siscoj-902-404641
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While there are a fair amount of people who watch this show who aren't scientists, and accept conjecture and speculation as fact, I argue that there is a larger percentage of those who watch who are educated and understand that what is presented ISN'T fact, and instead theories. I don't think you're garden variety "e-tard" is going to watch a show about archaeology or archaeoastronomy on the History Channel, so most of the people watching will understand that whatever topic is presented is simply another theory to perhaps answer some of those questions that are still out there.
I don't remember Scott Wolter coming out and saying "This is ALL fact, and that I've discovered the holy grail!" He's simply presenting new theories and ideas, and trying to connect them to already existing thoughts on the various topics. I don't think he thinks he knows it all, or that he is discovering these grand items, and that he will be the next Howard Carter.
What he thinks he is, is someone who has a sincere interest and appreciation for the sciences, and that instead of answering some lingering questions, is asking some new ones. With our understanding of the sciences growing at an almost exponential rate, there are questions we didn't even realize we had until some new discovery has been made, leading us to formulate newer and updated ideas.
So in the end, lay off people. Scott Wolter is doing some amazing work, and deserves the accolades he receives - maybe not for the work he's presenting, but for asking more questions than he answers, and bringing history alive. There are a great many people who are now that just little bit more educated about archaeoastronomy, runes, underwater archaeology, history of DC or a great deal of other things.
I don't remember Scott Wolter coming out and saying "This is ALL fact, and that I've discovered the holy grail!" He's simply presenting new theories and ideas, and trying to connect them to already existing thoughts on the various topics. I don't think he thinks he knows it all, or that he is discovering these grand items, and that he will be the next Howard Carter.
What he thinks he is, is someone who has a sincere interest and appreciation for the sciences, and that instead of answering some lingering questions, is asking some new ones. With our understanding of the sciences growing at an almost exponential rate, there are questions we didn't even realize we had until some new discovery has been made, leading us to formulate newer and updated ideas.
So in the end, lay off people. Scott Wolter is doing some amazing work, and deserves the accolades he receives - maybe not for the work he's presenting, but for asking more questions than he answers, and bringing history alive. There are a great many people who are now that just little bit more educated about archaeoastronomy, runes, underwater archaeology, history of DC or a great deal of other things.