Standing Alone: the Great Pyramid

The difference between an ascending and a descending passage is the direction in which you traverse them. So it is hard to say that it is significant.Should the passage connecting the two burial chambers in the Bent Pyramid be consiered ascending ? If not, why not ? Indeed why should the two entrances not be viewed as ascending instead of descending ? - if you descend to go into one you must ascend to come out the otherAnd if you can answer those, then how about the ascending passage in the satellite pyramid connected to the Bent Pyramid ? How do you expalin away that one ? Dashur, Cradle of the Pyramids

I refer you to my previous post - I note that you do not dispute that the simple existence of an ascending passage is not unique.. The Great Pyramid is different in degree, not kind. It represents the height of Egyptian pyramid building in terms of the resources and time dedicated to building it, but that seems to be all. I see no reason to propose that there is anything wrong with the conventional view.

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Yes it is.

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The evidence of the interiors shows that only the GP has ascending passages.

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I have produced counter examples. You have produced no reasons to dismiss even one of them. I presume that this is due to - in your words - an "inability to refute".

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I have asked a simple question, which I will repeat: Based on the OP links showing the GP to have ascending passages and all the others have none; what is YOUR explanation? How come not even ONE other pyramid has what the GP has?

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My explanation is that it is not true.

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The Egyptian Book of the Dead calls the GP the "pillar of Enoch." They admit that they did not build it.

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I suspect that this is completely false. The only reference I have been able to find is of the Mormon "Prophet" Joseph Smith claiming that the Pillar of Enoch was depicted on an Egyptian scroll. Translations of the Book of the Dead are available. Give me a reasonable reference and I will investigate.

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You have "produced" unsupported assertions. Why don't you just SHOW me and back up those unsupported assertions?

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False, I provided a link, just like you did. I did show you.

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Why does the GP have an extensive passage system that includes ascending passages unlike ALL others which have NONE?

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You should stick to your previous explanation, which was the GP was the product of the concerted effort of all of Egypt's resources; unlike the others which did not get the same national attention.

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My explanation for the more complex passage system is that it was a major project, building on past experience - and likely an over-ambitious one. My explanation for the presence of an ascending passage is that there is nothing that special about it - it is not unique.So far you have mustered no serious challenge to either point.