Resolved: Ancient Astronaut Theory is Bunk

=======Obelisk=======Con states that he doesn't think the stones were lifted by levers. The fact is, levers were a common tool in ancient Egypt for lifting heavy objects. "The use of wooden levers to lift, shift, or turn over stone blocks was quite common in ancient Egypt.Instruments that can be identified as levers, however, are rarely recognized in excavations because they would usually have looked like ordinary beams with an obliquely chopped or chamfered end. There are a few examples, and even a bronze crowbar 67.2 centimeters long was discovered at Amarna." [1]Furthermore, there's evidence on the stones themselves that levers were used in the form of lever sockets [1]. Once again, levers aren't the only way to crack the spine of a large rock, so this point isn't a big deal either way, but there is strong evidence to conclude that levers were used. Short of going back in time and witnessing them use levers, this fact is basically proven.=======Moving the Stone=======Con asserts that these sleds would not be strong enough to carry the needed load. He doesn't provide any reason for this other than a general page on grain direction and wood strength which says nothing about carrying capacity. Besides, the sled was lying directly on the ground, meaning all the stone would do is compress the wood -- which would make it stronger, not weaker. Keep in mind, the Egyptians depicted themselves using sleds to move enormous stones. We have the sleds, we have the Egyptians written confession, so once again, short of having a time machine that can take us back and allow us to watch them use these sleds, this fact is proven.=======Cutting Granite=======I didn't make any "jump". As I've shown in previous rounds, we've found bronze saws and proven in modern times that a copper saw and sand is enough to cut granite. Obviously modern tools would be faster, but since this method has already been proven to work and given that we have evidence for this method in the form of saw-marks on the stones (did the aliens use saws?) and the actual saws themselves, this fact is also proven.=======Construction=======I'm not sure I understand con's criticism of the internal ramp theory. The ramp is still in the pyramid, that's how they new about it in the first place. It can be seen in the micro-gravimetric analysis photo taken in the 80's that I linked to back in R1. Here it is again [2]. The trolley is probably long disposed of, but we don't need it. As the video points out, grease marks (lubrication) and scratches in the stone suggest a trollay was used to trandport stones within the pyramid. Once again, check out the video and the links provided in previous rounds to learn about the specifics [3]. Why couldn't other explorers see this before Houdin? Houdin was the first to figure it out. That's all. Anyone else could have figured it out potentially speaking, but most of the people who have looked at this structure have been historians. Houdin was an architect who just happened to be really into ancient Egypt. =======Con's Theory=======Con's argument is essentially that humans couldn't have been inspired to build the pyramid, therefore aliens. This is not a prima-facie case. Con provides no evidence for alien intervention, which means he has failed to attempt to fulfil his BOP. Since this was the last round allowing for new arguments, Con has effectively lost the debate. =======Conclusion=======Con opened up his case by immediately breaking the rules of the debate (no counters in R2) and never presented any evidence for Ancient Astronaut Theory. Furthermore, he failed to debunk the evidence I presented showing a primitive means of accomplishing the construction of the pyramid. Even if he could have successfully debunked my arguments, that would, at best, show my theory wrong -- not prove his theory, leaving his BOP unfulfilled. Con has lost this debate, but I thank him for taking part in it all the same.=======Sources======= 1. http://hbar.phys.msu.ru... 2. http://perfidy.org... 3. http://vimeo.com...