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But I don't think their conclusion makes all that much sense.
Absolutely agree with you on that Shevek. It felt like they were jumping on the apocalypse bandwagon and the science of it didn't make any sense.
However, as for the numerology, you're looking at things from our perspective and with our tools. Building a structure in one part of the world that aligns (almost) exactly with more than 4 structures spread across the world (which they couldn't have even known about) is somewhat suspicious wouldn't you say? You can even check it out on Google Earth, the numbers pan out (except for one, the Easter Island reference, which is plain wrong). While trying to discern fact from fiction after it aired I found more and more indications that the production was a mix between some good findings that can not really be exaplined and a drive to be a commercial success, which means including conspiracy theories for the sake of it.
As for building a pyramid in the same way they did it, with their tools, it IS possible, although even modern day engineers spent a really, REALLY long time trying to figure it out. That alone, again, raises some suspicion. But the kicker is, if you watched the video, modern day engineers can NOT do it in the timeframe the egyptians did it, even if they were to utilize the same manpower.
I don't want to go as far as Skull did in trying to debunk history as made up or twisted facts, but I will say that there is a very strong drive within the scientific community to stay FAR away from things that they can not explain. The reason is not because they're not curious, but because there are soooo many precedents of scientists giving a shot at explaining things from a different corner and then being out of a job and never taken seriously again.
You might not know this, but high end science as performed by larger teams and provided a budget by wealthy companies or governments is very often driven by a need to get published and acknowledged by their peers. There is a gigantic pressure to be accepted within the community and to stand out by contributing something extra, but not necessarily new, to their field of expertise. There are plenty of examples of this in medicine, quantum physics and yes, history. Especially the field of archeology suffers from this. The leading experts think they have it all figured out and rarely even consider revising their opinions (again, because it would invalidate their previously published research).
Anyway, back on topic, I'm definitely not going to say the pyramids were built by aliens. But I do think there are some valid, unexplained phenomena that took place in that time that are in desperate need of an explanation. And just ignoring them only feeds conspiracy theories. In fact, it's hard to even call this a conspiracy theory, because there is no conspiracy. There's just people trying to find answers to unanswered questions.
Absolutely agree with you on that Shevek. It felt like they were jumping on the apocalypse bandwagon and the science of it didn't make any sense.
However, as for the numerology, you're looking at things from our perspective and with our tools. Building a structure in one part of the world that aligns (almost) exactly with more than 4 structures spread across the world (which they couldn't have even known about) is somewhat suspicious wouldn't you say? You can even check it out on Google Earth, the numbers pan out (except for one, the Easter Island reference, which is plain wrong). While trying to discern fact from fiction after it aired I found more and more indications that the production was a mix between some good findings that can not really be exaplined and a drive to be a commercial success, which means including conspiracy theories for the sake of it.
As for building a pyramid in the same way they did it, with their tools, it IS possible, although even modern day engineers spent a really, REALLY long time trying to figure it out. That alone, again, raises some suspicion. But the kicker is, if you watched the video, modern day engineers can NOT do it in the timeframe the egyptians did it, even if they were to utilize the same manpower.
I don't want to go as far as Skull did in trying to debunk history as made up or twisted facts, but I will say that there is a very strong drive within the scientific community to stay FAR away from things that they can not explain. The reason is not because they're not curious, but because there are soooo many precedents of scientists giving a shot at explaining things from a different corner and then being out of a job and never taken seriously again.
You might not know this, but high end science as performed by larger teams and provided a budget by wealthy companies or governments is very often driven by a need to get published and acknowledged by their peers. There is a gigantic pressure to be accepted within the community and to stand out by contributing something extra, but not necessarily new, to their field of expertise. There are plenty of examples of this in medicine, quantum physics and yes, history. Especially the field of archeology suffers from this. The leading experts think they have it all figured out and rarely even consider revising their opinions (again, because it would invalidate their previously published research).
Anyway, back on topic, I'm definitely not going to say the pyramids were built by aliens. But I do think there are some valid, unexplained phenomena that took place in that time that are in desperate need of an explanation. And just ignoring them only feeds conspiracy theories. In fact, it's hard to even call this a conspiracy theory, because there is no conspiracy. There's just people trying to find answers to unanswered questions.
