cladking Wrote:
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> How would it no longer be needed? What was its
> purpose
> before they built the pyramid? What evidence is
> there
> that the lower portions of the workmen's escape
> route
> pre-dates the opening of the opening of the higher
> sections?


The fact that it goes straight to the descending passage is a pretty good hint.



>
> If something as fundamental as digging a new
> passage can
> occur then why is it not even possible that there
> was a very
> fundamental change in the use of the pyramid after
> construc-
> tion began?

What other use would you suggest for a pyramid?


Seriously... speak of the culture in question please, and keep it in evidenced context.


> Isn't it possible that even the
> sealing of the
> ascending passage might be part of this
> fundamental change.


You have to show how it fits a fundamental purpose (like being an escape tunnel for the king's tomb) before you can say there was a fundamental change from that demonstrated, logical, contextually solid purpose.




>
> The explanation that they hadn't counted on the
> need for
> workmen to get out just seems inane. People do
> stupider
> things but this is not only (literally)
> monumentally stupid
> but almost certainly unnecessary.


Who said they never made plans?

If you read a bit more closely, I said there was a CHANGE of plans on how the workers would get out. Because they changed it, we probably won't know what the original plan was.


> It was easy
> enough to
> make an automatic system to roll these spherical
> blocks or
> one that could be operated remotely.


Spherical blocks? What are you talking about? No pyramid ever used "spherical blocks" as a security measure. Have you looked at other pyramids and how they were sealed? There are other pyramids in Egypt, you know...



>
> These things of which everyone accepts to be so
> certain look
> improbable to even be true.
>

It helps to actually look at them before making such an absurd claim.

Anthony

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