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JustinBulletin

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2. RIP to an explorer of possibilities.

Reply to Clouds Passing (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 11:38 AM

Jan 11

Whether you agreed with him or not, he made you stop and consider alternative explanations to many long held beliefs about the history and origins of man and our societies. Thinking is such a precious commodity these days.

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Erich von Daniken, Swiss writer who spawned alien archaeology, dies at 90 [View all] eShirl Jan 11 OP

Erich... Clouds Passing Jan 11 #1

RIP to an explorer of possibilities. JustinBulletin Jan 11 #2

Alternative "facts" wolfie001 Jan 11 #11

He was a con man who helped create the modern disdain for actual science. NT Happy Hoosier Jan 12 #34

Much like L Ron Hubbard Torchlight Jan 12 #36

He won't be missed. A fabulist who continued selling crap, even after he'd been exposed muriel_volestrangler Jan 11 #3

+1000 paleotn Jan 11 #5

Basically the whole premise of the Joe Rogaine Show wolfie001 Jan 11 #10

Fascinating OC375 Jan 11 #4

Lazy science? Oh! You mean science based on actual evidence. paleotn Jan 11 #6

THIS wolfie001 Jan 11 #9

Nope OC375 Jan 11 #17

Any examples of this "lazy" science? Happy Hoosier Jan 12 #35

Can you cite an example when when he 'called BS on lazy science'? Torchlight Jan 12 #37

I read that book many years ago Bayard Jan 11 #7

Pseudoarcheology with probably white supremacist views wolfie001 Jan 11 #8

"Pseudoarcheology with probably white supremacist views" LudwigPastorius Jan 11 #22

They always fantasize about a lily-white society wolfie001 Jan 11 #24

All UFO stuff is so k00ky. But it was fun to watch TV shows when I was teenager. n/t Jacson6 Jan 11 #12

I've yet to see anything convincing in regards to aliens wolfie001 Jan 11 #13

Loved Dniken's stuff as a kid, but then I grew up ... TomWilm Jan 11 #14

"Brown people are dumb" dalton99a Jan 11 #15

Yep nt wolfie001 Jan 11 #25

Chariots of the Gods was a total crock. Any scholar who had studied Aztec, Mayan, Indian, or Egyptian mythology and Martin68 Jan 11 #16

Same assholes that went to Turkey looking for Noah's Ark wolfie001 Jan 11 #26

Racist grifter. IrishAfricanAmerican Jan 11 #18

... trusty elf Jan 11 #19

Smokin' a Newport and teaching whitey how to Rock & Roll wolfie001 Jan 11 #27

Science Fiction bmichaelh Jan 11 #20

Dude was a con man his whole life. LudwigPastorius Jan 11 #21

I was into 'Heavy Metal', the magazine wolfie001 Jan 11 #28

Jailed for stealing from the Swiss Boy Scouts.... Mustellus Jan 11 #23

My god wolfie001 Jan 11 #29

May he rest in piss sakabatou Jan 11 #30

This kind of thing tends to give street cred to conspiracy theories.. ananda Jan 11 #31

I like how he served a prison term for embezzlement right after COTG became popular. maxsolomon Jan 12 #32

His books are a hoot! milestogo Jan 12 #33