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Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
why can't we just attribute this to humans until actual evidence to the contrary springs up?
does anyone have any actual evidence to support the influence of an outside source on the construction of the pyramids?
Originally posted by BlackGuardXIII
What did we do for the first 190 000 years?
Originally posted by djohnsto77
Pyramids built after the Great Pyramid are just as advanced (arguably more so in some aspects) architecturally albeit not as big,
Originally posted by BlackGuardXIII
I will agree to disagree. I might be mistaken, but I have not seen any pyramid before or after the great pyramid that even comes close to it in any way. I did say it was built near the beginning, not that it was first, although I personally believe it was built much earlier than is accepted generally. I stand by my point, that the great pyramid is an anomaly even accepting the official timeline. It is my feeling that there is no building as advanced or more so than the great pyramid, before or after, in some respects, that is true to this day.
Originally posted by BlackGuardXIII
I don't know how much study you have done on the details incorporated into the Giza pyramid, but there are some which the best minds of our time have not been able to explain how they did it, nor how to duplicate it.
That is of course disputed, but I have yet to see the explanations.
So, to me, it is advanced. Granted the pyramid of the sun and moon have some very intriguing and unexplained aspects too, but from what I have read, not nearly as many as the Giza pyramid. Specifically, one example is the drill bit score marks inside the sarcophagus in the kings chamber. Still unexplained as far as I know, and I believe, not yet able to be duplicated.
This in no way implies alien assistance, as I feel that is not the most probable source of a solution, very smart humans is far more likely.
Originally posted by BostonBill99
According to Mark Lehner, one of the archeologists at the Giza site, the core of the pyramid (not the limestone casing) are NOT perfectly assembled, with as much as 5-6 inch gaps between stones.
Mark's Interview on PBS
Yes, some of the stones have no gaps, but a lot of them do. We have to eliminate the myth that the ENTIRE pyramid is perfectly assembled. It's NOT.
Originally posted by BostonBill99
According to Mark Lehner, one of the archeologists at the Giza site, the core of the pyramid (not the limestone casing) are NOT perfectly assembled, with as much as 5-6 inch gaps between stones.
Mark's Interview on PBS
Yes, some of the stones have no gaps, but a lot of them do. We have to eliminate the myth that the ENTIRE pyramid is perfectly assembled. It's NOT.
Originally posted by BlackGuardXIII
Ever listen to Carl Sagan describe the start of the universe? Compare that to the ancient cultures versions of creation. Which one would you, now be honest, find more entertaining. I find the dry scientific descriptions of creation hard to make interesting. Some voices are worse than others, too, for making me drowsy. The Australian Aborigine creation tale, the bible one, the Native ones, they all have something the rational, logical version lacks, sizzle.
The story that humans built the pyramids...its not a story. There is nothing worth reporting there, and that won't sell newspapers. Like they say, 'not doing anything out of the ordinary is not news.' Living a normal life, common sense explanations of ancient things, not committing crimes, or having a horrible accident, those are death to the news agencies. So, you add some sizzle, spice it up a bit, dramatize it, change the names, add a few exciting, albeit fictional, details, for effect. Now you have a story. That is worth printing. No one is going to buy, "Pyramids built by people." because it is dull, and it is what you'd expect. It is death for the publishing industry. Chariots of the Gods, Eternal Damnation, hellfire and brimstone, the thunderbeings, alien pyramid builders,..... those stories have sizzle.
Sure they may not portray the exact truth.... but that is not the point here.