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Whether you call them gods, angels, ETs, or aliens, sufficient proof now exists that beings more advanced than humans have influenced our history. Evidence suggests that these outsiders shaped our religions, genes, technology, and cultures. In fact, they may have provided the impetus for modern civilization.
Paul Von Ward investigates why modern science and religion refuse to address the possibility that humans interact with Advanced Beings (ABs). He reviews sacred texts, myths and legends--from the Old Testament, Hebrew texts, and the Vedas, to the Greek myths, Sumerian tablets, and other historical sources to make the link between religions, their gods, and alien intervention. He shows how this history of AB intervention has been suppressed and challenges readers to reexamine the origins of notions like "divine revelation" to find common ground among the world's cultures and religions.
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction xix
Part I ABs in History
Introduction to Part 3
1 What Do Metaphysical Sources Say? 5
2 WhoWere the First Gods? 16
3 Were ABs Involved in Human Origins? 26
Part II Different Types of ABs
Introduction to Part II 39
4 What Makes Angels and Demons Different? 41
5 Are ETs Angels by Another Name? 52
6 Are Allies, Guides, and Higher Selves ABs? 63
Part III Science Corroborates AB Intervention
Introduction to Part III 77
7 Were Humans on a Natural Path? 79
8 Can We Explain the "Missing Link"? 89
9 Can DNA Studies Provide Answers? 100
Part IV Rescuing Flood Survivors
Introduction to Part IV 115
10 Did a Cataclysm Convulse Earth? 117
11 Did ABs Help Revive Civilization? 129
12 Which Survivors Got Special Attention? 142
Part V Evidence of Advanced Knowledge
Introduction to Part V 157
13 How Did Civilization Arise? 159
14 Who Invented Mathematics and the Sciences? 171
15 Who Were the First Kings and Priests? 182
Part VI Development of Language
Introduction to Part VI 199
16 Why Do We Have Different Languages? 201
17 Who Introduced the Alphabet? 213
18 Does Language Shape Consciousness? 226
Part VII Rending the Human Psyche
Introduction to Part VII 241
19 Have ABs Abused Humans? 243
20 When Did God-Cults Arise? 255
21 What Fragmented Human Consciousness? 268
Part VIII A Bipolar Legacy
Introduction to Part VIII 281
22 Why Did AB-Worship Turn Supernatural? 283
23 What Happened to Naturalism? 296
24 Has Modern Science Failed Humanity? 311
Part ix The Current AB Agenda
Introduction to Part ix 325
25 A Mixed Legacy 327
26 Do ABs Pose a Current Threat? 340
27 A Public AB Discussion Project 352
Postscript 367
Endnotes 369
Suggested Reading 393
Index 403
About the Author 413
KEBLAAB
Posted December 9, 2011
If you have any interest in the Ancient Alien subject and related areas of thinking including alternative history and philosophy, this title (along with the author¿s other major works) is a ¿must read¿ and belongs in your library, unless you already have a copy of Gods, Genes and Consciousness. Paul von Ward forcefully demonstrates his standing as one the world¿s most dynamic intellectuals in these fields of research and new theory.
The author tackles big questions: the nature of god; religion; human evolution, history and the function of human consciousness as it relates to the entire cosmology. But, don¿t be deceived or put off. Von Ward provides fascinating new information and perceptiveness in these areas through the perspective and force of a logically scientific and modern dynamic. Moreover, the author makes his case in easily understandable and concise narrative so that even the layman will freely follow and relate to his contributions to human knowledge. It is a great read. I truly cannot think of anything unfavorable about this book to pass on. If you happen to come across a negative review - be forewarned: chances are it will be coming from either a position of bias or some other close-minded Establishment source.
Robert Steven Thomas, (author of INTELLIGENT INTERVENTION)
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Overview
Whether you call them gods, angels, ETs, or aliens, sufficient proof now exists that beings more advanced than humans have influenced our history. Evidence suggests that these outsiders shaped our religions, genes, technology, and cultures. In fact, they may have provided the impetus for modern civilization.
Paul Von Ward investigates why modern science and religion refuse to address the possibility that humans interact with Advanced Beings (ABs). He reviews sacred texts, myths ...