I could go though it all point by point explaining why the Däniken claims are nonsense. However, I don’t need to do that, many others have done exactly that over the years. None of it, not one jot, stands up to scrutiny. None of it is original to Däniken

A 2004 article in Skeptic magazine [20] states that von Däniken plagiarized many of the book’s concepts from The Morning of the Magicians, that this book in turn was heavily influenced by the Cthulhu Mythos, and that the core of the ancient astronaut theory originates in H. P. Lovecraft‘s stories “ The Call of Cthulhu” and At the Mountains of Madness.In Search of Ancient Astronauts (TV Movie 1973)". IMDb. January 5, 1973 . Retrieved March 13, 2015.

Story, Ronald (1980), The Space-gods revealed. A close look at the theories of Erich von Däniken (2ed.), Barnes & Nobles, ISBN 006464040X

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Of course, such ideas no longer astonish us today, for the television set shows us talking picture at the turn of a switch. Based on von Däniken's books a comic book Die Götter aus dem All has been created by Bogusław Polch written by Arnold Mostowicz and Alfred Górny. In 1978–1982 eight comic books were translated into 12 languages [56] and have sold over 5 million copies.

a b c d Lingeman, Richard R. (31 March 1974). "Erich von Daniken's Genesis". The New York Times. p.6. Fritze, Ronald H. (2009), Invented Knowledge: False History, Fake Science and Pseudo-religions, Reaktion Books, ISBN 978-1861898173

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There is nothing to be ashamed of if you cannot follow Einstein; one scientist called him the great solitary because he could discuss his theory with only a dozen or so of his contemporaries." I could rant on the stupid theories in the book but I will let you do it yourself. Although many of the theories are nothing but wild postulation, the subject matter is interesting. I have always been intrigued about the possibility of alien life, so, crazy as this guy is, its a fun subject. Perhaps when it first came out, it was ground-breaking and intriguing, so people ignored how poorly it was written. Erich's claim is that many of the religious monuments are shared across the world. The pyramids were build in South America as well as Egypt nearly the identical latitude in this world. Erich's claim is that it's too much of a coincident for everyone to share the same ideas. Erich claim is that religion is actually the misinterpretation of ancient astronauts due largely because the ancient people would be unable to determine what they're seeing and only describe what they see in ways that are best understood.

Edward Uhler Condon, " Scientific Study of Unidentified Objects", Bantam, 1969, cited by the 1974 NYT article "Erich von Däniken's genesis"Consensus among archeologists is that the Nazca lines were created by pre-Columbian civilizations for cultural purposes. Efforts by archeologists to refute fringe theories such as Däniken's have been minimal, however. [30] Silverman and Proulx have said that this silence from archaeologists has harmed the profession, as well as the Peruvian nation. [30] Von Däniken's books attracted so many tourists to the Nazca region that researcher Maria Reiche had to spend much of her own time and money preserving the lines. [33] Piri Reis map [ edit ] The Piri Reis map Where did the narrators of The Thousands and One Nights get their staggering wealth of ideas? How did anyone come to describe a lamp from which a magician spoke when the owner wished? There are some popular books that will disappoint you when you read them for the first time due to your expectations, but you will be totally impressed by them and the author's writing skills when you reread them after a few years. The Great Gatsby was such a book for me. It took me almost ten years after the initial read to understand its beauty. Then some books belong to the other end of this spectrum. They are the books you will love during your first reading when you were young but won't impress you that much after rereading them after a few years. It might be because when you are mature, you will start questioning the problematic parts of the book which you missed when you read it earlier. This book sadly belongs to the latter category.