Some scholars played the race card on him. His contention that many cultures' achievements can be explained due to extraterrestial origins were interpreted as denigrating those cultures' achievements. In particular, his assertions regarding Easter Island and the Pyramids were branded as insensitive at best, racist at worst.
I don't get it. He asserted the same thing re Stonehenge and some other European landmarks.
What are your thoughts on this?
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Originally Posted by Juilan
Von Daniken was really attacked in his time and when I read that book. Always thought he was too vague and didn't buy the aincent astronauts as more than legends. But if you believe Hoagland and his more recent findings, then Von Daniken all of sudden was on to something and very early.
KRL or GregB may come in here and have something to say.
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