James answers “This book appears to be a spoof, a hoax....”

Fredric Rice asked this question about Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization:

This book appears to be a spoof, a hoax. Does anyone know if the author is trying to be serious? For that matter, is anyone stupid enough to believe such anti science nonsense?

James Walker Interestingly enough, as time has passed since the writing of "Fingerprints of the Gods" the evidence seems to be pointing more toward's Hancock's big…moreInterestingly enough, as time has passed since the writing of "Fingerprints of the Gods" the evidence seems to be pointing more toward's Hancock's big idea that some sort of civilization existed before the end of the last Ice Age - about 12,500 years ago. Any details about this "civilization" is still complete conjecture, but sites such as Gobekli Tepe are throwing a monkey wrench into the gears of established ideas that humans were strictly hunter/gathers during this time.

Hancock is a journalist not a scientist, and he has never claimed to be a scientist. His book is food for thought, not science. I agree, however, that the blow-back to Fingerprint of the Gods, over time, seems to have given an inkling of credence to Hancock's claim that the biggest "intellectual crime" of his book in the eyes of science and academia, considering all the newest evidence, was the success of the book.(less)

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