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originally posted by: PlanetXisHERE
originally posted by: mirageman
a reply to: Reddaysun
Asimov 'may' be convinced in that situation. But his credibility does not really come into it. People can talk all they want about how aliens are coming to earth just like religious people can tell us how they found god. It doesn't constitute any sort of proof and so at the end of the day all you would be left with is a choice whether to 'believe' him or not.
This hasn't been debunked yet, and kind of looks like decent proof that ET is here:
From this thread:
www.abovetopsecret.com...
Reagan's UN speech should have been enough for Disclosure to take place
30 or more, after discoveries of undeniable artifacts on Moon and Mars, and even signals (WOW) are needed for the political class to admit the obvious
Of course the hypothesis of overnight descent of UFOs over all major cities in the world is on the table too. But frankly, it is more believable They will choose a host nation(s).
Looks like a human that has evolved to some point in the future to me. Large cranial cavity, slight physique. I'd say time traveller
originally posted by: mirageman
Cattle mutilations have been investigated extensively. They are often explained as death by natural causes, predators, scavengers, insects chewing at the wounds, occasionally a psychopath might be running loose and it has been whispered that clandestine testing by letter agencies may have taken place in the dead of night on unsuspecting herds. Scientific studies have been made to verify this dating back to the late 1970s(see below). So eliminate all those things and then perhaps you can point to it being something else.
"The basic difficulty inherent in any investigation of phenomena such as those of. .. UFOs is that it is impossible for science ever to prove a universal negative.
There will always be cases which remain unexplained because of lack of data, lack of repeatability, false reporting, wishful thinking, deluded observers, rumours, lies, and fraud. A residue of unexplained cases is not a justification for continuing an investigation after overwhelming evidence has disposed of hypotheses of super normality, such as beings from outer space.... Unexplained cases are simply unexplained. They can never constitute evidence for any hypothesis......"
Source : www.tinyurl.com...
originally posted by: mirageman
You do realise that I would dearly love for Ufology to find just one case where the sceptics and the scientists would turn around and all agree that it proves the existence of an alien presence here or close by in the solar system.
Unfortunately the document you pointed to it references MJ-12. All paths lead back to Bill Moore on that one with perhaps a little help from Richard Doty (if you know who those people are?). The rest of those documents just delve into science fiction from thereafter and so simply preach to the converted.
If we are to prove the case that aliens mutilate cattle then it is not enough to say :
"Well look you can't explain every case so that leaves only one alternative - Aliens"
Just because we can't explain something doesn't mean it has to be aliens. Once upon a time our ancestors thought that lightning was created by the gods.
Before we even establish any connection between abductions, cattle mutilations, crop circles etc. with aliens we have to prove aliens exist. And that is the hardest part.
For 7 decades ufology has tried and failed to produce tangible evidence. It relies far too much on placing the 'burden of proof' on the sceptic to prove aliens don't interact with our planet in some way.
As Hudson Hoagland so eloquently put in Science Magazine way back in 1969
"The basic difficulty inherent in any investigation of phenomena such as those of. .. UFOs is that it is impossible for science ever to prove a universal negative.
There will always be cases which remain unexplained because of lack of data, lack of repeatability, false reporting, wishful thinking, deluded observers, rumours, lies, and fraud. A residue of unexplained cases is not a justification for continuing an investigation after overwhelming evidence has disposed of hypotheses of super normality, such as beings from outer space.... Unexplained cases are simply unexplained. They can never constitute evidence for any hypothesis......"
Source : www.tinyurl.com...
The purpose of the international conspiracy is to maintain a workable stability among the nations of the world and for them, in turn, to retain institutional control over their respective populations. Thus, for these governments to admit there are beings from outer space attempting to contact us, beings with mentalities and technological capabilities obviously far superior to ours, could, once fully perceived by the average person, erode the foundations of the Earth's traditional power structure. Political and legal systems, religions, economic and social institutions could all soon become meaningless in the mind of the public. The national oligarchical establishments, even civilization as we know it, could collapse into anarchy. Such extreme conclusions are not necessarily valid, but they probably accurately reflect the fears of the "ruling class" of the major nations, whose leaders (particularly those in the intelligence business) have always advocated excessive governmental secrecy as being necessary to preserve "national security." The real reason for such secrecy is, of course, to keep the public uninformed, misinformed, and, therefore, malleable.
