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Old 11-05-2015, 11:42 AM
 
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You also have no idea why they were originally built since not a single person on the planet does.
They are tombs alright.

Get over it.

If you want to store grain you can build a simple building.

No need to build pyramids for decades.

I'm sure Ancient Egyptians were practical folks

 
Old 11-05-2015, 11:42 AM
 
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Well, we can rule out some things, though, can't we?

The pyramids aren't hollow. They are solid with narrow passages. That certainly doesn't scream grain storage.
You do realize that grain storage could mean seed storage like a seed bank too and that has been widely believed that they used some of the chambers inside for that. All you howling that you know the exact reason need to do some research yourselves. You only believe what you have been told.
 
Old 11-05-2015, 11:44 AM
 
Location: On the Great South Bay
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Ben Carson believes that the pyramids were built by Joseph to store grain. Not built by the pharaohs.

And he wants to be president?
Ben Carson: Egyptian pyramids were grain stores, not pharaohs' tombs
This is silly.

Is a Doctor supposed to be an expert on ancient Egyptian history? Do you think Obama, Bush or Clinton knew everything on every subject when they ran for President? Of course not.

Nobody knows everything on every subject. The media can pick apart or embarrass any candidate or any other person if they really wanted too. The real question is why only certain candidates are closely watched while others are given a free pass.
 
Old 11-05-2015, 11:44 AM
 
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You do realize that grain storage could mean seed storage like a seed bank too and that has been widely believed that they used some of the chambers inside for that.
Widely believed by whom? Anyone with credentials in the field?
 
Old 11-05-2015, 11:46 AM
 
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This is silly.

Is a Doctor supposed to be an expert on ancient Egyptian history? Do you think Obama, Bush or Clinton knew everything on every subject when they ran for President? Of course not.

Nobody knows everything on every subject. The media can pick apart or embarrass any candidate or any other person if they really wanted too. The real question is why only certain candidates are closely watched while others are given a free pass.
If he doesn't know anything about it then he shouldn't have said anything in the first place rather than spouting some crackpot theory. And knowing what the pyramids were for is pretty common knowledge ( well I thought it was until I read this thread), you don't need to be an expert
 
Old 11-05-2015, 11:47 AM
 
Location: Nashville, TN
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What difference does it make?
Other than the fact that some people think you're a complete buffoon and totally incapable of being a functioning person if you're religious, there isn't one.
 
Old 11-05-2015, 11:47 AM
 
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If he doesn't know anything about it then he shouldn't have said anything in the first place rather than spouting some crackpot theory. And knowing what the pyramids were for is pretty common knowledge ( well I thought it was until I read this thread), you don't need to be an expert
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY USED FOR!!!! We ONLY know what they ENDED up being used for and that might only be one part of it.
 
Old 11-05-2015, 11:48 AM
 
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This is silly.

Is a Doctor supposed to be an expert on ancient Egyptian history? Do you think Obama, Bush or Clinton knew everything on every subject when they ran for President? Of course not.

Nobody knows everything on every subject. The media can pick apart or embarrass any candidate or any other person if they really wanted too. The real question is why only certain candidates are closely watched while others are given a free pass.
Personally, I will give people a free pass on not knowing something as tangential as the purpose of the pyramids. Not knowing is perfectly fair, as long as you say "I don't know".

But if you stand up behind a lectern to address people in an institute of learning, you damn well better have your facts straight.
 
Old 11-05-2015, 11:50 AM
 
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NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY USED FOR!!!! We ONLY know what they ENDED up being used for and that might only be one part of it.
So they built this enormous structure and had no idea what they were going to use it for and then ended up putting some bodies and treasure in there?
 
Old 11-05-2015, 11:50 AM
 
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You do realize that grain storage could mean seed storage like a seed bank too and that has been widely believed that they used some of the chambers inside for that. All you howling that you know the exact reason need to do some research yourselves. You only believe what you have been told.
That's not Dr Carson's assertion. His assertion is that Joseph built the pyramids to store sufficient grain to feed Egypt for seven years. And why would any sane person build something as enormous as a pyramid to use as a seed bank? That doesn't make any sense.
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