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A comment on "Scholars Will Call It Nonsense": The Structure of von Däniken's Argument (1987). Parent comment

Re:"Scholars Will Call It Nonsense": The Structure of von Dä... by Geee on Sunday January 11, 2026 @07:09PM (#46581991)
Are you talking about religion?
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Re:"Scholars Will Call It Nonsense": The Structure of von Dä... by protocolture on Monday January 12, 2026 @12:10AM (#46584329)
Yes. Ancient Aliens, Flerf nonsense, Tartarian nonsense. All religions.
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Re:"Scholars Will Call It Nonsense": The Structure of von Dä... by colechristensen on Monday January 12, 2026 @11:30AM (#46590712)
Not particularly.

Flat earth, anti-vax, alt-right -- a significant influencer in these things and others were early trolls ... being trolls.

The fun of keeping a straight face while you say ridiculous things isn't so fun when you see everyone in the presidential administration doing it. People who didn't get the original joke took the bait and ran with it.

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