang]], [[Relativity]], the study of [[Ancient Civilizations]], and [[Metaphysics]].
 [[Category:Scientist|Praamsma Michael]]
 [[Category:Cosmology|Praamsma Michael]]