# was Ancient Kemet science superior to modern science **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 24, 2015, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034 "2015-07-24T07:29:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/41 "2015-07-25T07:07:13Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > I have no doubt that their knowledge of alchemy was vastly superior to ours. But our knowledge of the Stat Trek: Next Generation Technical Manual was immeasurably greater still, so it balances out. ---
**Author:** ![Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ac8455/32.png) [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Your_Great_Darsh_Face)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/42 "2015-07-25T07:19:04Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Fool of a Took! > > The Atleanteans were ELVES. Worst spelling of “Numenoreans” I’ve ever seen, captials notwithstanding. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/43 "2015-07-25T07:20:16Z")
> [@Your\_Great\_Darsh\_Face](#): > > Worst spelling of “Numenoreans” I’ve ever seen, captials notwithstanding. :dubious: Gaudere is on the line for you. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/44 "2015-07-25T07:48:18Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > i see alot of people made some jokes about this thread…and have every right to > > but is it that crazy to believe that Ancient Kemet or Ancient African science could of possibly been more advanced/greater understanding in CERTAIN fields of science than modern science Crazy? No. It would be absolutely amazing! A civilization more advanced in certain areas of science thousands of years before there was even a clear notion of what science is? It would be one of the most interesting things ever! ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/45 "2015-07-25T08:00:37Z")
Isn’t Kemetic Science still looking for its connection to arcs of colorful light? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/46 "2015-07-25T08:12:58Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I mean, seriously - that’s racist as all fuck. Science is for everyone, not just white people. Do you want to know exactly how racist this “kemet science” BS is? Do a web search and check out some of the sites dedicated to it. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/47 "2015-07-25T08:33:08Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > Do you want to know exactly how racist this “kemet science” BS is? Do a web search and check out some of the sites dedicated to it. I know that. What it’s saying is that it’s racist both ways - against whites by design and against non-whites by implication. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/48 "2015-07-25T09:54:44Z")
Yeah, well, that’s not really a fair comparison. I mean, they had help from aliens. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/49 "2015-07-25T10:13:14Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > but is it that crazy to believe that Ancient Kemet or Ancient African science could of possibly been more advanced/greater understanding in CERTAIN fields of science than modern science It’s not so much crazy as uninformed. WHAT field of science would you suggest as an area where ancient Kemet or African knowledge would be greater than our own at present? ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/50 "2015-07-25T10:28:18Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > It’s not so much crazy as uninformed. > > WHAT field of science would you suggest as an area where ancient Kemet or African knowledge would be greater than our own at present? The OP will not ever answer that question, **Broomstick**. This thread is one of the lamest displays of JAQing off ever. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/51 "2015-07-25T11:34:01Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > The OP will not ever answer that question, **Broomstick**. This thread is one of the lamest displays of JAQing off ever. Well, yes, I understand the OP will go elsewhere not finding a ready audience here. I’ve encountered that sort before. I still like to poke at such things once in awhile. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/52 "2015-07-25T11:40:23Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > i see alot of people made some jokes about this thread…and have every right to > > but is it that crazy to believe that Ancient Kemet or Ancient African science could of possibly been more advanced/greater understanding in CERTAIN fields of science than modern science Until you tell us why we should believe it, yes, it _is_ that crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/53 "2015-07-25T23:04:18Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Well, yes, I understand the OP will go elsewhere not finding a ready audience here. After checking a number of threads the OP has started, I feel rather safe in saying that the reason he or she does not hang around in this thread (or the others, really) is that the whole schtick of “White people stupid/Ancient Black people geniuses” doesn’t have that much stamina in certain parts, such as a particular site dedicated to fighting [del]complete stupidity[/del] ignorance. > [@](#): > > I’ve encountered that sort before. I still like to poke at such things once in awhile. Yep. Sometimes feeding is just cathartic. ---
**Author:** ![BrianJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/54 "2015-07-26T00:19:30Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > from what i understand kemet science is closely connected with the spiritual world and spirituality, metaphysics etc. Those are not sciences. And they believed their rulers were living gods. > [@](#): > > many “pro-black” proponents view modern mainstream science as being “white man’s science” and see “empirical” science as being strictly European I’ll bet they expressed those views while using the products of ‘white man science’ didn’t they? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/55 "2015-07-26T00:26:20Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I Science isn’t about belief; it’s about what is. What IS is is political science 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/56 "2015-07-26T00:47:35Z")
> [@thanatic](#): > > i see alot of people made some jokes about this thread…and have every right to > > but is it that crazy to believe that Ancient Kemet or Ancient African science could of possibly been more advanced/greater understanding in CERTAIN fields of science than modern science Yes, yes it is. This is **not one scrap** of palpable proof that the Ancients, from anywhere, not just Kemet, could even approach us, much less exceed us. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/57 "2015-07-26T07:06:38Z")
There’s this conservative Tea Party guy named Bill Whittle. While I don’t agree with most of his stuff, he has an essay/thought experiment that I think is worth reading, that’s basically “The Great Pyramid vs. the 7-11”, which is about the great Pharaoh Cheops, builder of the Great Pyramid, going into a 7-11 and being floored by the wonders that he sees there, wonders that are ordinary and taken for granted by you and I. ---
**Author:** ![BobArrgh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobarrgh/32/2881_2.png) [@BobArrgh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobArrgh)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/58 "2015-07-26T12:53:45Z")
Answering the OP: Short answer: No. Long answer: Noooooooooooo. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/59 "2015-07-26T13:04:52Z")
I suppose if you redefine “science” to mean something other than “a system to help understand how the objective world works” we might have a different answer. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034/60 "2015-07-26T13:53:25Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > What IS is is political science 🙂 That’s a bald-faced lie… by definition… 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-ancient-kemet-science-superior-to-modern-science/726034.md?page=4)