Carson Confirms He Believes Pyramids Were Built To Store Grain

[riversedge]

Source: TPM






ByCaitlin MacNeal


Published November 5, 2015, 6:50 AM EST 1247 views

Dr. Ben Carson on Wednesday night confirmed his belief that the pyramids in Egypt were built for grain storage by Joseph, the Biblical figure who helped the Egyptians survive famine, even though archaeologists have concluded that the pyramids were built as tombs for the pharaohs.

"My own personal theory is that Joseph built the pyramids to store grain," Carson said in a 1998 speech surfaced by Buzzfeed News on Wednesday. "Now all the archeologists think that they were made for the pharaohs’ graves. But, you know, it would have to be something awfully big if you stop and think about it. And I don’t think it’d just disappear over the course of time to store that much grain."

In his 1998 speech, Carson also dismissed the theory that aliens helped construct the pyramids because "it doesn’t require an alien being when God is with you."

When asked if he stands by his 1998 comments by CBS News on Wednesday night, Carson said, "It's still my belief, yes.".............




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[sinkingfeeling]

1. I love the GOP Loony Tunes!

[CTyankee]

7. Or maybe this

[appalachiablue]

13. +1. Good one.

[LiberalArkie]

2. I wonder if he has ever seen a diagram of one. It is all stone.

[Yupster]

27. Maybe they were so full of grain that

over time the grain fossilized into rock filling in all the empty space ?

[LiberalArkie]

28. I don't think wheat can turn into limestone, it would get moldy, if it did not explode first.

[w0nderer]

40. perhaps

He believes the stone inside is fossilized and compacted grain, and will eventually become grainmonds!

sad is...dunno if i should sarcasm this because it sounds like a viable belief for him

[Skinner]

3. The depressing thing is that many Republicans will consider this a positive.

And I wouldn't be surprised if some other GOP presidential candidates claim they agree with him.

[freshwest]

51. No, the depressing thing is seeing a bumper sticker for him in Seattle Tuesday... n/t

[exboyfil]

4. Will be included in the next edition

of the High School World History textbooks for Texas.

[Art_from_Ark]

5. Next he'll be saying that

the sphinx was built to guard the grain.

[JonathanRackham]

6. The grain was used to make beer. nt

Nt

[Art_from_Ark]

8. And the sphinx drank the beer

and got so shitfaced that its nose fell off.

[JonathanRackham]

9. Sounds like a pyramid scheme. Nt

Nt

[riversedge]

14. Chuckle.

[riversedge]

63. its ok but liked the first one better

[wordpix]

55. DUzy

[appalachiablue]

12. Too funny. And scary.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

15. The worlds largest scarecrow.

[frylock]

35. The sphinx was actually a grain mill..

You fed the grain through the mouth.

[jberryhill]

38. And pump the tail up and down

[Danmel]

46. I think I just aspirated my turkey sandwich

Good one!

[herding cats]

49. Obviously the sphinx was to scare away the mice.

The Egyptians were serious about their grain storage!

[freshwest]

64. Wow, that's smarter than Ben. n/t

[olegramps]

10. It is impossible to fathom the working of his brain. His beliefs are outlandish at best.

Can you imagine the conversations that he is going to have with foreign leaders? This is pathetic.

[phantom power]

16. His world views come straight out of the religious/wingnut parallel universe

That's why he polls well with their base. This is all standard shit for them. It's part of the weird parallel history they teach each other.

[w0nderer]

41. Could it be that his tactic to foreign leaders

is to make them laugh themselves to death

[wordpix]

56. I truly believe those bricks & stones he used to throw as a teenager

were thrown back and hit him in the head. He says his life was changed somehow.

My guess is doctors saved him when he was hospitalized with a brain injury.

After docs saved him, he became a famous brain surgeon. And for some reason left the profession and is now running for prezeldent.

There is something wrong with this picture

[n2doc]

11. And Moses built them!

And they even filmed it!

[Turbineguy]

17. All I can say is

it's good that Charlton Heston isn't alive to have to hear this!

[riversedge]

18. Little known fact: these structures are in fact "American pyramids."

Just ran across this Tweet:




Janet Denison Retweeted
Alec MacGillis ‏@AlecMacGillis 13m13 minutes ago

Little known fact: these structures are in fact "American pyramids."

:large

[underpants]

30. LOL

[wordpix]

60. in another 2000 yrs., they'll be a wonder of the world

[hibbing]

19. My own personal theory

Is that you are batshit crazy.

Peace

[MowCowWhoHow III]

20. Is he speaking of antediluvian food pyramids?

[hamsterjill]

21. He scares me!

The simple fact that some people choose to listen to him and believe him is frightening to me. It should be quite obvious to anyone with an ounce of common sense that this man has a few screws loose and is not presidential material. The fact that some people cannot see that simple fact is very scary.

