The author shows this to be pseudo-science.
The Science and Religion of Erich von Däniken theorized in his Chariots of the Gods? that in ancient times earth was visited by technologically advanced travelers from outer space. This material was prepared for Religion Online by Ted and Winnie Brock. Current articles and subscription information can be found at. Copyright by The Christian Century Foundation used by permission. This article appeared in the Christian Century, May 22, 1974, pp. He is the author of God-The World’s Future (Fortress). “It is an embarrassing story in advanced cultures of the past, we find buildings that we cannot copy today with the most modern technical means.Ted Peters was professor of systematic theology at Pacific Lutheran Seminary and the Graduate Theological Union in 1993 when this article was written.“Where did the narrators of The Thousand and One Nights get their staggering wealth of ideas? How did anyone come to describe a lamp from which a magician spoke when its owner wished?” 4.Today, in the twentieth century, no architect could build a copy of the pyramid of Cheops, even if the technical resources of every continent were at his disposal.” 3 “The Great Pyramid is a visible testimony of a technique that has never been understood.Among these colossal finds, there are fabrics of such fineness and delicacy that with the best will in the world one cannot imagine savages making them.” 2
“In the Subis Mountains on the west coast of Borneo, a network of caves was found that had been hollowed out on a cathedral-like scale.Consider these excerpts from von Däniken’s Chariots of the Gods?: One aspect of this belief that merits close attention is the notion that prehistoric/ancient people were not intelligent and creative enough to do what they did without extraterrestrial help.
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