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

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• Lukas_Skywalker 26 days ago
  For context: Erich von Däniken died on January 10, 2026 at the age of 90 years: https://x.com/vonDaeniken/status/2010314306894828023
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  • dang 26 days 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.
• foobar1962 26 days ago
  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.
• teew 26 days ago
  Article is (1987) btw
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  • dang 26 days ago
    Added. Thanks!
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    • Kaibeezy 26 days ago
      Aye, thx. Meant to.

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