Thread: Ancient Astronaut Theory, Sci-fi in general.

NihilisticImpact said Aliens come here for gold, even though there's more gold elsewhere in the system that's easier to get to. Aliens caused the black plague. Aliens gave Japan the Katana. Aliens did this, aliens did that. Click to expand... I see your point with gold and have to agree that it would be easier to get it somewhere else. I also agree with the katana, it just belittles humanity in a whole by saying that it was aliens that told them how to make it. That goes for gunpowder as well. I could see the some of the plagues in human history being caused by aliens, whether it was intentional or not. Our own history has shown that that does happen. RoryN said I like the idea of the theory that our history has been influenced by extraterrestrials in the ancient past, as a kind of fantasy story idea, particularly the descriptions of contrary messages from God in the bible or depictions and descriptions of Greek Gods. Like warring factions of alien societies - sounds like a great Sci-fi movie. Click to expand... Ya the theory would make a great movie or series of movies or roleplays. I would find it interesting if they had a colony or outpost find evidence of buildings that were similar to something made on earth. RoryN said And the program did bring up a lot of interesting questions but I agree, I think it's a little extreme and doesn't give humanity enough credit. Throughout the series, they scoffed at mainstream Egyptologistsarcheological community for thinking humans were so primitive because it insults our past intelligence and the intelligence of people now to believe that. But I think blaming aliens for everything assumes the same level of stupidity in ancient man. Click to expand... Yes blaming everything on aliens is stupidity but the way I see it there could be one thing in the entire theory that is correct. It would not really matter what it is but it would put a new spin on our history. I agree that they have made us look stupid and I see holes in their theories in every episode since I have seen about six different theories on how different things are built around the world so I take what they say with a grain of salt. What I find really interesting is when they bring out passages from historical texts that talk of sicknesses that have symptoms that match radiation poisoning. Also when they talk about specific ruins and make the distinction that they could have been built in two parts with one civilization building on top of the last. It seems a more logical explanation for when they find things that have been built that today we would have a hard time figuring out. There was also the tribe in Africa would had knowledge of the planets around the star serious decades before astronomer knew they were there. I may have the star wrong. RoryN said I also find it amusing how they use old clay figurines and depictions of people as evidence for aliens being in contact with our ancestors. Some people just aren't very good at art, lol. Also Giorgio Tsoukalos is hilarious. Click to expand... Ya Giorgio is hilarious! As for the clay figures, I think that it all depends on which one and the artistic style of which ever civilization. On another note there was another documentary on the many pyramid around the world and other sites that fall along a circle on earth. It talks about how Pi and the golden ratio are found almost everywhere in the The Great Pyramid of Giza when there is no record of anyone knowing of either number at the time. It talks about how modern Egyptologists do not want to give the Cubit the unit of measurement used by egyptions at the time it was built. They speculate that it is because it shows that what was done back then was so precise it is something that we cannot do yet with out technology. Here is the link to the movie if anyone is interested