One quick thought... I do remember hearing about the possibility that the foundations of various Gaza Plateau structures (the great pyramids and the sphynx in particular) showed considerable signs of being underwater at some point in history. The book I heard this from was called "Fingerprints of the Gods"... can't remember the authors name, but I definitely remember that he was not a Christian! His book has some very interesting information that could support the idea of a global flood and following ice age as well as, or even better than, his pet theory about crustal slippage.
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Sorry, if you can't even give me any details about the book, I'm going to assume you're not telling the truth. I'm not saying you're lying, just that you are potenitally providing misinformation.
The pyramids are not air tight. Therefore, if they were ever entirely submerged for a prolonged period of time (which is the only the story is true) all the inner chambers would've ended up being completely flooded as well. That would've caused water damage to the artifacts and you wouldn't have jars neatly sitting off on the side as the water would've picked them up and dropped them all over the room.
Actually, there are signs of erosion in Egypt, mainly in regards to the sphinx. It is also well known that every couple of centuries the Valley of the Kings & the GIZA Plateau (Gaza, what a fucking idiot) floods. At one time it is also scientifically believed that the entire area wasn't arid desert.
Oh wow. Christian dogma is so accurate that even one single non-christian who wrote a book you only vaguely remember might possibly support its validity, although he never actually stated that he did, you just assumed he did because he suggested something that happens to fit your twisted jigsaw. I'm SOLD!
"I do remember hearing about the possibility that the foundations of various Gaza Plateau structures (the great pyramids and the sphynx in particular) showed considerable signs of being underwater at some point in history."First, your information is couched in several qualifiers; "I remember hearing," "possibility," "considerable signs" and "at some point."
Also, you state that the FOUNDATIONS may have been underwater. Well, the Bible asserts that the Flood covered the tops of the mountains. Getting the foundation of the sphinx wet is hardly evidence of a flood of that scale.
And, as others have pointed out, the Bible makes not mention of an ice age, nor could the stories in the Bible have taken place if there WAS a post-Flood ice age.
I believe you mean the "Giza" plateau. The theory you are referring to dates the Sphinx, not the pyramids, as having been built some 15000 years BCE. This theory ranks right up there with "Chariots of the Gods"
I read that book. The pyramids and the Sphinx and the Pyramids do have some water damage to their bases, mostly because the Giza strip used to get a lot of rain way back when, and these monuments are awfully close to the Nile. And the author's name is Graham Hancock.
"Oh wow. Christian dogma is so accurate that even one single non-christian who wrote a book you only vaguely remember might possibly support its validity, although he never actually stated that he did, you just assumed he did because he suggested something that happens to fit your twisted jigsaw. I'm SOLD!"
Actually, there are signs of erosion in Egypt, mainly in regards to the sphinx. salt exfoliation , which requires the presence of a small amount of moisture but no actual rain. Salt exfoliation is consistent with a 5000 year old Sphinx.
Graham Hancock's book is a very interesting read, actually. But, read correctly, it disputes nearly all fundie dogma on the origins of humanity/civilisation, not least because Hancock's theory is that civilised societies were around well before mainstream thinking says they were. If Fingerprints of the Gods doesn't laugh at the idea of a mere 6000-year old Earth, I don't know what does.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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