<HTML>Hi Duncan,
The arguments put forth by those scholars in favour of the correlation theory are not, as you infer, purely 'artistic' in nature. Why would eminent astrophysicists and astronomers be simply doing this? Do you think that they would support my theory if it were only to be judged on those lines? They all have, however, rightly pointed out that sacred architecture and artistic symbolism do not demand arc-second or even arc-minute levels of precision to make the required religious statement, such as in the case of correlation between two sets of things i.e. pyramids and stars. The similarity in the configuration is far too close to be deemed a 'coincidence', especially when we take into account the religious motives found in the PT. But seeing that there is really no sense in going over and over these same arguments (just for the sake or arguing?), I'll just briefly comment on Legon's persistence that the shafts in the GP served the purpose of ventilation.
This, 'ventilation' function is a defunct argument, dropped even by the most conservative Egyptologists. It is deceased, snuffed out, Kaput, gone with the wind, kicked the bucket, gone to meet its maker, descended into Hades, zapped out of existence. So when will it sink in Mr. Legon's brains that the 'ventilation' issue has been knocked stone dead by the simple fact that both ends of the QC's shafts were closed? And no, the absurd idea that these shafts were 'intended' to be opened at a later date but then that this was not done because the chamber was 'abandoned' is not a valid argument, but a convoluted type of mental gymnastics to make a theory fit.
Excuse the obvious sarcasm, but at this point in time, I think it's a little justified.
The consensus is that the most probable function of these shafts is ritualistic and in connection with the stellar rituals of the pyramid cult. At least on this point, Kate Spence and I see eye to eye.
Keep well,
RB</HTML>
