The Conspiracy Theory that the Middle Ages Never Happened

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[@SpitshineSneakers]

Combine this with the “Rome never existed” theory and you basically have a timeline where Pyramids happen right before Napoleon

[@saltylad2107]

The least credible thing about the whole theory is the Pope, the Emperor of the HRE and the Byzantine Emperor agreeing on something lmao.

[@matthewlee8667]

“Don’t you know that the moon landings were faked?”

[@seanreynolds7369]

Every conspiracy theory that involves multiple governments or rulers fail to realize just how little they get along with each other

[@Deborah5000]

I love how conspiracies never account for anything else that happened outside the US or Europe

[@NewbyTon]

Well if the middle ages existed, how come there aren't any vikings or knights alive anymore

[@pixelwanderer1962]

"We normally don't cover conspiracy theories, but we do want lots of views" the most honest KZbin introduction I've seen in awhile

[@regineb.4756]

I once read Mr. Illigs books and the starting point of this theory is, that he erred when he tried to prove, that the Gregorian calendar omitted 325 years because of a calculation error. The base of his theory is an alleged calculation error by switching from the Julian to Gregorian calendar. And then he tried to explain the missing 300+ years and came up with those other theories. He argued that the so called dark ages (with an alleged complete lack of written documents) were dark, because they just didn’t happen, which explained the lack of cultural development and documents in Europe. As far as I can remember, he did not bother to look into e.g. Arabian history writings to compare historical events.

[@maxberry6780]

Not about bricks, but it's still a good video.

[@hannahgandon]

The world didn’t start until planes existed

[@mememe1468]

When I was younger I thought this was interesting and a little possible. Looking back I was just really interested in alternative history ideas. As I've learned history I've learned just how utterly stupid this theory is. I can't imagine a person taking it seriously while simultaneously having any interest in history

[@SilverDemon456]

Imagine having your theory debunked because you forgot that places other than Europe existed. That is just hilariously egotistical. Great job.

[@radianzero]

People making the Julian calendar:

[@Blue-Maned_Hawk]

Of course they never happened, time only started on January 1st, 1970.

[@AnarchyPenguin]

I always enjoy how conspiracy theories manage to get the entire world’s leaders to agree and work together in perfect sync in the hopes that they can keep their citizens from knowing something

[@bloodnthuner]

My grammar school science teacher told us that beach sand was made by dinosaurs crushing the boulders they walked on and that the moon was a planet and not a natural satelite of earth. She is revered for her groundbreaking work in field of pseudoscience.

[@theexam7394]

"There isn't a lot of existing archaeological evidence..."

[@aaronworsnop]

Theory: Half as interesting doesn’t exist, you’re actually watching wendover productions’ non plane channel

[@erictaylor5462]

There is something you should understand about conspiracy theorists. They don't give a damn about evidence, unless that evidence supports their theory.