TheUndyingMon, Feb 22, 2010 I think the idea is pushing the limits of pseudo-science. I saw a History Channel documentary about the Nazca Lines and it featured a little something about the possibility of those lines being influenced by extraterrestrial visits. Pretty sure Chariots of the Gods was referenced a couple times too. In my opinion it's possible that ancient human civilizations fantasized of such close encounters the same way humans still do today. I also read that it's possible some ancient civilizations looked at cosmology in a more supernatural sense, so any artwork supposedly representing extraterrestrials could really be renditions of a certain civilization's gods/demons (via anthropomorphizing celestial bodies).
All in all it doesn't seem probable to me at all, especially given theoretical propositions such as the Fermi Paradox and the Drake Equation. They all kind of imply that the universe is too young for us to have been visited by a capable alien species during the time in which Chariots of the Gods is referring to. However I do strongly believe that a relatively abundant amount of life exists out there, whether it be primitive or intelligent, but I don't think we've been visited.
**Edit @ Nagash: I just read your comments. I've always fancied the idea of exogenesis as well (I think it's a more broad term for "Panspermia"). And by "a different way" when referring to ancient astronauts....I wonder if you're thinking what I'm thinking....
I think the idea is pushing the limits of pseudo-science. I saw a History Channel documentary about the Nazca Lines and it featured a little something about the possibility of those lines being influenced by extraterrestrial visits. Pretty sure Chariots of the Gods was referenced a couple times too. In my opinion it's possible that ancient human civilizations fantasized of such close encounters the same way humans still do today. I also read that it's possible some ancient civilizations looked at cosmology in a more supernatural sense, so any artwork supposedly representing extraterrestrials could really be renditions of a certain civilization's gods/demons (via anthropomorphizing celestial bodies).
All in all it doesn't seem probable to me at all, especially given theoretical propositions such as the Fermi Paradox and the Drake Equation. They all kind of imply that the universe is too young for us to have been visited by a capable alien species during the time in which Chariots of the Gods is referring to. However I do strongly believe that a relatively abundant amount of life exists out there, whether it be primitive or intelligent, but I don't think we've been visited.
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@ Nagash: I just read your comments. I've always fancied the idea of exogenesis as well (I think it's a more broad term for "Panspermia"). And by "a different way" when referring to ancient astronauts....I wonder if you're thinking what I'm thinking....