Erich von Däniken
Erich von Däniken died today at the age of 90 years. I know, I know what most of you are going to say, but in my teenage years, his books had a profound influence on me (amusingly, I encountered it first in their Serbo-Croatian translation, maybe my first "real" book I read in Croatian). More than the ancient alien hypothesis, his books took me to many fascinating corners of the world, be it in the Americas, in India, Sub-Saharan Africa, or the English countryside. I read far too many of his books, joined the Ancient Astronaut Society as a paying member, and saw him around 2000 when he was giving a talk. I was always struggling with regards to believing the stories: each of his stories fell apart once I had access to a library and the Internet, and yet I wanted to believe. His biography was indicating a charlatan. I know. But again, I enjoyed his books, I enjoyed the many pieces of fiction his works inspired, be it the X-Files, be it Battlestar Galactica, be it Marvel's Eternals. I believe that humans created all these ancient achievements, without the help of aliens. But I agree with him that we are (hopefully) not alone in the universe. Thanks for your imagination. Ad Astra!
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