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[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (4 children)

My brother is very christian and have read the bible a lot and he is 100% sure there are a lot of alien evidence in the bible. Besides the fact that the bible was edited many times by kings and popes, the passages he showed me really have some crazy descriptions

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 14 points 10 months ago

They also did a lot of drugs.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You should check my other messages in this thread. I don't know if I really believe it like your brother, but it is interesting to interpret the Bible as if it was inspired my aliens.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Aliens believe pi is 3 and the world is flat and the mustard seed is the smallest seed.

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I don't have opinion on things I don't have evidence so I don't believe nor disbelieve, I think anything could be. But it is a fact that there are a lot of passages that are pretty suspicious

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Schizophrenia and mushrooms. John Allegro was right about everything.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago

It's like "history" youtube except you have to pay for it.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Don't you find it funny that no one ever claims that buildings built by white peolle were built by aliens?

[–] LifeInOregon@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I’ve heard the claim made about Stonehenge.

[–] 257m@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Those weren't really white people. They were the Megolith builders that came before the farmers.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Ah a "the Fae did it" enjoyer.

No, Cheddar Man and his people predated the megaliths by 3,000 years. The builders of Stonehenge have a pretty solid remains and DNA profile and we know that they migrated from Anatolia. Also almost certainly intermarried with the descendants of Cheddar Man and Company, but they were literally Caucasian.

Of course the megaliths werent just Stonehenge, and there probably was a period where you could find two distinct ethnic groups both enjoying raising huge rocks into neat patterns.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

That doesn't sound correct

[–] KrankyKong@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maybe it's that there's not many examples of architecture built by white people that seem humanly impossible.

I've heard theories that stone henge was supernatural. (Like the other guy said)

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Not a theory. Random bullshit sold to the gullible is not a theory

[–] thedaylights@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Stonehenge was built by Druids. Pretty sure they qualify.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 9 months ago

Stonehenge predates the Celtic civilization and religion by over two thousand years.

Their ancestors, sure.

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As a kid, i always thought that "the pyramids were built by aliens" was a joke and people didnt actually think its real

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I wish kid you was right

[–] shapis@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They obviously were landing pads for alien ships.

[–] XTornado@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah there is a great documentary about it called Stargate.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Actually I think you'll find the documentary Wormhole X-treme is a more factual account.

[–] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I am pretty sure that is just a show funded by the US air force. Probably to discredit the real proof.

[–] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago

Actually it was funded by the wormhole aliens that live near Bajor, and coincidentally they were the ones who built the pyramids.

Source: the Emissary told me when we had lunch yesterday

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] NutWrench@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"How did they move such massive blocks of stone?"

"They had whips. They had massive, massive whips."

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Akcshually:
In addition to the many unresolved arguments about the construction techniques, there have been disagreements as to the kind of workforce used. The Greeks, many years after the event, believed that the pyramids were built by slave labour. Archaeologists now believe that the Great Pyramid of Giza (at least) was built by tens of thousands of skilled workers who camped near the pyramids and worked for a salary or as a form of tax payment (levy) until the construction was completed, pointing to workers' cemeteries discovered in 1990. For the Middle Kingdom pyramid of Amenemhat II, there is evidence from the annal stone of the king that foreigners from Canaan were employed.
sauce: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pyramid_construction_techniques

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 4 points 9 months ago

People always say they weren't slaves, and point to a "levy" system, but rarely seem to ask themselves if being conscripted to perform forced labor for the aristocracy is slavery.

[–] tslnox@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago

You smeeee-heeeee!

[–] columbus@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

I know someone who learned from History channel that Hitler supposedly lived in Argentina untill the 80s.

[–] Knusper@feddit.de 7 points 10 months ago

I especially find it weird, because castles and churches exist, too. Sure, they were somewhat further along with technology, when those got built, but it still took a ton of physical labor and at least churches weren't built out of pure necessity either.

[–] rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago

I like to read what conspiracy theorists post. It is hilarious. This? This is like light beer. Sometimes you seem some truly insane people though.

I thought I had seen everything. Then I found a guy who said that the Sun is fake and was made in 1971 courtesy of the Freemasons. As predicted by Shakespeare when he wrote the Bible. Which he did in English because English is a magical language that was invented by Angels.

[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

I blame stargate, shits compelling.

[–] themakara@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

It was humans under the command of aliens.

Source: Stargate SG1

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Listen, I love ancient aliens stuff; it's fun to speculate about. It sucks that people get fixated on the pyramids or Nazca lines though. There are other mysterious things that aren't as easily explained by, "they used a bunch of slaves and some logs to stack stones", why do people get so hung up on the pyramids?

[–] wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Right

There’s tons of legit stories and things that are a bit more interesting. Like Gobleki Tepe, or the creation story of the Ojibwa Indians.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I just looked up the Ojibwa Indians and while I tend to try and be respectful of native/aboriginal religions, that, uh, that's a pretty interesting story. Like, for those of y'all who haven't looked it up, you should. It's... Interesting.

It's also fascinating to me because I've had a pet speculation that I like to entertain about "Xeno Christ", which originated from my observation that the creation story in the book of Genesis is very similar to how we believe the universe came to be (scientifically speaking). It's not a perfect 1:1, but if you use a little bit of creative license (like dinosaurs=birds, 'cause they kinda were), then it gets really close. The fact that the Ojibwa creation story seems to describe what we'd consider aliens kinda aligns with my speculation that many ancient religions were established as a message to humanity that was meant to persist as long as possible. Basically a mind virus that instructed people on how they should conduct themselves in order to be accepted by the greater galaxy/universe.

Imo, at the very least Christianity makes more sense when interpreted that way. The rules about what you can or can't eat, what you wear, homosexuality, etc are more reasonable if you think of them not as a deity who cares about whether or not you stick your dick into another man's butt, but instead instructions that attempt to warn humans away from behavior that'd potentially lead to parasites and STDs.

The concept of heaven and hell makes sense from the standpoint of establishing staying power as well as a way of discouraging immorality or potentially harmful behavior. It discourages certain behaviors because going to hell is a Big Deal. It also has staying power because, unlike an immediate threat, you can't break a rule and then find out that there's no one enforcing the rule. Additionally, by not using a karma system (what goes around comes around) but instead promising punishment after death, you solve the "billionaire problem" aka, "Zuckerberg is evil, why is he one of the richest men on the planet". Finally, it gives a reason to continue in your beliefs and spread them as far as you can, because we as humans are (typically) empathetic and none of us want to see a favorite relative go to hell when we're going to heaven or vice versa.

On a side note: it's also kinda interesting that, according to the Objiwa story, one of the miigi was so spiritually powerful that they accidentally killed everyone in their presence. Kinda like how God is described in the old testament. Makes you wonder sometimes.

Tbh I don't know if I actually believe any of it, but it's fun to play with the idea.

Edit: damn, people here thinking humans had health classes and knowledge about microbiology 4000-something years ago. There's the real ancient aliens shit LOL. Also, the Bible banned sodomy in general, which was defined as anything that wasn't for the purpose of reproduction. That includes a man having anal or oral sex with his wife.

[–] Tigbitties@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago

You think aliens are homophobic?

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

So sick of that garbage. They should be legally required to call themselves the hurr-story channel

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Someone should link to that definitive one hundred percent agreed upon scientific paper showing exactly how it was done that all archeologists agree on. That would be fun.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Not the way it is done.