You'd be surprised at how many people have such low opinions of our predecessors in other societies that they do in fact attribute marvelous ancient engineering and construction to extraterrestrial forces.
These are also the type of people who would claim that some sort of hidden knowledge is being suppressed or that there is a collective conspiracy designed to hide the truth. That's why addressing each of their specific claims on a point by point basis is so effective. If one just casually dismisses them they don't learn anything new or they don't question their beliefs. People like the video's creator eventually altered their foolish beliefs because they were challenged and then taught the actual techniques at each site.
It's important knowledge if even just a few of the subscribers to the ancient astronaut hypothesis re-evaluate their belief system. That makes everything worthwhile for traditional archaeologists and experts in these fields: they no longer have to try and shout through the crazies who attempt to detract from their work in the field and the lab.
Who's the author?....might read that once I'm done Cox' book.
You guys hear about this diamond planet? Pretty cool.
It's perplexing to say the least. How that much carbon could accumulate that close to a star is counterintuitive. Be cool if they could find one a little more similar to earth climate wise. They could have rivers of hydrocarbons.
DeBeers is gonna vaporize that planet with the Death Star.
Ironic how they found a diamond planet shortly after letting private industry take over space exploration. Hmmm.
Surface temperature of only 3900 degrees too.
Yeah cause nothing was ever discovered before that. :rolleyes(2):
So... recommendations for good science reading for amateurs like me? I'm aware of the giga classics, like Cosmos or Six Easy Pieces. I also have Einstein for Dummies, which has done nothing except make me feel really stupid.
**** up a perfectly good joke. Get married and lose your sense of humor already.
The point is they find diamonds to ENTICE private industry to build ships to get there. It's rocket science.
So... recommendations for good science reading for amateurs like me? I'm aware of the giga classics, like Cosmos or Six Easy Pieces. I also have Einstein for Dummies, which has done nothing except make me feel really stupid.