I'm not offended. Although I may have rolled my eyes when I read your comment that included the word,
arrogant. ( ..and kicked the dog )
Anyway, If we all agreed on everything -- exactly -- , any discussion would become boring darn quick. You don't really know me yet, and haven't read my posts here through-out the years (been here since 2004). I have proposed similar theories as you have done in your posts ^^^above ^^^.
Maybe not exactly the same, but, enough that what you're presenting makes for an interesting read and is enjoyable to discuss.
Another factor that you aren't aware of is that I worked as an assistant for an archaeologist for several years. Our focus was on a civilization that lived in the Mojave Desert some 15,000 years ago. We don't know a lot about the people of that time and place, other than what we've found within their rock inscriptions and tools they left behind. I am aware that even with what we DO know, there is a whole lot more we DON'T know. I disagreed with the 'boss' of the research, figuring that even though the people of that time and place may have been considered primitive, they knew more than was assumed.
I do believe that thousands of years ago there were very advanced civilizations on this planet. The Earth is approx. 9 billion years old. I would think that is highly probable that there were advanced people way, way, etc., back. I also believe that their equipment was more natural , and that is why we aren't finding remnants of that machinery.
I also believe that there was a catastrophe (possibly more than one) that caused them to essentially , be "almost" entirely erased. There are hints here and there of their existence. As an example, there was a tribe that lived along what is now the Texas Coastline. They were unusual people. They were very tall , their warriors were over 6 feet tall. They were feared by those that knew of them. I find it strange that the Karankawa were so different and from what I've read of them I believe they were refugees of another civilization that had ended up along the coastline after a major catastrophic event .
Then we have accounts from within what's known as the Zone of Silence in Mexico (
Exploring Mexico’s Zone of Silence, Where Radio Signals Fail & Meteorites Crash ) where people have encountered unusual, tall beings. I have heard of similar encounters occuring in other places around the planet.
I believe that there may have actually been a Thor , Odin , Shiva , Vishnu and other 'advanced' individuals that would have been perceived to be gods.
Now, as far as them having a tractor or harvester where one man can work 200 acres a day, I don't think so.
That they had ships crossing the oceans carrying 25,000 tons of cargo, I don't think so.
That they worked and lived in high rise buildings, I don't think so.
That they criss crossed the respective continents in vehicles on vast networks of highways, I don't think so.
And nothing has been found in archeology that even hints those kind of things existed.
Does NOT having those things mean the people of the past ( early to waaaayyy back ) were stupid or not advanced? Absolutely NOT.
I figure they just had a different way of getting things done.
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