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...style reflects the content and organization of a book eveidently intended to support a position, not weigh a question. Reading it is something like reading Erik von Daniken on the visits of spacemen to Earth during the Stone Age--enjoyable and enlightening if you already believe, irritating if you don't, amusing and not particularly illuminating to the neutral reader. It is impossible to deny the sense in much of what Strenio says; it is equally impossible, though, to miss the shallowness, oversimplification and inconsistency that often flaws his logic...
...some extent, the public's passion for black holes is part of the faddish craze for the likes of parapsychology, the occult, UFOs, thinking plants, von Daniken and other pseudoscientific hokum. Says one astrophysicist: "For some people, black holes seem to be the Bermuda Triangles of space...
...offered for this phenomenon of peripatetic organizations is that while many of the groups are formed by individuals seeking relief from the insecurities of modern mass culture, others are actually being moved by some unseen bureaucratic force, which has an ulterior motive in stimulating constant movement. See Erik Von Daniken's discussion of this theory in Chariots of the Gods...
Jaynes realizes that some of his theories may prove "hard to swallow." He also fears that some people will associate the book with imaginative commercial ventures like Erichvon Daniken's Chariots of the Gods rather than seeing it as a serious scholarly work. To prevent such offhand dismissal of his theory, Jaynes asked his publisher for complete control over the book's format. He chose the type style, designed the cover, and insisted on the rather ponderous title and thorough footnoting. He says the book's present appearance clearly shows he is "not trying to sell books but to contribute...
What's more, Tringham says the contexts of archeological finds are extremely important. The geological history of the site, the other objects found with artifacts, and innumerable other factors should be considered when constructing an archeological hypothesis. Tringham points out that Fell and other amateur archeologists, like von Daniken (whom she has debated), tend to base their theories on isolated bits of data taken out of context and thrown together in one grand design...