Justin Andress
10. Ben Carson Knows About Egypt
Ah, Ben Carson … you know, it’s almost a shame he’s gone. He was so much fun while he lasted. One of the best moments came when Buzzfeed dug up some 17-year-old video of Carson in which he explained, “My own personal theory is that Joseph built the pyramids in order to store grain.” Now, if Carson had kept his big mouth shut (or corrected his obvious misconception), that would have been off limits, but when asked about the video, Carson explained, “Some people believe in the Bible like I do and don’t find that to be silly at all, and believe that God created the Earth and don’t find that to be silly at all. The secular progressives try to ridicule it every time it comes up and they’re welcome to do that.” Since that was the statement he made right after being questioned, it was assumed that rambling thing was his response. Of course, any fourth grader knows he’s totally wrong. But it was still funny when Jodi Magness, a specialist in biblical archaeology at UNC Chapel Hill, wrote, “This is not an academic topic of debate. The use of the pyramids as tombs is verified by both written (literary) sources and archaeological evidence.”
