Chariots of the Gods: 50th Anniversary Edition

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There is nothing to be ashamed of if you cannot follow Einstein; one scientist called him the great solitary because he could discuss his theory with only a dozen or so of his contemporaries." a b Legrand, H.E.; Boese, Wayne E. (May 1975). "Chariots of the Gods? And All That: Pseudo-History in the Classroom". The History Teacher. 8 (3): 359–370. doi: 10.2307/491740. JSTOR 491740.

Erich von Däniken (1973) [1972]. The Gold of the Gods. Translated by Michael Heron (1ed.). London: Souvenir Press. Published simultaneously in Canada by J. M. Dent & Sons, Ontario (Canada).Von Däniken later became a co-founder of the Archaeology, Astronautics and SETI Research Association (AAS RA). He designed Mystery Park (now known as Jungfrau Park), a theme park located in Interlaken, Switzerland, that opened in May 2003. [5] Early life [ edit ] Magin, Ulrich (February 10, 2002). "Nazca – Ein Flughafen für die Götter?" (in German). Mysteria3000. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022 . Retrieved March 20, 2017. The film was re-edited and dubbed into English by Sunn Classic Pictures for release in the United States in 1973. [5] Reception [ edit ] and he asks this, incredulously, in exactly the same paragraph that he mentions that the first rising of Sirius each year occurs at more or less exactly the time that the annual Nile floods, the central fact of Egyptian culture and economics, begin. Yes indeed, for what possible reason could a civilisation count their year as starting from a regular, easily perceptible astronomical event that coincides with the most important economic period of the year, it's truly unfathomable. [Von Daeniken rules out the possibility of a connexion to the flooding, because Sirius doesn't necessarily predict the exact day of the first flood each year, and hence the calendar matching the flooding must be a coincidence. Presumably he also thinks that, because our solar calendar doesn't have the coldest day of the year fall exactly on January 1 each year, there can be no relation between our calendar and the passage of the seasons?] This is not to deny that there are mysteries in the past, but then so are there in any field of human study - that does not mean that we have to postulate such excesses based on so little evidence. I can't resist going off on the same vein again - How can anyone imagine talking animals? Surely ancient India was home to intelligent (and highly literate) animals as well as the sporadic aliens, all conspiring to befuddle the poor humans into worshiping them and then mythologizing them.

Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past (German: Erinnerungen an die Zukunft: Ungelöste Rätsel der Vergangenheit; in English, Memories of the Future: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past) is a book written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken and translated from the original German by Michael Heron. It involves the hypothesis that the technologies and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts who were welcomed as gods. I imagine an as yet unidentified form of energy which will one day make the incomprehensible comprehensible."the idea of 'open sesame' seems just to be a magical extension of the common practice of requiring a passcode to enter a camp]

I read this book because I watched the show Ancient Aliens. I found the idea interesting but in the show I did not like it too much because the basis of all theories is that, "I don't know, therefore aliens." I gave it a benefit of doubt though because the show is short and they cover a very wide range of history and never really focus in on the core of their beliefs. Fritze, Ronald H. (2009), Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions, Reaktion Books, ISBN 978-1861898173 a b Krassa, Peter (1978), Erich von Däniken: Disciple of the Gods, London: W.H. Allen & Co, pp.82–83, ISBN 0-352-30262-3 Chariots of the Gods? spawned multiple sequels, including Gods from Outer Space and The Gods Were Astronauts. The theory in the original book is said to have influenced a variety of science fiction books, films, and television series. For instance, it is considered the inspiration for the History Channel television series, Ancient Aliens. [39] But it is interesting how he seems to have homed in on the characteristics of a conspiracy theory, not just in content, but in style. The endless questions - if we object, he can say "hey, I'm just asking questions! Why don't you want me asking questions? What are you trying to hide!?". The pointless (and often fictitious) details. The appeals to authority and popularity - the various 'Professor Kuehn's - that are too vague to actually be a form of accountability. The hostility to intellectuals and their attempts to control (in this case I think through hubris rather than malice?) what people are taught. The negative argument - rather than methodically putting out a case, he just tries to raise enough skepticism in the mainstream 'theory' that eventually people will go 'ugh, ok, it must have been aliens'.Kinofilm, Videospiel, TV-Serie: Ufologe von Däniken bald übernatürlich präsent" (in German). Focus. July 9, 2014 . Retrieved January 30, 2017. The book basically points at things such as the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, and the Moai of Easter Island and uses these to assert the claim that extraterrestrial beings influenced us and helped us to create these. To put that another way, he is claiming our ancestors were simply too stupid to have done it themselves. Bolton, Doug (December 7, 2015). "Stonehenge: The most unusual theories about why the mysterious monument was built". The Independent . Retrieved March 20, 2017. Webster, Gary (1 March 2016). "Aliens or Egyptians – Who Really Built the Pyramids?". HopeChannel . Retrieved 3 November 2017. According to von Däniken, books in his series have altogether been translated into 32 languages and have sold more than 63 million copies. [55]