From Albert Lightfoot
It was vaguely annoying to find once again the invocation of religion to explain Göbekli Tepe (17 August, p 14). One could similarly imagine humans in 10,000 years’ time musing on which deity was worshipped, and whether human sacrifice was involved, when examining the ruins of observatories atop Mauna Loa or at Cerro Paranal or Siding Spring.
If it walks like an astronomical observatory and quacks like an astronomical observatory, it’s an astronomical observatory. No temples, religion or worship actually required.
Albury, New South Wales, Australia
