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Originally posted by Hanslune
The ancient had no idea what “space” was, most cultures considered the sky a solid object.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
They viewed their gods as appearing as human or demi human, they had names, personalities, and displayed emotion so im not looking for they mistook a sinister looking tree as an evil god or the wind spoke to them. The only 2 plausable explanations to me is that either there was another advanced civilization on earth who took advantage of the less developed cultures around them or ET's did in fact visit out planet in ancient times.
Rather than tell us what isn't real i would like to hear YOUR OWN opinions on what is real.
Originally posted by rapturas
One thing i would like to say about the AEgyptians, why is it that modern man has struggled to replicate scaled down versions of the pyramids resorting in having to use modern technology because they struggled so much? Funny that, I would have thought it would be a walk in the park for the so so great modern man, no?
Originally posted by Skyfloating
Falsifying history is supported by manipulating language. A good example of this is how the word "sky" has been changed to mean some mythical place called "heaven".
I first became aware of this oddity when learning foreign languages. I remember asking various language teachers "Uh...wait a minute. Sky and Heaven are the same word? They are not in English!"
Originally posted by rapturas
Edit to add: I think your argument has pointed out one thing, unless you lived in those times, you will struggle to fully understand what these people really knew/thought or attempted to construct
Originally posted by rapturas
but there are people that study the universe, doesnt mean they know its true essence and meaning =]
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
I can understand why you defend the mainstream beliefs, it is the same reason why we defend the alternative ones.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
But you are missing the point. We dont intend to discredit the conventional beliefs or the people who discovered them. Nor is there any intent to cause any upheaval in society. As much evidence that there is to support conventional theories, there are an equal amount of evidence to support the alternative ones too.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
And you couldnt possibly deny all of the evidence i am sure there are things you question too.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
And as long as there continues to be evidence that cannot be debunked, so will there be individuals that support it.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
You want scholars and archeologists to support these claims in order to beleive you say? Fine
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
but i am not a scholar and in order for people such as that to begin looking into it, an interest has to arise.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
All i wish to do is raise awareness on the possibility of alternative theories so that maybe some day it will be seriously looked at as a possibility.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
No one person on the planet can draw a definate conclusion on something if the information goes unchallanged.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
This is the reason why the court system has both defence and prosecution. Imagine life if we only had prosecution?
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
Which is exactly what happens to anyone who presents alterative theories on history. We get debunked, ridiculed, outcasted, and much worse.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
Do you think men like Sitchen and Danniken woke up one days and said " you know what? i want to ruin my career, lose the respect of all my colleagues, and be the laughing stock of the entire planet. Yeah sounds like fun". I highly doubt it.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
As far as you and me are concerned, we are in no way qualified to prove or disprove these theories and can only speculate.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
Continuously pointing out that we are not educated in this field is pointless and doing so repeatedly is getting old fast. If you want to engage in some serious discussion and perhaps educate us then by all means but please dont try to discredit or attack anyone as we dont do the same to you.
you don't defend the orthodox beliefs because in most cases you haven't got a clue what they are
in most cases its crap that was debunked decades ago and you just haven't caught up yet.
correction as long as people base their opinion not on evidence but on personal belief then there will always be people who don't know anything real
isn't it funny that all the scholars and archaeologists support the orthodox viewpoint.
they have looked into it. none of the evidence stands up to scrutiny. in most cases its pathetic.
then you are about 100 years too late. Pseudo history has its origins in the bible is a reality beliefs of the 18th and 19th century. Science has moved on and now we know better. well most of us do
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
I would like to ask these questions to any skeptics on the thread. I know i asked earlier but it was to one individual. Unlike a few people around here, I am seriously interested as to what it is you believe. It will help me better my own understanding of my beliefs and for me to see where you are coming from.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
Would you be willing to state that conventional theory is 100% or do you feel it still has alot of unanswered questions?
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
Do you feel that it conventional understanding is FACT or THEORY?
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
And finally if the ancients believed they interacted with gods, spoke to gods, even had the offspring of gods, and lived in cities built by the gods, do you believe this was the work of gods at all?