Before anyone busts my chops about talking ill of the mentally ill - my point is that I don't think there's any doubt that Carson is quite intelligent in SOME confined areas. But for someone to be President of the United States, that person needs a well-rounded degree of intelligence and Carson loses out on that criteria big time.

[underpants]

31. This was WHEN he was still doing operations

Right?

Yikes

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

22. I knew it! So THAT's where ...

?itok=nhcapSmJ

[jeff47]

23. If you want to know the "real" purpose of other ancient buildings

just fire up the Civilization series of video games.

Building the Pyramids got you a granary in each of your cities in Civilization 2.

We should build the Colossus of Rhodes. It'll erase our trade deficit.

[greenman3610]

24. apparently you don't have to be a rocket scientist

to be a brain surgeon.

http://climatecrocks.com/2015/11/05/not-a-scientist-that-doesnt-even-cover-it-ben-carson-says-archaologists-wrong-pyramids-stored-grain/

[valerief]

25. Watching him talk is like watching a rock speak. Amazing. How can words come out of something

so dense?

He's making all brain surgeons look like morons.

[underpants]

34. I wanted to comment that this literally makes no sense

I can't even figure out what the hell he is even trying to say

"Now all the archeologists think that they were made for the pharaohs’ graves. But, you know, it would have to be something awfully big if you stop and think about it. And I don’t think it’d just disappear over the course of time to store that much grain."

[trusty elf]

44. It makes no sense whatsoever.

I'm with you, I have no idea what he means.

President Ben Camacho

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[wordpix]

57. true and again, I think he has a brain injury

He talks about throwing bricks and stones as a teenager. I think some kids threw a few his way, too.

Maybe his injury didn't affect him this badly when he was younger. But as he's aging, it is becoming all too obvious.

[rjsquirrel]

42. My favorite line of the year is

"They've been lying to us about brain surgery all these years."

What's next, rocket scientists who believe gravity is caused by Jeebus playing Haki-Sak?

Nuclear physicists declaring their conviction that gamma radiation is produced when Yaweh smiles?

Is there no one we can trust to be smarter than us?

[MrWendel]

26. Can you truely be..

Smart and fucking stupid at the same time? Or is he Crazy like a fox? Which is it? The man is a walking enigma I want no where near the nuclear launch codes.

[Journeyman]

29. Where? The insides are narrow passages and small rooms. Hell of a lot of rock for a breadbox. . .

[frylock]

39. Those narrow passages were chutes.

[muriel_volestrangler]

43. It does seem to show he's never heard of anyone going inside a pyramid

which shows a worrying lack of knowledge and curiosity. Worse than Dubya, in fact.

[SheilaT]

32. How a man who became a neurosurgeon

can be so ignorant just boggles the mind.

Although I only recently learned that he's a Seventh Day Adventist, which goes a very long way to explaining his totally Loony Tunes beliefs.

[LannyDeVaney]

33. Remember, Howard Dean was lambasted for a scream ...

Mr. Dean's campaign ended soon after his "scream". Compare that to what we are seeing now from the Republican candidates and you get a good idea of just how low American intellect has sunk. A country full of complete idiots, who actually celebrate their idiocy.

[Tempest]

36. The truth is...

They were built to hold all the toys the pharaoh's kids no longer played with.

[jberryhill]

37. "it doesn’t require an alien being when God is with you."

Just sit back a moment, and reflect on what that phrase is saying.

He believes God is native to earth, is that correct?

[wordpix]

59. lmao, WTF? And this is a brain surgeon? What happened to his own brain?

seriously, there is something wrong with it

[Doubledee]

45. Well, lets see

It is said that each pyramid took twenty years to construct, and approximately 100,000 slaves. By the time the three great pyramids were constructed all would be dead of starvation I think....

I've no wish to disparage a man like Dr.Carson but I think he needs help not the publicity afforded by the campaign trail.

[Contrary1]

48. Here's how the Egyptians really stored grain back in the good old days...

not to mention that Joseph wasn't even around at the time.



My theory is that these guys helped with the design:

[Doc Holliday]

47. What a pity.

Apparently his supporters don't realize that expertise in one field does not necessarily extend to other fields.

But that would required nuanced thought. What the hell was I thinking?

[PersonNumber503602]

50. In Civilization III the Great Pyrimid wonder gives every city a granary

So maybe he is on to something

[TexasBushwhacker]

53. I'm beginning to think this is an exit strategy

After all, he put his campaign on hold to do a book tour. Each thing he says is more outlandish than the last. Is he hoping to keep making bizarre statements until his poll numbers start going down?

I think Trump is looking to bail as well.

[harun]

54. Huh? What a freeper nutcase.

[ellenrr]

62. OH Please may we keep this guy in the news::

I really like a good belly-laugh.
I do think he is better than Sarah Palin.

[ailsagirl]

65. Wha'???

[agentS]

66. This is what happens when you get your history

From the History Channel