Donald,
There is no debate, since the Giza-plan ideas presented are without evidence of intent. There is nothing more that needs to be said, there is no more arguing or rebutting, since all you, Wayne, Scott and Graham have is a list of coincidences. It means nothing, and certainly contributes nothing to our knowledge of the Old Kingdom.
Maybe this might help you understand why:
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The
cum hoc ergo propter hoc logical fallacy can be expressed as follows:
A occurs in correlation with B.
Therefore, A causes B.
In this type of logical fallacy, one makes a premature conclusion about causality after observing only a correlation between two or more factors. Generally, if one factor ( A ) is observed to only be correlated with another factor ( B ), it is sometimes taken for granted that A is causing B even when no evidence supports this. This is a logical fallacy because there are at least four other possibilities:
B may be the cause of A, or some unknown third factor is actually the cause of the relationship between A and B, or the "relationship" is so complex it can be labelled coincidental (i.e., two events occurring at the same time that have no simple relationship to each other besides the fact that they are occurring at the same time) (
NOTE: This is actually the case at Giza -- APS).
B may be the cause of A at the same time as A is the cause of B (contradicting that the only relationship between A and B is that A causes B ) . This describes a self-reinforcing system.
In other words, there can be no conclusion made regarding the existence or the direction of a cause and effect relationship only from the fact that A is correlated with B. Determining whether there is an actual cause and effect relationship requires further investigation, even when the relationship between A and B is statistically significant, a large effect size is observed, or a large part of the variance is explained. (emphasis added) [
en.wikipedia.org])
What you gentlemen have presented is a discussion of modern geometry, not ancient Egypt. You're working with satellite images, CAD drawings and survey plans; not buildings, people, cultures and religions. I'm not sure why you're even posting it on this board.
Anthony
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think.