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
How would you explain their interpretation? If not gods then what were they referring to? How were the gods able to achieve flight? Magic? Technology? Illusion?
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
They viewed their gods as appearing as human or demi human, they had names, personalities, and displayed emotion so im not looking for they mistook a sinister looking tree as an evil god or the wind spoke to them.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
The only 2 plausable explanations to me is that either there was another advanced civilization on earth who took advantage of the less developed cultures around them or ET's did in fact visit out planet in ancient times.
Rather than tell us what isn't real i would like to hear YOUR OWN opinions on what is real.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
I try to answer your questions time after time to the best of my abilities so i think its only fair you answer mine.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
thats an assumption i havent actually told you or anyone else what my actual beliefs are on AAT on any thread on ATS. and i never said i havent studied history in fact i have as a hobby for many years now and i can say while i agree with alot of it i think that alot of the conclusions that were reached were done so in the name of profit and religion.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
well thats because most of the evidence is old and people have had time to fabricate counter evidence also in the name of religion, profit, and well in this case to protect the discoveries of those who wrote the history books.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
new evidence is especially hard for me to obtain especially when most artifacts and ancient ruins are situated on the other side world from where i reside and since i am required to work at least 5 days a week to earn a living i cannot just go galavanting around the globe whenever i please. Not to mention most ancient cities and ruins have been ransacked by "professionals" and most of the controversial artifacts have since dissapeared and are located in undisclosed locations. Many museums removed controversial items from displays at the request of patrons many years ago and im also prety sure regular joes such as i arent allowed to go digging up ruins in strange countries that are now major tourist attractions with out some sort of permission.
Also the most controversial ruins are situated in Iraq which is one of the most inaccessable and dangerous regions on the planet these days so i think ill pass on that one. I wonder if any of the artifacts in the national museum in Iraq that were stolen during the war contained any goods but i guess well never know. Unlike the scholars and archeologists i dont have access to research grants and special permissions that would be necessary to fund an expeditions to produce new finds and if you will new "evidence".
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
of course they do, they make alot of money supporting those viewpoints
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
can you prove that they actually gave it a fair chance or looked into with an unbiased opinion? or werent paid to look the other way? no you cannot, so it is not safe to assume it was given a fair chance at all.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
religious institutions such as the vatican have survived because they continuously changed their story many times in order to keep up with the times. also it is well documented that the vatican was a huge archeological sponsor during the early 1900s. It is well known that they locked away artifacts on their sponsored expeditions that defied explanation. they have admitted it on many occations. One thing that the vatican is known for is their capacity for survival. They have and will resort to any means necessary to prtect their image of god.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
I would like to ask these questions to any skeptics on the thread. I know i asked earlier but it was to one individual. Unlike a few people around here, I am seriously interested as to what it is you believe. It will help me better my own understanding of my beliefs and for me to see where you are coming from.
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
Would you be willing to state that conventional theory is 100% or do you feel it still has alot of unanswered questions?
Originally posted by metaldemon2000
Do you feel that it conventional understanding is FACT or THEORY? And finally if the ancients believed they interacted with gods, spoke to gods, even had the offspring of gods, and lived in cities built by the gods, do you believe this was the work of gods at all? How would you explain their interpretation? If not gods then what were they referring to? How were the gods able to achieve flight? Magic? Technology? Illusion?
They viewed their gods as appearing as human or demi human, they had names, personalities, and displayed emotion so im not looking for they mistook a sinister looking tree as an evil god or the wind spoke to them. The only 2 plausable explanations to me is that either there was another advanced civilization on earth who took advantage of the less developed cultures around them or ET's did in fact visit out planet in ancient times.
Rather than tell us what isn't real i would like to hear YOUR OWN opinions on what is real.
thats because you don't have a clue what you are talking about half the time and don't understand the context or the facts of anything you try to theorise about.
Daniken was a Hotel concierge facing trial for stealing from the guests when his book was released and Sitchin was an economic historian. thats a person who can look at a market and see what will sell. Guess he picked the right one huh. thats quite funny that you don't even know their backgrounds
you don't have to be a degree holding expert to understand ancient history
while most of you "open minded" individuals have spent no time at all studying real history.