I&#x27;m just hearing about this stuff for the first time, and I&#x27;ve never felt a stronger &quot;I want to believe&quot; urge about anything.<p>That being said, I think the emotional appeal of discovering long lost civilizations is SO enticing that it merits extreme caution when reviewing the science. It&#x27;s so easy to chain a few mysteries together into a pattern that you have to be very wary of somebody who has proven themselves less than careful in their reasoning. So I understand the scientific community&#x27;s reticence, even if I share your hope that we can examine the evidence rather than the person.