cladking Wrote:
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> I'm still hardly convinced by any of the theories
> but have come to agree
> that a cultural based perspective is important.
> I've also come to accept
> that the orthodox opinion could be mostly correct.
> (except where const-
> uction of these is concerned).
>

There is no "orthodox position". There is only the most logical conclusion available based on the evidence at hand. Whoever holds that position is simply in the lead. It can change with the turn of the spade.




> Still it's quite apparent that these were not
> built lightly.

I think only one person has argued that... and he just showed up here recently. It's truly a fringe idea.



> They were
> not decided upon and designed over an informal get
> together. A great deal
> of thought and planning went into them. The
> reason they were built wasn't
> necessarily simple either. They might have had
> numerous causes to build
> these even if its sole function was as a tomb
> (which isn't apparent).

I never said the sole function was a simple tomb. I said they were designed to hold the king's body after he died. I call them "pyramid-tombs". Our understanding of the word "tomb" might as well be that of the word "body bag". The pyramid-tombs were anything but body-bags for kings.




>
> I suppose I've wandered a little off topic here
> but am curious what init-
> ially attracted you to this field of study. Did
> you bring any crackpot
> ideas to the party? Would you mind sharing? I'm
> sure we can all agree
> that you're far too bright a person to not have
> any original ideas, even
> if all those you had are superceded by hard facts.

I had one idea that I found worth investigating. It led me to several other areas of speculation, hypothesis and eventual disproof.

Did you know the perimeter of Khufu's pyramid has something to do with being a multiple of the speed of light? Something like one-one-millionth of something. I found that out while playing with the numbers. There's a good example of something I "discovered", but almost immediately discarded. I crammed all those numbers just about any which way I could into my calculator, or a spreadsheet program... and what I came to discover was that it was all a complete waste of time until I knew what the pyramid builders had to say about their pyramids.

And that is why I discuss things the way I do. Start with the culture. Everything else is just a monumental waste of time. (Pun intended).

Anthony

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