Posted on 11/05/2015 10:32:33 AM PST by jimbo123
Yesterday, November 4, marked 93 years to the day that the tomb of King Tutankhamen was opened in Egypt, revealing spectacular artifacts and a magnificent mummy of the boy king. The celebration was somewhat marred, at least here in the U.S., by a leading Republican candidate for president, former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who confirmed a statement he'd made in 1998 - that he believes the Egyptian pyramids were grain silos, not tombs.
The collective reaction from archaeologists and historians, who have command of literally centuries' worth of research into the artifacts and literature of the ancient Egyptians, is... Wait, what now?
Carson said in his 1998 talk at Andrews University, a Seventh-Day Adventist-affiliated university, "And when you look at the way that the pyramids were made, with many chambers that are hermetically sealed, they'd have to be that way for various reasons. And various of scientists [sic] have said, 'Well, you know there were alien beings that came down and they have special knowledge and that's how, you know, it doesn't require an alien being when God is with you.'"
Just to be clear, no scientists think that aliens built the pyramids. There is a small but vocal contingent of people who believe in pseudoarchaeological explanations, but archaeologists have dismantled those harebrained theories at every possible turn. (See, for example, my piece, "What Archaeologists Really Think about Ancient Aliens, Lost Colonies, and Fingerprints of the Gods.") So while it may look good for Carson to deny alien involvement in pyramid building, he also attributes them to a white guy rather than, well, the ancient Egyptians.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
Some volume calculations could be done too. There might not be room enough in the pyramids for a seven year famine food supply even if Joseph had arranged for them to double as storage areas.
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There are ancient tablets that document exactly who built the pyramids and why. And it had nothing to do with grain storage. So I guess it depends on who’s story or scrolls or wall painting you want to be believe. I personally think Its perfectly fine to have an opinion on something if there is no concrete answer. The problem Ben is going to have is that he is going to have to control some of his 7th day belief system. The media will tear him to pieces. Even Trump is smart enough to stay away from controversial subjects like birth certificate questions.
The best match for that is Ted Cruz, but his poll numbers aren’t making me optimistic. He’d be my #1 choice if his numbers gained traction.
Because he’s a like a liberal moonbat, disconnected from the real world. He’s spent too much time reading medical journals in the nurses lounge. I’m sure he’s a terrific physician, but he should stick with what he does best. IMOHO
Never mind ‘why” they built them. I want to know how.
“First, Joseph was sementic, ie an Arab for all intents and purposes, so are Arabs white guys?”
It all depends on how you define “white” I guess. They’re not East Asian, and they’re not sub-Saharan African, so they are “caucasian”. Probably not white enough to be members of the KKK or something like that though!
This is really a set up to make any Christian belief kooky. If Carson’s statement about Joseph storing grain in a pyramid can generate this much ridicule, just think how the MSM is going to treat Ted Cruz when he is asked about stuff like Creationism, evolution, the flood, the exodus, Adam and Eve, the virgin birth, the resurrection....
Carsons theory about the use of pyramids or the idea that Joseph was instrumental in building the first pyramid has been around for a long time.
I see a lot of Freepers joining in the “Carson is a Lunatic” chorus, but the MSM thinks all of us here are lunatics, especially anyone who takes their Christian faith seriously or literally.
“He’d be my #1 choice if his numbers gained traction.”
If everyone who said that backed him, his numbers would probably gain traction!
About a month ago...
“This is basically a religious discussion.”
Perhaps, but I don’t think religious discussions are out of bounds when considering a candidate. If someone believes something truly goofy, I don’t care if they learned it in church or not. It shows gullibility or lack of discernment, one way or the other.
>>Problem is in the last day or two he re-affirmed this. He could have easily got out of it but he did not. I don’t know of anyone who has thought that the pyramids were built for grain storage.
He’s screwed either way. If he recants, then he’s a flip-flopper. If he sticks with it, he’s an anti-science loony.
The only defense against the media digging up this kind of stuff is the Trump defense, which is, “I hate you guys and my peeps hate you guys, so we don’t care what you say.”
Every election, the leftist media plays the Conservatives like a guitar at a Who concert—they beat on us while we scream and then break us in half.
According to the article I read (which may be incorrect), he said they were built to store the grain, not re-purposed. You are correct, it would be easy to estimate volume required if we knew population size for the Nile river valley and consumption per capita in volumetric units.
Interesting that Forbes would refer to Tutankhamun’s tomb. Tut’s tomb wasn’t in a pyramid, so it’s hardly relevant. For that matter, no mummies, no burial artifacts have ever been found in a pyramid. As to what scientists believe or agree to today, those conclusions change all the time. Scientists and archaeologists were certain that Troy was a myth until it was discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1868. Similarly, the Neolithic culture of Gobekli Tepe was completely unknown to even people in the local area until 1998 and who built it, why it was built, how it was built (lacking technology, of course) and when is completely unknown. It may seem a bit of a stretch and a little weird, but, lacking definitive evidence, isn’t one person’s theory as valid as another?
Not enough time to build those Pyramids in the 7 good years. That doesn’t mean a granary wasn’t shaped in pyramid form with thin walls like a normal granary. Grain bins are still round with a low sloped pointed roof. But the great pyramid has over 2 million stones it. It weighing from 1 to 50 tons.
Not enough time to build those Pyramids in the 7 good years. That doesn’t mean a granary wasn’t shaped in pyramid form with thin walls like a normal granary. Grain bins are still round with a low sloped pointed roof. But the great pyramid has over 2 million stones it. They each weighing from 1 to 50 tons.
Seventh Day Adventist. The four major Cults in the world are, Scientology, Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventist.
Um, he still believes it.
Low information voter behavior is not the sole property of liberal Democrats.
Speaking of Carson...CNN is absolutely NUKING him today! Really digging into his claims of childhood violence, etc. CNN is trying to find anyone who can corroborate his claims to no avail. Looks like establishment has decided to prop up the Elven thief now!
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