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the north and south "air" shafts leading from the inner chambers, the shafts explored by the little German robot, point to Orion and Draconis (I think). Draconis was the polar star at the time and the theory is that Pharaoh's soul traveled up the shaft to join the gods in Orion. As for the N-S-E-W alignment, that aint no big deal. They could have used the pole or a simple sun dial or something to mark the shadow as the sun passes mid-day.
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So, the less difficult task is more impressive because fewer civs felt the need to do it?Originally posted by BlackCat
BS. The workforce logistic wasn't that big a problem - any civ used to manage an army can do that. What is impressive is that they could put those lego blocks as high as they did.
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How did they make the pyramids?
Why does the creation of the pyramids always needs some kind of 'intelligence' in any explanation?
Can't they just have formed through countless incidents and enginerical selection?Formerly known as "CyberShy"
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Are you stupid?
BTW there are some nice ideas in that thread I linked to.Comment
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What do you mean? Just look how they evolved from flat rectangular grave buildings ("mastaba") which - when put one over another - formed a step pyramid (Djoser, ImhotepOriginally posted by CyberShy
How did they make the pyramids?
Why does the creation of the pyramids always needs some kind of 'intelligence' in any explanation?
Can't they just have formed through countless incidents and enginerical selection?
) from which the idea of "perfect" pyramids like those we know from Giza was developed.
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Originally posted by CyberShy
How did they make the pyramids?
Why does the creation of the pyramids always needs some kind of 'intelligence' in any explanation?
Can't they just have formed through countless incidents and enginerical selection?
Yeah, the fossil pyramid record is incomplete. We'll surely discover more transitional fossil structures.
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God gave you a brain for a reason. Please use it.Originally posted by CyberShy
How did they make the pyramids?
Why does the creation of the pyramids always needs some kind of 'intelligence' in any explanation?
Can't they just have formed through countless incidents and enginerical selection?One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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Didn't god give you no irony detector Dauph?Comment
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Of course, I ain't American.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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OK, then: Didn't evolution give you no irony detector Dauph?Originally posted by Ecthy
Didn't god give you no irony detector Dauph?
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Of course, I ain't American.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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Then why shat thee on ye Christian?Comment
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That's right!One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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