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Originally posted by stirling
Ahem, actually the city off of SW cuba is about 5000 feet down..thats one mile nearly...
The Chances that ton sizes even multi ton size were handled by roman etc engineers are obvious, but these are HUNDREDS OF TONS! thats not really in the same baabeack at all.(forgive the pun)
The story best describing the pyramid construction is the rocking chair runner shaaped planks which were fitted to the square stones to make a round part which was easily rolled up a ramp to be put in place.
as far as lifting these g=huge blocks that weigh in the hundred or more ton range, i dont think so.......
Originally posted by CaptainCrunch123
i think this is very possible. but, what i dont get, is that several people on this thread have been saying that your theory is backed up with the fact that dinosaurs were so big
excuse my ignorance, im just not very well experienced in this particular field xD
reply to post by sixswornsermon
From what I gather science does not have a good understanding of what gravity actually is.
Baalbek was built by the Romans. en.wikipedia.org...
Baalbek was built by the Romans. en.wikipedia.org...
Originally posted by RuneSpider
reply to post by alphaMegas
That's an interesting theory, but since Roman era artifacts have been found in excavations under the foundation stones, it doesn't bear up with the evidence.
Should also be noted the heaviest stone mved by man without the aid of machinery was the Thunderstone, which weighed at 1500 tonnes.
It was moved 4 miles to a barge in comparison to the Romans having to move the stones from a 1/4 miles away quarry that's uphill from the site.edit on 29-1-2011 by RuneSpider because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by KingKeever1611
Its about time someone said this!!! I was wondering when all you people who put your full blind HOPE, FAITH and TRUST in science would realize that:
1. Science changes almost daily
3. As for gravity, the basis of this whole discussion, scientists still are fumbling over whether its a pull down effect, or a push away effect. Still no clue as the CAUSE or reason behind it, only visibly proofs of gravity that scientist then comment on!
reply to post by Byrd
I certainly hope so! Wouldn't it be awful if we lived under the same conditions as some of the areas did in the Middle Ages and things like learning human anatomy (by looking at corpses and dissecting them) got you burned at the stake and you could be executed for trying to figure out the mechanics of the motion of the Earth around the sun?
Science, like history, MUST change on a daily basis. News stories we see every day become part of our history. Science discoveries made every day become part of our science.
If you prefer an unchanging science, you might like to move to an area of the world where the only education given is religious education (some of the 3rd world countries) and no one is troubled by the idea that science changes because it isn't taught.
Which scientists would this be? Can you post a link to some of their sites? I'm pretty familiar with a lot of the sciences and I know we certainly have standard gravitational equations and they're all "pulls."
I can give you a few formulas if you like.
Originally posted by KingKeever1611
Yes, like you said, science changes almost daily. Isn't that quite a shaky and unsure foundation to base your believes on? I would be a shame if all I really believed is science, to wake up and have my beliefs changed over night, day after day.
In these countries you speak of, the "religions" they are all taught is catholicism, mohammedanism, or polytheism.
(Plus, unlike your above comment, science is taught in these countries i.e. India, Many European countries, Mexico, and the middle east countries use the lead the world with their sciences and math.)
In America, the one country FOUNDED on the Holy Bible, you have the greatest scientists and best humanity helping technology developments.
Just google it yourself, there are countless debates out there over this issue.