Short Answer: Yes (at least for some, like Erich von Daniken). Slightly Longer Answer:Â Yes, because some presume that humans in antiquity were so primitive they could not build these things without the assistance of non-human intelligence. Then, an elect super-race...
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PEERANORMAL Episode 14: The Piri Reis Map
Discovered in 1929, the Piri Reis map, dated to 1513, was virtually unknown except by those who may have seen it displayed in its current home, the Topkapi Palace Museum in Instanbul. That all changed when Erich von Däniken made it part of his ancient astronaut theory...
H2 Serves the Public with More Ancient Astronaut Racism
All who have read The Portent , the sequel to my novel, The Facade , know that one of the research threads in the sequel is the inherently racist nature of ancient astronaut theory — that is, it articulates the idea that the white European race (and even more...
Sanctified Gullibility is Still Gullibility
It doesn’t get much more embarrassing than this. Jason Colavito has a short write up on how Christian apologists are using a prop — a giant human skeleton that isn’t a skeleton at all — from von Daniken’s ancient astronaut theme park for...
Chariots of the Frauds: The Real Erich von Daniken
Kudos are once again in order for Jason Colavito for his review of the Ancient Aliens episode entitled “The Legacy of von Daniken.” As part of his review, Jason summarizes some of the material that can be found in his book The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P....
Jason Colavito Blogging Through Erich von Daniken’s Latest Testament to Ancient Astronaut Nonsense
Someone should give Jason a medal. He’s actually six chapters into his review. You can read the series here: Reviewing EVD’s “Twilight of the Gods” (Pt. 1) Reviewing EVD’s “Twilight of the Gods” (Pt. 2) Reviewing EVD’s...
Ancient Astronauts as a Religion
Readers will find this recent (2007) scholarly article on "Paleo-SETI" / ancient astronaut beliefs of interest. Such articles are not common in academic circles. It's 25 pages. The first half overviews the beliefs of major ancient writers (mostly von Daniken), which...