Ancient Astronauts
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They're cool. I dont know, they hold the same appeal to me as the Nazca Lines. THey're cool to look at and think about, but people seriously need to settle down. We're talking about people that thought everything was good, and usually concussed or high or something.
I think they're real. A lot of things don't add up, I mean, have you ever read the Bible? Any time they mention an encounter with angels, they were probably actually aliens. Plus there are structures and ruins across the world that would be impossible to manufacture given their age.
YES! And what about Mt. Rushmore? There is no way that could have been formed naturally, so aliens must have visited our lovely blue world eons ago and carved the faces of this wonderful nation's most important leaders into a mountain side in South Dakota. Cuz they could see into the future, and had an odd fascination with the time span between the 18th and early 20th century. Or were just really, really, really baked.RUINER ACTUAL said:
Not only is it appallingly bad misuse of the word "science", it's also pretty lame nowdays.
People have been sticking those ideas in sci fi for ever, and don't feel required to stick any actual effort in. The idea is not interesting anymore.
People have been sticking those ideas in sci fi for ever, and don't feel required to stick any actual effort in. The idea is not interesting anymore.
I'm sorry the OP sorely underwhelmed me.I thought there was going to be far-fetched stories of romans flinging gauls into space with catapults...sigh.
Oh it's entirely possible. Simply follow Sod's Law.
In the modern day, we have millions of people who would give their left nut to see or talk to an alien. And millions more who'd give their right tit.
In ancient times, people would have been scared shitless, and would have simply run away from such strange creatures, after a spirited attempt to eat them.
So yes, it's entirely possible the aliens visited an ancient Earth where people didn't want them, as opposed to the modern Earth, where people do. Basically it's fate dicking with the entire of human civilisation.
But look on the bright side. If we follow this thought through, the aliens will be back to try again. The problem is, to fulfil the necessary irony, by this point we will have killed each other in nuclear fire.
In the modern day, we have millions of people who would give their left nut to see or talk to an alien. And millions more who'd give their right tit.
In ancient times, people would have been scared shitless, and would have simply run away from such strange creatures, after a spirited attempt to eat them.
So yes, it's entirely possible the aliens visited an ancient Earth where people didn't want them, as opposed to the modern Earth, where people do. Basically it's fate dicking with the entire of human civilisation.
But look on the bright side. If we follow this thought through, the aliens will be back to try again. The problem is, to fulfil the necessary irony, by this point we will have killed each other in nuclear fire.
I jump to conclusions too when someone says something I don't agree with.thethingthatlurks said:
In South America, Chile I believe, there are ruins that are about 10000(?) years old. No big deal, except they are made from dyrite. Dyrite is a 9 on the hardness scale, so the only way to cut it is with diamond, which is a 10. I don't doubt ancient people could've had diamonds, and I don't doubt human ingenuity, but I do doubt their ability to use them to cut large stones and then engrave perfect lines on them.
And just to mock you.
I KNOW, RIGHT! There is no mystery or strange things that happen on this planet. We are by ourselves in this infinity expanding universe. The only thing in the sky is the Sun orbiting the Earth and God smiling down on us! Now let's go make terrible arguments on more forums!
Plausible, but I don't like the evidence people put forth. I know with the History channel program it always seemed like they were really reaching out for proof. But if you believe in the possibility of E.T.'s than you should be able to believe that they have visited us before.
You mean "diorite"? It's not the easiest stone to work with, but people have been making quite fancy stuff out of it for many millenia in the Middle East.RUINER ACTUAL said:
[small]And you can't even go down the "Americans are too stupid" route, because that argument only may be used against North Americans
[/small]You'd expect, though, if an alien civilisation had come all the way to our system, popped down to Earth in the few thousands years while we've had civilisation, built a pyramid or two and posed for a painting, that they'd had stuck around and down something else, surely?rancher of monsters said:
I find it hard to believe that anyone would cross the massive distances involved just to give people tips on architectural styles, and then sod off, never to be heard of ever again.
No, I don't believe in it. I do, however, quite like the idea as it was a huge part of Lovecraft's legacy. He was a major influence for the whole "ancient astronaut" thing. For example, At the Mountains of Madness, set in Anarctica, singlehandedly influenced films like The Thing from Another World, or John Carpenter's remake: The Thing. I'm digressing aren't I?
Firstly, did you perchance mean "diorite?" I can't seem to find any real information on dyrite, sans it being a dye for something.RUINER ACTUAL said:
See, it's this jumping to conclusions that annoys me the most. You took no effort to investigate *possible* ways with which "dyrite" could have been treated to allow its use in construction.
The assertion that the only way to cut it is with a diamond is laughable to say the least. It's a mineral, so it can be chiseled just like any other stone, although you'll probably go through more than a few chisels in the process. Furthermore, hardness is not the same as being indestructible. Don't believe me? Well, take a diamond, place it on an anvil, and hit it with a hammer. That's one expensive lesson on molecular stability right there...
If the ruins were constructed out of pure steel, you might have had a point. As it stands, you have a bunch of really dedicated people who either really liked a certain mineral, or had nothing better to do than to construct their buildings from it.
It's possible but what "evidence" there is isn't enough to prove anything really.
FYI, all you physics nuts out there, do you honestly believe that Earth is the only planet capable of sustaining intelligent life? That the resources on Earth are the only ones that exist throughout the universe? If so, you are sorely mistaken. With the countless planets/solar systems/galaxies, etc., it's literally impossible that we're the only life in the universe. Hell, what we know as the universe may not even be the entire universe? There could be so much beyond dark space that we might as well be less than a speck in the grand scheme of things.
Though it's definitely unlikely we had "ancient astronauts" walking around on earth. Just as it's impossible for there to be no life or different resources on other planets, it's almost impossible for anybody to have found us unless entire galaxies have been searching for new life for billions of years.
FYI, all you physics nuts out there, do you honestly believe that Earth is the only planet capable of sustaining intelligent life? That the resources on Earth are the only ones that exist throughout the universe? If so, you are sorely mistaken. With the countless planets/solar systems/galaxies, etc., it's literally impossible that we're the only life in the universe. Hell, what we know as the universe may not even be the entire universe? There could be so much beyond dark space that we might as well be less than a speck in the grand scheme of things.
Though it's definitely unlikely we had "ancient astronauts" walking around on earth. Just as it's impossible for there to be no life or different resources on other planets, it's almost impossible for anybody to have found us unless entire galaxies have been searching for new life for billions of years.
Saying that anything is more plausible than the idea of gods and goddesses is like saying something is a more effective weapon than a handful of pudding.dfphetteplace said: