The mistake is to rigidly try to classify the myths as facts or stories. If only Däniken had taken the time to understand the power of symbolism in myth-making... hell, he could have done that purely by reading a few comic books! I soon lost my grin, became profoundly curious, and what followed was a wonderful experience, unusual in evert respect, an undertaking which was done exclusively in my spare time, since NASA, my employer, is not engaged in such matters.

The first being, was god an astronaut. No, he wasn't. The premise to his theory is that knowledge couldn't come without somebody giving man the idea. To use my example rather than Danikens; the bike couldn't have been thought up by man, some superior being must have shown man a bike like vehicle and then man copied it. That's how it seems to be for poor old ancient man. Too dumb to create things and could only make "new" things because he had been shown something of a similar thing before. Man inventing anything to Von Daniken is more far fetched than an alien telling us about it. So all the stories of God's moving about the sky were astronauts from another planet. Filling ancient man's head with things he was too stupid to invent. Doesn't sound plausible in the slightest, not when you consider what has been invented since man became more than an animal.

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Magin, Ulrich (February 10, 2002). "Nazca – Ein Flughafen für die Götter?" (in German). Mysteria3000. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022 . Retrieved March 20, 2017. At the start of this book, I felt Erich presented a good hypothesis. Could it be possible that in ancient culture they have seen aliens and describe them as gods since they could not interpret the technology? The answer is yes, of course, it's all possible. a b Frederiksen, Seth (May 29, 2016). "Book Review: Chariots Of The Gods". ComiConverse . Retrieved March 15, 2017. Story, Ronald (1980), The Space-gods revealed. A close look at the theories of Erich von Däniken (2ed.), Barnes & Nobles, ISBN 006464040X Anyway, since I have you on tenterhooks with all those questions above (is it aliens? it must be aliens, right?), here's a few answers for them, which von Daeniken somehow overlooked:

Jason Colavito (who has made or echoed some of the criticisms above) has criticized von Däniken's book Signs of the Gods 1979 for what he describes as making very racist claims while speculating that ancient aliens created varying human races. [54] Popularity [ edit ] Epstein, Stephen M. "Scholars Will Call It Nonsense: The Structure of Erich von Däniken's Argument" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. pp.12–18 . Retrieved 1 July 2021. Report No. 83-205 SPR The UFO Enigma, Marcia S. Smith, 20 June 1983, Congressional Research Service, Appendix B, pp. 127–130, quoting "Some trust in chariots: sixteen views on Erich von Däniken's Chariots of the gods", editors Thiering, Barry and Edgar Castle, West Books, 1972Jason Colavito (2004). "An investigation into H.P. Lovecraft and the invention of ancient astronauts. As seen in Skeptic magazine". Skeptic. 10 (4). It's more of a pamphlet that raises questions. The author raises some important and intriguing questions, but I can't recommend that readers pay for a book of questions. Gerhard Mauz (9 February 1970), "Wie es unser Explorand sehr schön zeigt", Der Spiegel 5202660, no. 7, p. 98

a b c von Däniken, Erich (1968). Chariots of the Gods? (PDF). Effone Electronici Press. pp.74–121 . Retrieved 2 November 2017. Consensus among archeologists is that the Nazca lines were created by pre-Columbian civilizations for cultural purposes. Efforts by archeologists to refute fringe theories such as Däniken's have been minimal, however. [30] Silverman and Proulx have said that this silence from archaeologists has harmed the profession, as well as the Peruvian nation. [30] Von Däniken's books attracted so many tourists to the Nazca region that researcher Maria Reiche had to spend much of her own time and money preserving the lines. [33] Piri Reis map [ edit ] The Piri Reis map a b Krassa, Peter (1978), Erich von Däniken: Disciple of the Gods, London: W.H. Allen & Co, pp.82–83, ISBN 0-352-30262-3 a b c d Lingeman, Richard R. (31 March 1974). "Erich von Daniken's Genesis". The New York Times. p.6. Secrets of Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus': An Earthquake, Never-Seen Photos and Nightmarish Monster". The Hollywood Reporter. May 16, 2012 . Retrieved March 15, 2017.

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A UFO convention is heading for Manchester". About Winchester. January 5, 2017 . Retrieved March 27, 2017. His first book, Chariots of the Gods?, had been published by the time of his trial, and its sales allowed him to repay his debts and leave the hotel business. Von Däniken wrote his second book, Gods from Outer Space, while in prison. [6] [13] Claims of alien influence on Earth [ edit ]