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The Possibility of Ancient Aliens Building the Egyptian Pyramids
TLDR The podcast explores the possibility that ancient aliens may have helped build the Egyptian pyramids, tracing the idea back to Erik von Deniken, who popularized the concept in his book "Chariots of the Gods". Despite the overwhelming evidence against this theory, some people still hold onto the idea, highlighting the challenge of changing people's minds when they don't want to see the facts.
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The podcast explores the possibility that ancient aliens may have helped build the Egyptian pyramids.
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The podcast explores the possibility that ancient aliens may have helped build the Egyptian pyramids, tracing the idea back to Erik von Deniken, who believes extraterrestrials visited Earth thousands of years ago.
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Erik von Deniken's book "Chariots of the Gods" popularized the idea of ancient aliens building the pyramids, leading to the spread of this idea and the creation of the show "Ancient Aliens" on the History Channel.
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The size of ancient humans' skulls suggests that their brains were similar in size and intelligence to modern humans, and the complex society of ancient Egyptians indicates that they had the capability to build the pyramids.
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Archaeologists have discovered ancient docks, harbors, and canals in Cairo that suggest the ancient Egyptians transported the heavy granite stones for the pyramids by stacking them on boats and using the Nile River.
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Archaeologists have found evidence, including an ancient diary written by a middle manager who worked on the pyramids, that shows how the ancient Egyptians transported and moved the stones for the pyramids using boats on the Nile River and ramps.
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Claims of ancient aliens and lost civilizations are powerful and seductive because they tap into our fascination and desire for there to be more to the story, but these ideas not only go against hard evidence, but also have troubling roots in European colonization and the tendency to attribute sophisticated structures to lost white civilizations, taking away credit from the actual builders.
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Despite the overwhelming evidence against the ancient aliens theory and the numerous books and evidence that have been uncovered, some people still hold onto the idea, highlighting the challenge of changing people's minds when they don't want to see the facts.
