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originally posted by: sheepslayer247
a reply to: kwakakev
The problem that no one seems to be addressing, is there IS NOT an overwhelming amount of evidence for anything in the UFO field.
There is no evidence that an alien craft crashed at Roswell, or any other "crash site". There is no evidence to suggest we have secret bases where alien beings are being held. And there is no evidence to suggest we have even had contact of any kind with aliens. There are many aspects of the phenomena that leads us to question what did actually occur, but still no evidence to support any claim.
Unfortunately, the alien/ufo phenomena has become such a popular meme in our culture that some of us go beyond the search for empirical evidence and straight to "belief". It's sort of become part of a new-age religion.
Then people come along to take advantage of that belief-system, such as Burish. He spins a fantastic tale of contact with aliens and amazing technologies that are being kept from the public eye. He talks about MIB's and all sorts of things that interest all of us. But with absolutely no evidence. Many people fall for their tales not because they are searching for the truth, but because people like Burish provide confirmation of that which they already believe to be true.
In the end, people like Burish are a detriment to real investigations in to ufos, aliens and secret government operations because it focuses people's attention on the fantasies, instead of the facts. If a real investigation is conducted, usually any "out of this world" claim is easily debunked. But then the investigators or scientists involved are quickly discredited as being government shills or disinfo agents to hide the "real truth".
What we are lacking in the UFO field is simple logic and it will only hinder real investigations, upholding the fantasies.
What we are lacking in the UFO field is simple logic and it will only hinder real investigations, upholding the fantasies.
originally posted by: OrionsGem
a reply to: sheepslayer247
thanks for your opinion. Until the movemen results in a change of law your argument is irrelevant. As it stands today, witness testimony is considered evidence in a court of law. .. sorry it's true.
OG
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
a reply to: Hanslune
They just feed you a bunch of BS and lies, and make you look crazy. Sometimes its easier and less messy than trying to rig up an "accident", especially if the person is outspoken and widely known.
originally posted by: sheepslayer247
a reply to: OrionsGem
Fair enough. I respectfully bow out.
Just remember: You can believe all you want, that doesn't make it true.