Chariots of the gods?
Erich von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance--the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth had been visited by aliens. This world-famous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the author's own popular sequel, The Eyes of the Sphinx. But here is where it all began--von Daniken's startling theories of our earliest encounters with alien worlds, based upon his lifelong studies of ancient ruins, lost cities, potential spaceports, and a myriad of hard scientific facts that point to extraterrestrial intervention in human history. Most incredible of all, however, is von Daniken's theory that we ourselves are the descendants of these galactic pioneers--and the archeological discoveries that prove it... * An alien astronaut preserved in a pyramid • Thousand-year-old spaceflight navigation charts • Computer astronomy from Incan and Egyptian ruins • A map of the land beneath the ice cap of Antarctica • A giant spaceport discovered in the Andes Includes remarkable photos that document mankind's first contact with aliens at the dawn of civilization.
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According to:
Chariots of The Gods by Erich von Däniken
They had help from aliens too.
A fabulous book by the way. I read it as a teenager in the early 70's.
- Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past
by: Erich von Däniken
http://www.amazon.com/Chariots-Gods-Unsolved-Mysteries-Past/...
- Fiction:
1. Life of Pi - Yann Martel
2. The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas : An awesome closeup of revenge
3. The complete Sherlock Holmes series : 'nuff said.
Non fiction:
1. Cosmos - Carl Sagan : I fell in love with science post-reading this book.
2. October Sky - Homer Hickham : A real life story of how a group of boys in a backwater town build a rocket that changes their lives.
3. Chariots of the Gods - Erich Von Daniken - A real mind bender, even if you choose not to agree with his ideas.
- My original comment was more along those lines, but then I did a quick Wiki refresher on Chariots of the Gods (possibly the origin of the popular "Ancient Aliens" push), and noted that the author included Stonehenge among his examples, so I changed course.
- As someone who had a tattered copy of Von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods? back when, this would be a lot of fun to read through.
Hate the political implication of my comment all you want but one does at some point seriously have to question the motivations behind any action that's in the realm of, "Wow I'm surprised they did this".
- Some of the biggest lies in history where, indeed, made with books. Examples go from "Malleus Maleficarum" to "Mein Kampf" to even "Chariots of the Gods".
But there is a difference in efficacy. It is harder to lie in books than it is in social media. Books are like trees, they grow slowly, they're a discourse that spans months or years. On this timeframe it is easier to debunk lies. Social media is different. A lie can pop and spread there in one or 2 days. Once someone debunks it there are already 200 more replacing it. They are like bacterial infestations or japanese knotweed, much harder to combat and control.
