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originally posted by: JackHill
originally posted by: Krakatoa
The incredible and boundless imagination of the human mind. That is how I explain beliefs without hard evidence and non-repeatable experiences.
Seriously, there's a disinformation campaign going on here or what? Boundless imagination? What the heck are you even talking about? 'Beliefs'? What beliefs? Witnesses testimonies is now a religion? Witnesses that will hold their version until their very deaths, witnesses that used to be regular folks, parents, family people, normal people, respected members of their communities. How about multiple witnesses that describe the same event? How about the radar echoes? How about the testimony of professional pilots, military personel, etc? How about the electrical disturbances and radiation effects related to some UFOs?
You don't get to dismiss ALL the cases because some idiots, like Adamski, Meier and others did their nasty work. That's a very irresponsible and lazy way on seeing things.
originally posted by: JackHill
originally posted by: RealTruthSeeker
What I don't understand is if they are here, what's up with the hiding? Why so silent? I'm not falling for the "we're not ready yet" crap. I don't expect them to land on the white house lawn, but you would think that some of these craft would always be in plain site. Besides, if they are so much more advanced than us why would they care if see them all the time. It's not like we can stop them or anything.
Why would you expect they make open contact? The point is, they do what we do, and all we can do, is speculate on the reasons. Maybe some folks on the government know a bit more than we do. Or do you honestlly believe they will not get involved after unknown spaceships violate your air space, abduct civilians against their will and display far beyond technology comparing to ours? Yeah, right, because the military stopped researching on UFOs after they finished Blue Book... makes perfect sense.
originally posted by: JackHill
originally posted by: Krakatoa
The incredible and boundless imagination of the human mind. That is how I explain beliefs without hard evidence and non-repeatable experiences.
Seriously, there's a disinformation campaign going on here or what? Boundless imagination? What the heck are you even talking about? 'Beliefs'? What beliefs? Witnesses testimonies is now a religion? Witnesses that will hold their version until their very deaths, witnesses that used to be regular folks, parents, family people, normal people, respected members of their communities. How about multiple witnesses that describe the same event? How about the radar echoes? How about the testimony of professional pilots, military personel, etc? How about the electrical disturbances and radiation effects related to some UFOs?
You don't get to dismiss ALL the cases because some idiots, like Adamski, Meier and others did their nasty work. That's a very irresponsible and lazy way on seeing things.
originally posted by: Krakatoa
a reply to: SuspiciousTom
AND, they leave their running lights on! I guess they couldn't figure out how to put an on/off switch on their interstellar FTL travel ships. How intelligent is that?
originally posted by: Krakatoa
Skeptic
- Rule out a planet by checking an astronomical database (i.e. Google Sky, etc..)
- Rule out a regular commercial airline by checking a flight database (i.e. FlightAware, etc...)
- Rule out an illumination of balloons or Chinese lanterns by seeing if there are any celebrations or holidays from other cultures occurring at that time
- Rule out a case of personal mental breakdown or hallucination by checking for other people reporting the same experience at the same time
- Bring it to ATS to discuss, explaining the steps taken to rule out the obvious causes...
Believer
- Determine it is an extraterrestrial visitor
- Bring it to ATS to discuss, only accept viewpoints that match your preconceived notions on the origin
- Claim disinformation when someone disagrees with your viewpoint
- Begin personal attacks on the person
Now, which one it the laziest here? Who makes the wild leap from observation to determination without investigating the obvious first?
originally posted by: draknoir2
originally posted by: Krakatoa
a reply to: SuspiciousTom
AND, they leave their running lights on! I guess they couldn't figure out how to put an on/off switch on their interstellar FTL travel ships. How intelligent is that?
So if a UFO is traveling faster than C and they turn on their headlights, what happens?
originally posted by: spinalremain
a reply to: tanka418
Take it easy.
The best UFOlogists are skeptics.
Skepticism is the only way to validate what we are seeing up in the sky.
Skepticism does not mean that one argues with a bias no matter what. It means to look at the evidence objectively and scientifically before jumping to a conclusion.
originally posted by: tanka418
The best UFOlogists are skeptics.
Anyone who is a true/real "ufologist" is not a skeptic, he is a scientist. And, while the word "skeptic" may be a part of descriptive text for this fellow; "skeptic" most certainly does not define him!
originally posted by: AdmireTheDistance
originally posted by: tanka418
Anyone who is a true/real "ufologist" is not a skeptic, he is a scientist.
"Scientist" must have a different meaning where you're from...
originally posted by: AdmireTheDistance
originally posted by: Emerys
a reply to: Legman
So 70,000 annual reports of UFO sightings are not evidence?
No, they are not. Most of those are misidentifactions, and the remaining few that are actually 'unknowns' are not conclusive. If there were actual, conclusive evidence, it would be on every television station and the front page of every newspaper on the planet.
originally posted by: tanka418
originally posted by: AnuTyr
a reply to: tanka418
if you are trying to compare this to aliens, then the difference is in your equipment and how they record.
Pray-tell, How do you record a species of Alien that can sap electronics of power. Teleport, And is never to far away from a spaceship that can Alter space and time? Do you plan on bringing a poloroid camera? Because that's about the only thing that will work, you know. Should you capture the right shot before they cloak or teleport out of view of the camera. Or they could just let you take a picture, Then abduct you and the camera and you would just be another missing person.
Oh gee, I don't know...empirical observation? You know that component of the ole scientific method?
And, there is absolutely no need for ET's spacecraft to alter space or time...
And no, equipment isn't an issue here, it is those who are expecting "miracle evidence"...those who expect there to be "definitive proof", or "beyond reasonable doubt". These people have unrealistic expectations of the available data, and typically refuse to accept what they can have. The old cry "no evidence" is typical of them, and of course; as they will not accept anything viable as "data" then there is no data...for them.
There is however, a plethora of "lesser data" which if collected and analyzed may just add up to the proof everyone seeks.
For instance; the OP attempted to use simple probability, logic and common sense to prove his point. The reality is that the probabilities are so great that his point actually does constitute "proof", simply because of the outrageous probabilities involved. Our skeptic corps can not accept this, even though IF those "odds" were taken to a professional book maker; he wouldn't touch that with anything...because it would be considered a "sure thing".
Even the most jaded and skeptical of scientists do not argue the point, because they know that life absolutely must exist outside of Earth...and that opinion doesn't even take into account the evidence of life outside of Earth...which again is plentiful.
Anyway the point I was trying to make is that this "witness testimony" is the same as any experiment report...sorry "Admirethedistance" you got that one wrong. This ignoring of "witness testimony" is yet another way the rabid pseudo skeptic attempts to ignore and discount the validity of viable data. It is this behavior that has stalled ufology and made this a virtually impossible thing to investigate.
And, I wish they would let me take a picture...because they wouldn't have the balls to abduct me!
originally posted by: JackHill
Seriously, there's a disinformation campaign going on here or what? Boundless imagination? What the heck are you even talking about? 'Beliefs'? What beliefs? Witnesses testimonies is now a religion? Witnesses that will hold their version until their very deaths, witnesses that used to be regular folks, parents, family people, normal people, respected members of their communities. How about multiple witnesses that describe the same event? How about the radar echoes? How about the testimony of professional pilots, military personel, etc? How about the electrical disturbances and radiation effects related to some UFOs?
4. Begin personal attacks on the person.
originally posted by: AdmireTheDistance
originally posted by: tanka418
Anyone who is a true/real "ufologist" is not a skeptic, he is a scientist.
"Scientist" must have a different meaning where you're from...