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Erich von Däniken's Ancient Astronaut Theory: Extraterrestrial Origins of Religious Mythology

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Kaibeezy

4mo ago· 2 min readenOpinion

Summary

The article presents Erich von Däniken's controversial theory that extraterrestrial beings visited Earth in ancient times, were mistaken for gods by Stone Age humans, and that these encounters formed the basis of many religious mythologies. The author claims to have conducted 70 years of research to substantiate these claims about ancient astronaut theories.

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Extraterrestrials visited our Earth many millennia ago.
They behaved similarly to how current ethnologists behave today.
Our Stone Age ancestors could not grasp what happened back then. They wrongfully believed that the extraterrestrials were gods.
The supposed events then wandered into our mythology and became the founders of many religions.
I have been conducting research for 70 years in order to substantiate these claims.
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This is what happened: Extraterrestrials visited our Earth many millennia ago. They behaved similarly to how current ethnologists behave today. They studied a few languages, visited different tribes, gave suggestions, and disappeared sometime—however, wit

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