Everyone is entitled to their point of view and belief and I am sure you are convinced aliens are present on earth. But if you, me or anyone else are going to convince others of that point of view we have to realise that the methods of mainstream science have to be embraced and accepted. So far Ufology has failed to turn up anything to convince anyone but the people who already believe.
I happen to think there is something to the subject but that it has long been poisoned by charlatans out to simply make money, letter agencies spreading disinformation and then the New Age religious types and the outiright crazies who are unable to grasp reality.
My hope is that just one case will eventually turn up undeniable proof. But we have yet to find it.
“And when public interest continued to build, another scientific panel (the Condon Group) was assembled to assure us that there were no such things as UFOs. With that accomplished the US Government--the Earth's spokesman on the issue--could call off all further official investigations, slamming the lid of secrecy on the problem.But despite governmental proclamations, the sightings--often by astronauts, professional pilots, and even prospective presidents--have continued. Public pressure is again building for an honest, authoritative explanation of UFOs.Of all the evidence that exist with regard to UFOs, the single, most impressive item (to my mind) is the Jimmy Carter experience......”
...There are no UFOs, nor have there ever been any contacts from outer space. However, the amount of circumstantial evidence to the contrary (including indications that our planet may have been visited in the distant past by extraterrestrials) argues against this conclusion--or at least for further study of the UFO phenomenon
CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
During the past five years, hundreds of livestock mutilations have been reported throughout the United States. Of the states affected by this phenomenon, New Mexico has certainly had its share of unusual incidents.
Since 1975, over 100 mutilations have been reported throughout the state. Ninety mutilations were reported prior to Operation Animal Mutilation. Another 27 incidents were investigated under this year-long project, which began May 28, 1979. Twenty-five of these cases were reported as mutilations. In each of these 25 incidents, as I have shown in Chapter Four, the rough jagged nature of the incisions together with the evidence at the scene clearly indicates that the carcass was damaged by predators and/or scavengers. In most cases, the animal had died first of natural causes.
Shortly after the results of my investigation were released to the press, several individuals have stated that no classic mutilations had occurred during the course of my project as though this would explain my sincere, but obviously misguided verdict of scavenger-induced damage. I agree that no classic mutilations have occurred during Operation Animal Mutilation. However, I would like to know their basis for their statement. More specifically, I wish to address the following questions to them:
The primary conclusion of this paper is that the animal mutilation epidemic of 1970-2003 was and is a monitoring operation for an infectious agent that is spreading through the human food chain (cattle, sheep and wild & farmed deer/elk). In North America (Canada and United States) the infection comprises a full-blown CWD epidemic in deer and elk and a sub-clinical BSE infection in cattle. The infectious agent, unlike all known viruses and bacteria, is almost indestructible and the symptoms in people appear very difficult to diagnose pre-mortem. In short this TSE agent is the perfect stealth killer. If the hypothesis is correct, animal mutilation operations are carried out by a knowledgeable group that is cognizant of the biochemistry and infectious potential of prion diseases and their fatal spread
Source : NIDS - TES Paper
..........So eliminate all those things and then perhaps you can point to it being something else
..........So eliminate all those things and then perhaps you can point to it being something else
But if you really think any of these cases are "Alien mutilations" which I suspect is what you are insinuating then you must also explain and prove:
i) There are aliens
ii) They have the means to reach Earth from wherever they reside
iii) That means is used to visit Earth, and that the aliens choose, for whatever reason, to routinely mutilate herd animals.
originally posted by: mirageman
a reply to: 2012newstart
Reagan's UN speech should have been enough for Disclosure to take place
I think you have totally misinterpreted what Reagan was talking about.
30 or more, after discoveries of undeniable artifacts on Moon and Mars, and even signals (WOW) are needed for the political class to admit the obvious
What undeniable artefacts?
Of course the hypothesis of overnight descent of UFOs over all major cities in the world is on the table too. But frankly, it is more believable They will choose a host nation(s).
I saw 'V' back in the 80s and Independence day but where are you getting these ideas from.
Sorry if English is not your first language but you've totally lost me.
"What could be more alien to the universal aspirations of our peoples than war and the threat of war?"
The full text is here : www.reagan.utexas.edu...