AS: "In order for this "24 hour" claim to be valid, the Egyptian underworld, the place where the stars went during the day, would have to be exactly paralled behind the daytime sky."
It was
AS: "For that to be true, the Egyptians would have had to imagine the stars slipped below the visible horizon (into the Akhet) and made an immediate U-turn and started their flight right back over the top again, from west to east."
Thats what they believed.
AS: "In order for this to be true, the circumpolar stars become completely inexplicable, since they make no such U-turn, but continue in their circular motion in the sky, all year round, without exception."
Its always amusing to see the 'modern mind' grappling with the bizarre notions of the AE, but don't worry, you are not alone.
AS: "This was one of the reasons I clearly cited in my own work on the shafts as to why they could not possibly be targeting specific stars. It simply does not fit into Egyptian cosmology or mortuary practices."
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