Do you really think you will find the answers to the "where we came from" reading these books? Get use to disappointment.


<"Some archaeologists might well wish that Baalbek had been buried forever. For it is here that we find the largest dressed stone block in the world - the infamous Stone of the South, just ten minutes walk from the temple acropolis. This huge stone weighs approximately 1,000 tons" >

You know I can't seem to find who wishes it were not found.......sure is a lot of published research. And from what I have read, they are still cataloging artifacts found in the 1960’s. (Sounds like a lot of work for people not interested in the truth. They have not even finished mapping the site.)....so they may not have an answer as sexy as spacemen but they sure didn't jump to a conclusion, no they just keep digging. And I’m not sure if you have ever noticed but Archeology is not very well funded. And the work takes a long time and is very tedious, so it’s probably not the place to look for quick answers.

Now I have a question. Have you ever heard of the woo woo credo? Here ya go

1.Never look for the simplest, most obvious cause of something. Refrain from mentioning Occam's Razor (it's your nemesis).

2 Always favor the conspiracy angle over the boring angle. Mundane explanations (like saying that Roswell was a balloon) are for dullards and government drones. If you want to sleep with that curvaceous new-age chick, don't tell her you think astrology is bogus! (Non woo-woos may benefit from that advice temporarily).

3 Don't accept mainstream science unless it's something you've believed in for years (like gravity).

4 Try to answer as few direct questions as possible. Always obfuscate and try to sound learned. Mimic Richard Hoagland's style and you'll go far.

5 Use "what if" scenarios to change the subject whenever possible. If you linger on one topic too long you may be asked to provide annoying things like "proof." Don't let that happen! Consult a creationist if you need practice with subject-changing.

6 If you're cornered and asked for proof of something, always tell the person that they "can't disprove" your claims. Many of them will just walk away shaking their heads, which of course means they agree with you. A side-to-side head shake could be the same as a vertical nod. Anything is possible, after all.

7 Memorize all the sci-babble terms used in the Star Trek series. They are very useful if you get cornered by a skeptic, and you need to come up with some sort of "scientific" explanation. e.g., Inertial Dampers.

8 When all else fails, start asking hypothetical questions that have nothing to do with the actual debate. If your opponent chooses to ignore your pointless questions and remains on topic, repeat your meaningless question(s) over and over. This will make any Believers in the audience think that your opponent is evading the issue.

9 Accuse your opponent of being a liar, or try some other tactic that will (hopefully) make him angry. If he responds in kind to your endless taunts, change the subject to his anger, and accuse him of name calling. If he accuses you of provoking him, then you have changed the subject of the debate. If he stays on topic, keep the heat up. The Believers in the audience will forgive the worst verbal attacks you use, but they will think even the mildest replies he makes to you are personal attacks that undermine his argument.

10 Use the word quantum in a sentence, despite not knowing what it means. For a more impressive effect, use it with the name of your favorite superstition - "quantum dowsing" sure sounds mighty serious.

11 Two more words: Paradigm shift.

12 Always claim that the other guy is "closed-minded" and that you're as free-thinking as a newborn baby. Other woo-woos love the concept of "open-mindedness" and will take you into their inner circle without question. They have no tolerance for those "mean old nasty" types who demand evidence for everything.

13 Drink heavily while posting.

14 You must believe that the word "anomaly" means proof of paranormal activity.

15 Use the word "anomaly" as often as possible.

16 When your position appears hopeless, your entire audience is laughing at you, and you've lost all credibility (and perhaps even won a Kook of the Month) threaten everyone within proximity with a lawsuit. You don't need to actually prepare a lawsuit, just make the threat. That will let them know you're a serious person.

17 Go make your own newsgroup with a group charter drawn up to keep out anyone who doesn't agree with your view of the world. Occasionally crosspost to other newsgroups from that one, then complain when people answer your posts, complain to their system admistrators that they're abusing the terms of your newsgroup and demand their accounts be yanked for abusive spamming. Respond to each answering message with a duplicate.

The major problem I have with the alien intervention stuff is it doesn’t give humans much credit. Good or bad humans are pretty amazing creatures, what people can accomplish when they put their minds to it never ceases to astound.

As for the supernatural’s depicted in the caves. Well I have a vivid imagination, but it is nothing compared to some artist friends. People have also been using hallucinogenic organics in one form or another in their shamanistic traditions for as long as we have been around. Then there is the unintended ingestion of mind-altering substances. And then there are the natural chemical imbalances that some people experience, that have influenced some pretty spectacular artworks.