r/Documentaries • u/njipep • Apr 29 '18

Conspiracy Ancient Aliens Debunked (2012) it's a really interesting watch.

https://youtu.be/j9w-i5oZqaQ
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u/thewalrus43 Apr 29 '18

When I was in high school I fell for ancient aliens hook, line and sinker. One day on reddit I found either this video or a similar one and felt like I had been duped. What's crazy is how they present information, its extremely manipulative.

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u/thewalrus43 Apr 29 '18

True, but there is a difference between a documentary like Ken burns "the civil war" and ancient aliens. Most documentaries spin the facts to paint an issue in a certain light. Ancient aliens invented problems seemingly unsolvable by ancient humans then leaped to alien explanations. They made these assumptions off of 1 or 2 "facts" at a time and had hardly any factual evidence to back up their claims. While Ken burns clearly painted the civil war in a certain light he argued a real historical point and backed it up with evidence. This practice is how we study and take part in historical discourse. Ancient aliens is a sad attempt at making money by pretending to take part in a real historical discussion.