https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjhctHjnIbUgvin0ZlrsHg87l_k1RrKdf This playlist is very long, but this is a historian dunking on any sort of ancient alien or lost ancient technology theories.

Enjoy the shows as fiction and have conversations with the mindset of "but wouldn't it be cool if that was real?". Sometimes it's good to escape reality and pretend for a while. And it sounds like this would help you build a good rapport with your colleagues.

@SpaceAce this is firmly in the "I could teach you, but I'd have to charge" category. You're not their mother or their teacher so if they want to believe nonsense then let them.

There are some documentaries debunking Ancient Aliens though.

Off topic, but

(Sorry if language is too formal or stilted. Not my native tongue)

is unnecessary. You sound great! Completely natural. I would have assumed you were a native English speaker.

Anyway, as others have said, don’t waste your time arguing. Just have fun with it. They may be entertaining to listen to, and might turn into good friends. You’ll go crazy trying to debate them, though.

https://youtu.be/j9w-i5oZqaQ?si=uDet-RnDCFZMuJtl

Jason Colavito does the hard work so you don't have to. There's such a firehose of claims that it is almost possible to keep up with it all unless you are a fan. Colavito does a good job of keeping on the various series and pointing out the problems.

If you wanted to engage with people who are promoting this kind of thing you could try and engage on a more meta level rather than slog through each claim. They often rely on the argument from disbelief: I can't believe the ancients were capable of this, therefore it was aliens. Or you could point out that not believing ancient people were capable of building some monument and had to rely on aliens of Atlanteans is a bit racist. However, be warned, you'll soon be considered the Fun Police and you are better off letting it slide unless someone won't stop banging on about it.

Set phasers to full power!

The thing is that other than the odd true believer, most people who watch these things are not interested in engaging in an intellectual debate about them. It's essentially a diversion and light entertainment.

I have a coworker who is heavy into numerology. I just always ask him to explain it to the new guy. It's always funny, because nobody ever expects it from him. He's a great colleague in every other aspect

I don't actually recommend this, but it could be fun to play the conspiracies off each other.

I say watch the shows and reach your own conclusions.