Throughout history, when enough people reject an accepted view in
favor of a new and different view it can be said that a paradigm has changed. This is true regardless of
the established political power or the subject matter of the paradigm.
Paradigm changes are never easy, almost always occur very slowly, and are not final until the guardians
of the previous paradigm retire leaving a new, younger generation in a leadership role. Events signaling
change are often reflected in public opinion, where the media is at the cusp of change. Through books and
the cinema new ideas finds an audience, and sometimes an audience that senses a correction in thinking is
needed. This is particularly true for history, specifically ancient Egyptian history.
A case in point is the March 2008 film 10,000 BC.
Although there are many problems with the film in my opinion, its producers portray an Egyptian-type
civilization as an advanced prehistoric society - pyramids and all, including a lion-headed Sphinx.
Could this be the underlying consensus of public opinion or just Hollywood film fancy?
Egypt’s pyramids have always been a mystery, and are an area where investigators discover that facts are
hard to come by. However, in recent years engineer John Cadman has provided the first verifiable
fact concerning the Great Pyramid. Its subterranean chambers and tunnels were a
ram-style water pump; poof that
the Great Pyramid was something other than a tomb.
It is my conclusion that we are in the midst of a paradigm change with respect to ancient history. It is
also my conclusion that this change might also influence how humanity as well as the self is perceived.[more...]
"Science progresses at the rate of one funeral at a time." -Albert Einstein
