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[–]chottohen[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Archaeology like other fields within academia is fossilized but their biggest shortcoming is that when those outside the field, like Hancock, offer new and exciting theories, they reject them immediately because they feel threatened. Many in academia are petty enough to do this.

[–]JasonCarswellMental Orgy 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Some of his ideas are interesting.
Some of his ideas are stupid.
Both demand critical analysis.

[–]chottohen[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

You guys should give him a chance. Just one of his books, the one that covers Göbekli Tepe, is enough to reveal that the academic claim that no civilization existed during the ice age, is false. Some group has been tampering with what we know of civilization before the Egyptians. The idea of no civilization before and during the ice age, is false but fits someone's agenda. Do not kow tow to academia. Jet may be working on a graduate degree now (speculation) and thus feels attachement to those ivy-covered buildings and their (sometimes but not always) dogma. Based on her observable work here, I award Jet two MAs, one in Gender Studies and the other in Common Sense. Jason is awarded a PhD in a field of his choice. You both have earned your degrees.

[–]JasonCarswellMental Orgy 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I have given him chances. It's always the same. BOTH great and stupid. I think it's because he's a limited hangout and has to offer the TPTB something to shit on while spitting new truths. It's maddening. I could get excited if folks edited out his malarkey in fan-edits - but it could cause problems and blowback if people weren't aware of his malarkey too and decided to worship him further. Or maybe he really believes his stupid bullshit the way people believe in religions, governments, and authority.

He repeatedly says he's not an archaeologist, but is a journalist. I fail to see much difference in labels, other than journalists may claim to be unbiased or searching for "the truth" or whatever - as do archaeologists.

Yes, Jet has deep insights into Gender Studies and Common Sense (but sometimes fails to employ it). As an anti-authoritarian, anti-expert, and autodidact I'll turn down all your awards, but if forced I'll take anti-PhDs in skepticism, free-thinking, truth-seeking, voluntaryism, resistance against tyranny, animation, and creativity. I'd like to spank the Academy.

[–]chottohen[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

All right. I don't worship him but like his stand against academia. Spanking them is a good idea. It is a very petty little set of small fiefdoms. I gotta sleep now. I know you're working hard now so take good care of yourself. G'nite.