[lowkey]

Graham Hancock is a journalist and a compelling science communicator. He has pursued theories outside the orthodox views of conventional archeology and, at least with the younger Dryas impact hypothesis, more and more evidence points to the fact that he may be right and conventional archeology may be wrong.

Smearing him as a promoter of pseudo-scientific theories without articulating your rationale is frankly weak-sauce.

I find your argument as un-compelling as those who smear others as conspiracy theorists so they can dismiss their claims without a second thought. Try harder.

[SapporoChris]

>Smearing him as a promoter of pseudo-scientific theories without articulating your rationale is frankly weak-sauce.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hancock#Pseudoarchaeolo... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hancock#Orion_correlati... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hancock#The_Message_of_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hancock#Atlantis_Reborn... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Hancock#Ancient_Apocaly...

[lowkey]

The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis [1], which has a growing body of evidence to support it, if true, would cause a great deal of embarrassment to mainstream archeologists.

Is it possible that this is the reason they seek to smear Graham Hancock as a pseudo-archeologist?

Notably, Hancock isn’t the only one to inquire about the Orion’s Belt and the fact that the pyramids in Egypt follow an identical orientation.

Dr. Carmen Boulter of the University of Calgary. was featured in, the Pyramid Code, a 5-part documentary expositing a similar hypothesis. Of course mainstream Egyptologists dismiss her position as well without providing their own counter explanation or rebutting her arguments on their merits. [1]

Is it merely a coincidence that the pyramids follow the orientation of Orion’s Belt so precisely?

Are you really so certain that we should dismiss all theories that counter the prevailing orthodoxy?

Do you recall that the orthodox view was once that the sun circled the earth and it was heresy to claim otherwise?

Given all the things we know that turned out not to be so, would it hurt to keep an open mind and judge theories based on their evidence instead of the fact that old academics who have staked their careers and reputations on not being proven wrong may in fact be wrong sometimes?

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas_impact_hypothe...

[1] https://www.jasonshurka.com/thepyramidcode

[gerlofs]

> Is it merely a coincidence that the pyramids follow the orientation of Orion’s Belt so precisely?

Even if they did, so what? The Orion Correlation theory is an exercise in cherry-picking. You could pick any three, aligned celestial bodies and correlate them to some far-off date (there are other theories that state the pyramids align to the Northern Cross) - it doesn't mean anything without evidence to corroborate it. Where are all the artefacts?

> Are you really so certain that we should dismiss all theories that counter the prevailing orthodoxy?

No... We should dismiss all fantastical theories presented without evidence. "Mainstream" archeologists have been challenging Hancock's theories for decades, the issue is that every time he is caught trying to pass off fantasy as citizen science (see: The Mars Mystery) he simply pivots to something else.

[mola]

Let's say we have chatgpt spew out theory after theory that challenge "mainstream archeology". Should we entertain these just because it's not mainstream? Weird logic.

[soco]

On the other hand, can one really keep an open mind to about any out-of-line idea just in case one of the thousands might turn out true? I'm not sure how this attitude could work, Hancock isn't even the looniest out there, so how do you decide where to draw the line? My question is not about one specific theory, but about the process: how exactly should one decide (for oneself, and for further investigation) which theories to "keep open mind" and which to classify to the bin?

[s1artibartfast]

One option is ask "will this adversely impact me or a loved one if I am wrong". IMHO, people unnecessary feel the need to have a conclusive opinion on most topics.

[4ggr0]

Miniminuteman is a YouTuber who's currently debunking Graham Hancocks Netflix Series with some humour and guest interviews sprinkled through it. It's the first time I heard about Graham Hancock but it was enough for me to not be able to really take him seriously. His whole shtick seems to be to smear others and portray himself as a victim of "mainstream archeology" and just saying things without evidence which could be true if lots of established facts were to simply be ignored.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iCIZQX9i1A