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Is it a mere coincidence that pyramids are found across our globe?

Well, A Pyramid is a stable structure -- far more stable than a cube. When you dump sand, it forms a cone and a close approximation is a pyramid. A pyramid also resembles a hill -- another natural formation. The presence of pyramids is a coincidence -- the Pharoahs mostly stopped buildign pyramids at the end of the Old Kingdom around 2000 B.C., the Mayan pyramids date from the first millenium AD -- at least 2000 years difference.

Did cultures ranging across vast spaces in geography and time, such as the ancient Egyptians; early Buddhists; the Maya, Inca, Toltec, and Aztec civilizations of the Americas; the Celts of the British Isles; and even the Mississippi Indians of pre-Columbian Illinois, simply dream the same dreams and envision the same structures?

That's a strange list you've got there. I've never heard of any pyramids built by anyone except Egyptians and Americans. THe Buddhists built stupas which derive from Hindu tradition. The Celts -- never heard of anything remotely resembling pyramids built by them.

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" the Mayan pyramids date from the first millenium AD -- at least 2000 years difference."

The largest and oldest pyramid ever discovered is in this hemisphere, Peru I believe.

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"That's a strange list you've got there. "

LOL, that's Robert Schoch's list...not mine. Interesting book, you ought to check it out. He does a pretty good job of tying all the pyramid builders of the world together.