Chariots of the Gods: 50th Anniversary Edition

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I imagine an as yet unidentified form of energy which will one day make the incomprehensible comprehensible."

Erich's claim is that many of the religious monuments are shared across the world. The pyramids were build in South America as well as Egypt nearly the identical latitude in this world. Erich's claim is that it's too much of a coincident for everyone to share the same ideas. Erich claim is that religion is actually the misinterpretation of ancient astronauts due largely because the ancient people would be unable to determine what they're seeing and only describe what they see in ways that are best understood. Bolton, Doug (December 7, 2015). "Stonehenge: The most unusual theories about why the mysterious monument was built". The Independent . Retrieved March 20, 2017. Let’s park the observations concerning the author being a rogue with no expertise and turn to the actual claim. The book was adapted as a German documentary film, Chariots of the Gods, produced by Terra-Filmkunst. The film was released in 1970 in West Germany and first appeared in the United States the following year. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 43rd Academy Awards in 1971. [13] [25] Jungfrau Park located near Interlaken, Switzerland, was opened as the Mystery Park in 2003. Designed by von Däniken, it explored several great "mysteries" of the world. [57]This is pseudo-science and story telling at its very best. This best selling book was probably the water shed moment in the proliferation of conspiracy theories and other pseudo-scientific stuff in the popular literature. And one can see why.

a b Clegg, Brian (June 5, 2007). "Review – Chariots of the Gods – Erich von Daniken". Popular Science. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011 . Retrieved March 20, 2017. Vassallo, Raphael (January 3, 2017). "Unearthing the mysteries of the past". Malta Today . Retrieved March 20, 2017. a b Frederiksen, Seth (May 29, 2016). "Book Review: Chariots Of The Gods". ComiConverse . Retrieved March 15, 2017. i think this is the perfect response to daniken. it doesn't matter if you think it's real. it fascinates the mind and it expands the depths in which you think and it causes you to question aspects of our history. our history which is written on cave walls and ancient texts. a whole civilisation which is so far away, we cannot comprehend, we dismiss it all as a mythical superstitions. 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

Roughly about one third of his book is basically, “ they helped us, we can go out there and help others in the same way they helped us“. A different TV documentary, Horizon Special: The Case of the Ancient Astronauts directed by Graham Massey, was released in 1977 and examined von Däniken's claims. [29] [30] [31] this belief distorts and detracts from the real human story, the one told by credible evidence. This is not trivial at a time when our species is growing rapidly and becoming more technologically powerful while also continuing to struggle with violence, ethnocentrism, racism, and scientific illiteracy. We are unlikely to solve our biggest problems until we accept the scientific discovery of ourselves and consistently value a reality-based worldview. But for millions of people, this is more difficult than it should be because they have been seduced by fictions such as the one that says ancient astronauts were at the center of our shared past. Further Reading In German we say a writer, if he is not writing pure science, is allowed to use some dramaturgische Effekte – some theatrical effects...And that's what I have done." [13] [25] [26] Regarding “Ancient Aliens”, it has run to 15 seasons and has millions who watch, and sadly believe. The reality is of course this ( from here)…

His first book, Chariots of the Gods?, had been published by the time of his trial, and its sales allowed him to repay his debts and leave the hotel business. Von Däniken wrote his second book, Gods from Outer Space, while in prison. [6] [13] Claims of alien influence on Earth [ edit ] Von Däniken brought the Nazca Lines to public prominence in Chariots of the Gods? [29] with his proposal that the lines were built on instructions from extraterrestrial beings as airfields for their spaceships. [30] In his 1998 book Arrival of The Gods, he added that some of the pictures depicted extraterrestrials. [30] The idea did not originate with von Däniken; it began after people who first saw the lines from the air made joking comparisons to Martian "canals", [29] and had already been published by others. [31]

In Chariots of the Gods?, von Däniken cited the Iron pillar of Delhi in India, erected approximately 402 AD, as a prime example of extraterrestrial influence because of its "unknown origins" and a complete absence of rust despite its estimated 1,500 years of continuous exposure to the elements. [20] [21] When informed by an interviewer, in 1974, that the pillar was not rust-free, and that its origin, method of construction, and relative resistance to corrosion were all well understood, von Däniken responded that he no longer believed extraterrestrials had been involved in its creation. [22] [23] Cueva de los Tayos [ edit ]

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'. Feder, Kenneth L. Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology Mayfield Publishing Company 1990 3rd ed. ISBN 0767404599 p. 195

I could go though it all point by point explaining why the Däniken claims are nonsense. However, I don’t need to do that, many others have done exactly that over the years. None of it, not one jot, stands up to scrutiny. None of it is original to Däniken