Help - book by Erik von Danegen (spelt wrongly I am sure)

suehowlittle


Joined: 31/10/2010
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Message Posted:
11/01/2012 21:28

Have a vague memory of a book, cannot remember the title, but do remember that the Catholic church excommunicated its author.



I think I read this in the 70's - did anyone else ever read it?



If I can get the spelling of the author right then I am in with a chance of getting another copy of it.



Anyone remember it?

westender


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Message Posted:
11/01/2012 21:38

Think you're looking for Eric Van Daniken, he's in Wikipedia.

Ed1957


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Message Posted:
11/01/2012 21:40

Chariots of the Gods



Around 1972



largely proven to be faked, but interesting at the time

suehowlittle


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Message Posted:
11/01/2012 21:51

Many thanks for such a swift response. Now, I remember its title, durrrrr!

kaiserphil


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Message Posted:
11/01/2012 21:53

He wrote a number of books - see http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=erik+von+daniken&x=6&y=15

Marion


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Message Posted:
11/01/2012 21:54

I havee the book somewhere on my untidy shelves. He also wrote another on whose title eludes me, and I have that too. I found it interestinng, and there is much to think on. Not totally fake, and like all other theories worth puting to the test. I think the other one is somethting like 'We are not the first'. anyone else remember?

suehowlittle


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Message Posted:
11/01/2012 22:11

Mess.6 have a look at the link which mess. 5 posted. There are another 3 books by Daniken.



Thanks mess.5 for that link

kaiserphil


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Message Posted:
11/01/2012 22:54

You're welcome Sue.

Geoff1131


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Message Posted:
11/01/2012 23:17

Another book writen by van Daniken is ' was God an astronaut' well worth a read.

Marion


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Message Posted:
11/01/2012 23:20

ah yes. Got that one! Was Jesus a case of 'beam me up Scotty'? (and I am NOT blasphemous) - reading this book could almost infer that He was! But why was this thread started? Message 1 - did you want to read it or want people's opinion on the veracity of it?

Riddles


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Message Posted:
12/01/2012 00:12

" When people stop believing in God they don't believe in nothing...they believe in everything!" (Mark Twain?)

Marion


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Message Posted:
12/01/2012 00:14

as a theologian, I am afraid I cannot believe in Mark Twain in this instance. Or is Mr twain being cleverer than my feeble mind? If it is true that we are all children of the universe then we are gods (in one sense) as well as being one with God, but as god created us from nothing, then maybe we DO believe in nothing.

Jovial_John


Joined: 31/01/2009
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Message Posted:
12/01/2012 09:55

If you follow this link you will find many of his books for free download:-



http://isohunt.com/torrents/?iht=-1&ihq=von+daniken

Riddles


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Message Posted:
12/01/2012 15:00

Msg 12

If you believe in God ...Mark Twain doesn't mean you. (Or rather, didn't)