Kanga Wrote:
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> The fact that the 3:4:5 triangle is hidden in the
> geometry of the chamber can only mean that whoever
> designed the chamber (Hemiunu? Khufu?) was an
> exceedingly clever mathematical occultist.



It means no such thing. The fact that you, as a modern person AWARE of a 3-4-5 triangle have selected the dimensions necessary to FIND your favored ratio does not mean it was intentionally put there for that purpose.


> The
> only other explanation is that the occultation of
> the 3:4:5 triangle was a sheer fluke, and that the
> designer was not clever at all - that he didn't
> know what he was doing.


Modern folks are the ones that see a 3-4-5 triangle in the selected dimensions of the pyramid. This says nothing negative about the Egyptians who built the magnificent structure and (probably) unintentionally used a measurement that reflected it.



> I think the latter
> interpretation does a dishonour to the pyramid
> designer, and really says more about those making
> this interpretation.



No, superimposing modern geomancy onto ancient Egyptian design practices is the dishonor.

But, I ask you again: Why would the pyramid builders of Dynasty IV have knowingly incorporated a 3-4-5 triangle into the burial chamber of a king?

Without a "why", you have no case at all.

Anthony

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think.