"Scholars Will Call It Nonsense": The Structure of von Däniken's Argument (1987) (opens in new tab)

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60 pointsKaibeezy2mo ago6 comments

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For context: Erich von Däniken died on January 10, 2026 at the age of 90 years: https://x.com/vonDaeniken/status/2010314306894828023

dang2mo ago

Ah, thanks! I had missed that. Let's move the thread to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46578867, which has that info. I'll put your twitter link in the toptext too.

The gottcha moment in the article was when the questioner's name was revealed as PLAYBOY.

Myth Busted: Some people really did only buy it for the articles.

teew2mo ago

Article is (1987) btw

dang2mo ago

Added. Thanks!

KaibeezyOP2mo ago

Aye, thx. Meant to.

I’ll try to confirm the actual original source, you know, just for the article.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

For context: Erich von Däniken died on January 10, 2026 at the age of 90 years: https://x.com/vonDaeniken/status/2010314306894828023

dang2mo ago

Ah, thanks! I had missed that. Let's move the thread to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46578867, which has that info. I'll put your twitter link in the toptext too.

The gottcha moment in the article was when the questioner's name was revealed as PLAYBOY.

Myth Busted: Some people really did only buy it for the articles.

teew2mo ago

Article is (1987) btw

dang2mo ago

Added. Thanks!

KaibeezyOP2mo ago

Aye, thx. Meant to.

I’ll try to confirm the actual original source, you know, just for the article.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse