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AlienView
Those who do not like ancient alien theory might want to consider Atlantis or time travelers,
AlienView
mythical aliens are more believable.
peashooter
Don't waste my time if you aren't even going to bother READING wikipedia.
Are you being serious here, is this how you do your research? I find it kind of insulting you think I haven't checked wikipedia.
For those of you who are actually professionals (such as civil engineers, architects, or experienced in construction) please give me some suggestions.
TheEthicalSkeptic
Originally posted by zazzafrazz
Any questions?
One climb in and on the Khufu pyramid, observing the techniques employed, one can easily accept that the pyramid was built by humans. We waste a lot of attention and effort on the alien idea. Plus we imply that there are only two options, Khufu 20 years .... or aliens. That is an attention-wasting bifurcation fallacy.
The fact that there are camps, ovens, quarryways, tools, villages, etc. is understandable. Good stuff. Gonna be there under any scenario.
Would you be so kind as to give me an original source, for these two items below? Those are pretty definitive:
Thanks for the hard work zazzafrazz!!! Well done.
The wooden beams within the structure match the dating for Kufus time, Some were older by 300 years, beauty of RCD and reusing old wood.
The kings name dissapears under the stones laid on top. "May the sails fill with wind for Khufu" they drew a boat
IMSAM
The pyramids were made by humans,yep human hands
Unless you want us to believe that visitors from outer space came in their mighty machines here and all they managed to do was the pyramids.
I would have used marble,or diamond
draknoir2
AlienView
Those who do not like ancient alien theory might want to consider Atlantis or time travelers,
The only other logical alternatives.
AlienView
TheEthicalSkeptic
Originally posted by zazzafrazz
Any questions?
One climb in and on the Khufu pyramid, observing the techniques employed, one can easily accept that the pyramid was built by humans. We waste a lot of attention and effort on the alien idea. Plus we imply that there are only two options, Khufu 20 years .... or aliens. That is an attention-wasting bifurcation fallacy.
The fact that there are camps, ovens, quarryways, tools, villages, etc. is understandable. Good stuff. Gonna be there under any scenario.
Would you be so kind as to give me an original source, for these two items below? Those are pretty definitive:
Thanks for the hard work zazzafrazz!!! Well done.
The wooden beams within the structure match the dating for Kufus time, Some were older by 300 years, beauty of RCD and reusing old wood.
The kings name dissapears under the stones laid on top. "May the sails fill with wind for Khufu" they drew a boat
I don't think anyone denies human involvement in the construction. What the skepticism is concerns several issues. One is time frame, was it actually the Egyptians of that era who did it or, as some have theorized, an older group of Egyptians or other lost race?
And most important, and why you have people like me starting posts that present hypothetical aliens who may not even exist, is the engineering/technology gap.
I have read all the posters saying how they think it was done and yet their theories stretch credibility when you are talking about blocks weighing up to 70 tons perfectly quarried, cut and positioned and, like the post above mentions the cutting of solid granite blocke done precisely. All those theories about quartz saws and makeshift drills are IMO harder to believe than hypothetical aliens [or the alternative theory lost cultures with a technology far advanced over the
Egyptians of the era normally attributed to the construction].
FormerSkeptic
reply to post by AlienView
Take a look (listen?) at Michael Tellinger's presentation. Although he might be off course on a few minor points, his findings of "using sound" to levitate seems to explain a lot about how they may have moved the giant stones (to build the pyramids among other things).
When the screaming stops from both the 'Aliens did it' and 'Khufu in 20 years or die' camps, then maybe, just maybe - the professional voices which have a more balanced version of this can come through.
jeep3r
reply to post by AlienView
Mindboggling and thoughtprovoking video ... thanks for posting this!
It's kind of funny, how we have brilliant theories about how these ancient, earthquake-proof monuments were built, who the architects were and in what period of Earth's history they were constructed ...
Yet, no one can conclusively explain the exact method how these massive stones were worked & moved, nor can anyone say why the same (seemingly complicated) construction method was used on different continents at times where these cultures were allegedly not in contact. Coincidence? Most certainly not.
jeep3r
reply to post by AlienView
Mindboggling and thoughtprovoking video ... thanks for posting this!
It's kind of funny, how we have brilliant theories about how these ancient, earthquake-proof monuments were built, who the architects were and in what period of Earth's history they were constructed ...
Yet, no one can conclusively explain the exact method how these massive stones were worked & moved, nor can anyone say why the same (seemingly complicated) construction method was used on different continents at times where these cultures were allegedly not in contact. Coincidence? Most certainly not.
draknoir2
Who said the construction methods were the same?
And ever try stacking cannonballs? It's very easy to achieve similar results to others without any communication whatsoever.
The more you look at the theories surrounding the construction of Egypt's Pyramids the more you come to the logical conclusion that...
jeep3r
draknoir2
Who said the construction methods were the same?
And ever try stacking cannonballs? It's very easy to achieve similar results to others without any communication whatsoever.
You'll have to judge for yourself ... but that's not really like stacking cannonballs and the similarities go far beyond the principle of basic dry stone walling IMO: