The egyptian pyramids were not built by extraterrestrials

Now, it is true that there are many theories concerning the construction of the egyptian pyramids. The most popular one is that egyptians were helped by aliens. This is what I'm going to disprove. . So, let's get to it! The theory goes like that:Grounded that the pyramids are so accurately aligned, the blocks are too heavy for a man or more to lift and the fact that, according to many proponents, humanity had not the appropriate tools and knowledge to construct them many people tend to believe that aliens were responsible for the creation of these impressive structueres. But is that what really happened? "Humanity had not the appropriate tools and knowledge to construct the pyramids"Well, this is not true. In technology, medicine and mathematics, ancient Egypt achieved a relatively high standard of productivity and sophistication. The Ancient Egyptians invented lots of things we still use today, such as paper, pens, locks and keys and - believe it or not - toothpaste! (1) Some Egyptian doctors had specialized fields of study. (2) Early Egyptians knew how to assemble planks of wood into a ship hull and had mastered advanced forms of shipbuilding as early as 3000 BC(3) Ancient Egyptian mathematicians had a grasp of the principles underlying the Pythagorean theorem, knowing, for example, that a triangle had a right angle opposite the hypotenuse when its sides were in a 3–4–5 ratio. [202] They were able to estimate the area of a circle by subtracting one-ninth from its diameter and squaring the result: Area . ≈ [(8⁄9)D]2 = (256⁄81)r 2 ≈ 316r 2, a reasonable approximation of the formula πr 2 (3) Ancient Egyptian surgeons stitched wounds, set broken bones, and amputated diseased limbs. (3) The ancient Egyptians forged one of the earliest peace treaties on record. (2) These are evidence that ancient egyptians had some remarkable knowledge and skills as well as the necessary tools to invent and construct things. "the pyramids were aligned so accurately that only aliens could have created them"In fact, this was the easy part as far as their knowledge is concerned. They had to take a curved wall facing North as judged by the stars. Then, they had to pick a rising star on the Eastern horizon and create a line on the top of the wall pointing to it. They marked another line on the wall when it was low on the Western horizon. They took the line straight down the wall , using a plumb line, and extended it along the ground until it met the other line. Finally, they bisected this angle and this way they could have a line pointing exactly due North. (4) "The stones were too heavy for one or more human beings to lift and carry them"There have been many theories on how egyptians managed to lift the stones. We have observed that theconstruction techniques they used evolved over the years which means that the first pyramids were not constructed the same way as the later ones. (6)Penn State University suggests: During excavation, massive dolerite "pounders" pulverized the stone around the edge of the granite block that had to be extracted.60 to 70 men would pound out the stone. At the bottom, they rammed wooden pegs into slots they had cut, and filled the slots with water. The pegs would expand, splitting the stone, and the block was then slid down onto a waiting boat. Teams of oxen or manpower were responsible for dragging the stones. When the stones were at the construction site they used ramps to place them on the pyramid. Donald B. Redford, Ph. D. , professor in the Department of Classics and Mediterranean Studies, explains: "If they consistently raised the ramp course by course as the teams dragged their blocks up, they could have gotten them into place fairly easily," Redford says, adding that at least one such ramp still exists today. Redford answers to skepticism about how such heavy stones were moved without machinery: "I usually show the skeptic a picture of 20 of my workers at an archaeological dig site pulling up a two-and-a-half ton granite block. I know it's possible because I was on the ropes, too. "(5) Human curiosity and need to explain everything leads to unsupported beliefs: We humans have a deeply curious nature and we tend to try to explain phenomena even if the conditions are not ideal. This need makes us come to conclusions that are not based on true evidence or they are even illogical when we do not possess the necessary knowledge. We usually held responsible for the existence of these phenomena a powerful figure that has not been proven to exist. This is because we can question someting real more easilly than something that we do not know if it exists. Something that has never been seen and analysed can be presented the way we want. For instance, ancient Greeks believed that Zeus sent lightnings to humans when he was angry with them. In this case, people did not have the knowledge needed to explain this phenomenon and therefore, they created a myth that no one could disprove. This is what we are doing now. Because we still can not explain some things instead of admiting that we haven't discovered them yet we prefer to support a story with few plot holes when it actually has the biggest one. There are a lot of hypotheses that support something logical but many people reject them because there is something included in these theories that is not proven or a part of it is incorrect while they believe a theory that is totally based on something not proven which initially sounds logical. For example, in order for aliens to help people build the pyramids they need to exist. But we do not really know if they do so. The hole theory sounds logical but only if aliens do exist. So, people find it difficult to support a theory because there is a part of it or two that we're not sure about them while they believe another hypothesis that seems logical but is totally based on something not proven. Having said all of the above which theory is more likely to be true? The one that includes something unproven or the one that is totally based on something unproven? Let me defend the first one! Thank you! SOURCES: 1. . http://www.ngkids.co.uk...2. . http://www.history.com...3. . http://en.wikipedia.org...4. . http://www.thekeyboard.org.uk...5. . http://news.psu.edu...6. . http://en.wikipedia.org...