This is mostly a continuation of one of my older posts, Building a better Neanderthal. The point I was trying to make in that post was, ancient man wasn’t as much of an idiot as people often think. More recently I have stumbled upon a few documentaries about ancient inventions that I somehow managed to miss previously. I always planned to expand upon that post a bit more, and now with these documentaries, I feel the opportunity has presented itself.
These shows where brought to my attention by I site a frequent. The videos are so closely related, as well as help elaborate further on the purpose of my previous post, I couldn’t help but add them. There are two, shows, each an hour long, and segmented into five parts each. It’s a bit lengthy, but it is worth the watch. Many of the things featured in them are so profound, it took me by surprise. To this day, we aren’t even sure how they accomplished some of the feats and inventions shown within. So, I hope you enjoy.
Ancient Robots
As you can see, even besides the pyramids and other megalithic structures ancient man built, they weren’t limited to just stone carving and placement. In a sense, after watching the videos above, it becomes quite apparent that life back then wasn’t all that different from life today. It turns out we are startlingly similar to our ancient ancestors
. Machines of the Gods
Though most of the inventions where used for religious purposes, they are still brilliantly designed, masterfully crafted and thought out. When you look at how they where able create these inventions, it’s not as much of a wonder to consider they also made the megalithic structures such as the Pyramids, or Stonehenge.
From the big to the small, they could make it all. The story of our past slowly comes together into view.
I hope you enjoyed.
I leave you, as always with some lolcats to remind you always laugh, and have fun.
Over the weekend, I ran into a three-part video that just about made my jaw hit the floor. The videos are about Religion. Specifically the similarities between Ancient Egyptians and Christianity. It put a lot of things into perspective for me, and did well in explaining how the Bible got it’s stories. I doubt many Christians will find the videos enjoyable, but I’m not exactly Christian, so…
Anyways, I couldn’t help posting it. It’s roughly 30 minutes long altogether, but it’s well worth the watch.
Enjoy!
(Note: Click play and then pause it and leave it, so the videos can buffer while you watch the first. I had a few problems on the third part buffering to slowly, so doing so may eliminate that problem for you by the time you get to it.)
Did your jaw hit the floor? Mine did, I thought it was very tastefully done, and fantastic to be honest. A lot of good information presented in a smooth, easy to understand manner, and gave both insight into how Ancient Man and Civilizations used Metaphors to explain the natural phenomena of the universe.
I figure there are 3 ways to look at these videos.
1.) The videos are a lie and is there to mislead us. Some form of disinformation.
2.) It proves that the Bible is a lie, and a fake, it being just a mere copy of other religions.
3.) It shows our religious beliefs haven’t changed much since Ancient Times. Showing that although the characters may change, the story stays the same.
For me, it’s number 3. It doesn’t necessarily disprove the Bible to me. It just kind of shows how religion transits from one age to another, adopting characteristics of that time to best tell the same story.
It also shows that most, if not all religious beliefs as closely related. With it, it should become more apparent that scolding someone for their beliefs is sheer hypocrisy, the differences being only in titles and minute details, as they likely share far more in common in that area then they may realize.
Also, it shows that aggression due to differences in religion, is primarily due to ignorance. Sadly, many people don’t try to educate themselves anymore. They feel as if everything they have learned or experienced is set in stone, and feel as if there is no need to look any further.
Good news is, there does seem to be a large number of people beginning to re-look at the world with a more open mind, and a willingness to change their beliefs if needed. This number is growing everyday.
Ancient genius, or primitive dumb-ass. Which do you believe our Ancestors to be?
A lot of people like to put emphasis on how far along we have come compared to out ancient friend above. Giving ourselves a good pat on the back feels good, it makes us feel like we have come along way, and we have. But, maybe we haven’t quite come as far as we may think.
The Pictures above may be a bit misleading to the time era I’m thinking of. Ancient man may have been smarter then we previously assumed. I’m thinking more along the time line of 3000 B.C till now, possibly further back, I’m not sure to be honest.
Most shows and documentaries depict ancient man as somewhat of a paranoid idiot. They will pick a natural occurrence like, the wind blowing a leaf, and say “Ancient man thought this was the Gods, getting angry at the leaf! Because they didn’t understand, wind”.
Ironically, the next show on that same station, will be about the Great Pyramid (Estimated to be built around 2700 B.C), and show all these fascinating theories and findings about the Pyramid, that Modern man, can’t figure out. Such as, how the stones where moved and placed, and how that fit so perfectly, you couldn’t fit a piece of paper between them. The architecture of the Pyramid, still astounds people today.
Here are some other interesting facts about the Great Pyramid.
The average weight of each stone making up the Pyramid are about 2 tons and some got up to 30 tons.
The Inside of the Pyramid maintains an average temperature of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
The faces of the Pyramid are aligned perfectly true in each direction of North, South, East and West.
The Pyramid is also located on the exact spot where the North-South Meridian crosses the East -West Meridian of the Earth, put the Pyramid at the Center of Earth’s land mass.
The Pyramids proportionally equal to Earth from base to tip.
The Pyramids are astrologically aligned with Orion’s Belt.
We are still unsure of how and why the Pyramids where made.
On top of the things listed above, certain other things have been discovered or theorized about the Pyramids. The deeper you go into the mystery of the Pyramids, the more Mysterious the Pyramids become.
As you can see, on one hand, we will point out how far we’ve come by comparing how primitive they where to how advanced we are. Allowing us to pat ourselves on the back. The very next episode, they will show architecture from the past and show how bewildered we are, but manage to keep the two completely separate. So we can maintain our sense of wonder and superiority. If you think about it for a moment, they more they knew back then, the less distance in terms of knowledge we have gained over the years, and therefore less value in the distance we have traversed. So Ancient dumb-ass makes us look real good.
(Note, sorry for the weird rant out of place. I hope you enjoyed it though!)
Mayan Calendar
Every continent has Pyramids and most civilization had them. The Mayan’s, most famous for their Calendar, also had Pyramids. But the Calendar is also a magnificent feat of time keeping, for something built roughly 3400 B.C. It to this day rivals our most powerful methods of keeping time, and it’s made out of stone.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is another megalithic structure like the Pyramids. How and why are still a mystery. Like the Pyramids, theories and assumptions are all the surround this place.
Hehe, did you watch the Stonehenge video? If you did, you can kind of see what I mean about Ancient idiots. Hell, if you just glances at the things above, you can see already they weren’t dumb, they couldn’t be. How can they be, if they did things we obviously can’t fully understand.
But, here is where it all begins to change, here is the pivotal point where the “Maybe” and “What if” begins to lead you to something potentially amazing. There are things in this world, that we barely understand. Deep down, something tells us there is more, that there is something we are missing.
Coral Castle
Ever hear of a man named Edward Leedskalnin? Born 1887 Died 1951. Less then 90 years ago, he managed to do something all by himself science today still can’t explain. It has a lot to do with the Pyramids and Stonehenge. With nothing more then a 4th Grade education, he managed to build a little something called Coral Castle. We still don’t know exactly how, but we may have an idea, and if its true, it may just blow your mind… Take a look…
It’s pretty mind blowing isn’t it.
What if ancient man knew these things? What if they could do these things, and much, much more? It would certainly explain their magnificent architectural feats.
If they did know, it would make us a look a little foolish nowadays not being able to replicate it with all our awesome advancements wouldn’t it? It would certainly deflate our egos huh? Kind of makes that gap between 3000 B.C and modern day seem a bit smaller.
Maybe, just maybe, Ancient man wasn’t quite as dumb as we think they where. Unless of course, Aliens did actually help them...
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