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Why do we still not know what's inside the pyramids?

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Re: Why do we still not know what's inside the pyramids?

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Post by Qantourisc »

n0us wrote: post #2

I wonder why they cannot use ultrasound or something similar where they "ping" in different locations, then pick up the result by various microphones attached to locations all over the pyramid. I don't know a whole lot about this type of engineering so if someone has an answer I would very much appreciate. On another note, if they open it up and find out it's been filled with grain this whole time I might have to con…

There is also just different sound frequencies, x-ray and radio waves. And I suppose one could also empower a really powerful laser to make a tiny hole trough the pyramid :) but this would cost quite some time and energy. Might be better to use a expandable drill then.

Re: Why do we still not know what's inside the pyramids?

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Post by superuser »

n0us wrote: post #4
aaronbrethorst wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FTA: “Archaeologists have in fact found grain silos in Egypt, they’re well known to us and they look nothing like pyramids,” she says. Egyptian officials have also chimed in recently to refute Carson’s ideas.

yes but that part of the comment was sarcastic. My jaw would hit the floor though if someone told me it was true.

They have found grain in the pyramids, but small amounts buried along with the other treasures as part of the burial ritual. Since grain was "stored" there then they were technically used to "store" grain.

Re: Why do we still not know what's inside the pyramids?

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Post by qubex »

superuser wrote: post #12
n0us wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yes but that part of the comment was sarcastic. My jaw would hit the floor though if someone told me it was true.

They have found grain in the pyramids, but small amounts buried along with the other treasures as part of the burial ritual. Since grain was "stored" there then they were technically used to "store" grain.

I might be wrong but I don't think any kind of treasure has ever been located within a pyramid.

Re: Why do we still not know what's inside the pyramids?

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Post by lisper »

superuser wrote: post #12
n0us wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yes but that part of the comment was sarcastic. My jaw would hit the floor though if someone told me it was true.

They have found grain in the pyramids, but small amounts buried along with the other treasures as part of the burial ritual. Since grain was "stored" there then they were technically used to "store" grain.

That's technically true, but irrelevant, at least in the context of what Carson said. Carson's comment was that the pyramids were built by Joseph to store grain. This is significant because Joseph prophesied seven years of famine and urged the Egyptians to store grain against it (Ge41). So anything built "by Joseph to store grain" would have to hold a lot of grain.

Re: Why do we still not know what's inside the pyramids?

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Post by nightspirit »

lisper wrote: post #14
superuser wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They have found grain in the pyramids, but small amounts buried along with the other treasures as part of the burial ritual. Since grain was "stored" there then they were technically used to "store" grain.

That's technically true, but irrelevant, at least in the context of what Carson said. Carson's comment was that the pyramids were built by Joseph to store grain. This is significant because Joseph prophesied seven years of famine and urged the Egyptians to store grain against it (Ge41). So anything built "by Joseph to store grain" would have to hold a lot of grain.

Was he being serious or just trying to score some sympathy of Jews and Christians?

Nobody has ever found any evidence of Exodus and it isn't like people aren't trying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exodus

Re: Why do we still not know what's inside the pyramids?

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Post by lisper »

nightspirit wrote: post #15
lisper wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's technically true, but irrelevant, at least in the context of what Carson said. Carson's comment was that the pyramids were built by Joseph to store grain. This is significant because Joseph prophesied seven years of famine and urged the Egyptians to store grain against it (Ge41). So anything built "by Joseph to store grain" would have to hold a lot of grain.

Was he being serious or just trying to score some sympathy of Jews and Christians? Nobody has ever found any evidence of Exodus and it isn't like people aren't trying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exodus

Carson is a Seventh-day Adventist, and hence a young-earth creationist. (Yes, I know. It's mind-boggling, isn't it?) And he's stood by the remark. So almost certainly he was being (and continues to be) serious.

Re: Why do we still not know what's inside the pyramids?

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Post by wavefunction »

lisper wrote: post #14
superuser wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They have found grain in the pyramids, but small amounts buried along with the other treasures as part of the burial ritual. Since grain was "stored" there then they were technically used to "store" grain.

That's technically true, but irrelevant, at least in the context of what Carson said. Carson's comment was that the pyramids were built by Joseph to store grain. This is significant because Joseph prophesied seven years of famine and urged the Egyptians to store grain against it (Ge41). So anything built "by Joseph to store grain" would have to hold a lot of grain.

@nightspirit

Ben Carson is a Seventh-day Adventist and he does believe that the Pyramids of Giza were built by the Biblical Joseph to store grain. I'm sure he's also interested in gaining the support of Christian and Jewish voters but this is ultimately an example of one of his personal beliefs.

Re: Why do we still not know what's inside the pyramids?

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Post by nightspirit »

qubex wrote: post #13
superuser wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They have found grain in the pyramids, but small amounts buried along with the other treasures as part of the burial ritual. Since grain was "stored" there then they were technically used to "store" grain.

I might be wrong but I don't think any kind of treasure has ever been located within a pyramid.

... in modern times :)

Re: Why do we still not know what's inside the pyramids?

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Post by nightspirit »

lisper wrote: post #16
nightspirit wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Was he being serious or just trying to score some sympathy of Jews and Christians? Nobody has ever found any evidence of Exodus and it isn't like people aren't trying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exodus

Carson is a Seventh-day Adventist, and hence a young-earth creationist. (Yes, I know. It's mind-boggling, isn't it?) And he's stood by the remark. So almost certainly he was being (and continues to be) serious.

I'm not sure if this shows he is really serious or exactly the opposite.

In Poland there is a guy, Janusz Palikot, who in 2005 owned a "Christian", anti-(many things including LGBT) newspaper but later sold it and founded a pro-LGBT, anti-religion political party.

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