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originally posted by: Snarl
originally posted by: boncho
originally posted by: Snarl
a reply to: boncho
LOL
Really?
It's literally the exact same, in parallel, as the way it was being framed, no?
No. C'mon man. We tag our animals as a sign of ownership. We don't want anyone else coming around and saying they are theirs. Such a stretch. I grew up on a farm for crying' out loud.
originally posted by: boncho
a reply to: zazzafrazz
I don't know about that, I travel the world often to just explore and observe and learn
This is a good point for a variety of reasons. Some of the arguments are:
"came so far, but crashed here? pfft"
Yes. And we have science vessels. We also have Command Ships, and we also have dinghies. There's also time-travel, think of two of the same ship, coming out at the same point in space-time. There is also radar-which, given the reported telepathic nature of the ETs, may very well be like a flash grenade to them.
They came millions of light-years in our giant universe to see us, surely there's better stuff out there!
Is there? We would travel millions/billions/trillions of miles to see another species, post a "multi-generational trip to Alpha-Centuri" see how many sign up---bet it's more +1000. Also if they did indeed seed us, gene-splice us, were our past 'gods' than it only makes sense they return---on that note, why is the Vatican one of (if not the) largest owners of telescopes and observatories?
I think some already have the full story.
And your animal tag photo kinda weakens your point. We put the same kind of tags on the same spot... See that consistency thing again.
ETA: Many of the scoop marks could be what's called contracted scars, or box scars... A quick image search yields similar results to what we see in the pictures, but again, they're all different, if they're takeing tissue samples, and again, I would expect consistency.
A hernia operation is quite a bit different to putting a small implant in somewhere.
I'm sure a meta-analysis on the types of scars would prove more reliable than a handful of cherry picked ones.
Not sure what your point is here? Are they all different types of hernia operation scars, showing that they're all different?
It's called greed and an unquenchable lust for power. They are blind in their delusions of immortality and playing some kind of God. Consequences are disregarded and we will never get real transparency, ever. If what you say is true then you know what's at stake. Are they even of their own minds anymore? I've noticed some creepy eye issues with some, and many with certain outside affiliations sure seem markedly more stressed than usual even for election season. Chaotic times by any measure. They mock us all but the biggest joke will be on them in the end.
originally posted by: boncho
a reply to: BeefNoMeat
More or less outlined in this post.
What personal experiences I may have or not have had, I wouldn't say, nor would it matter anyway. Should I have an uncle in the intelligence service & on his deathbed he provided me with absolute conclusive proof that there were very certain/specific, truths behind the UFO/Alien topic, and relayed back a long history of events, with new insight explaining why things happened, how they happened, etc---but even though they could provide very certain proofs, they wouldn't allow it to go anywhere else outside the room what good would it be here? What useful insights could it give anyone else? None. Zero. Zilch. Zip. Nada.
This is the paradox we've lived with for ~70 years now. ~500 or so whistleblowers have come forward to tell about truths within this topic, about underlying realities, but they have all been ignored or discredited. Instantly attacked for character and credibility. We are willfully blind. It's our fault the subject has remained hidden. The only answer, a very obvious, simple, answer...is: Disclosure. There are dozens of cases, dozens...which are known to have transpired with NASA/USAF/NAVY/ARMY/CIA/DIA/etc--involvement. People witnessed and catalogued the vehicles, they were interviewed by the agencies.
However, whether someone is abducted by (perceived) aliens, sees them zipping around, is allowed to see secret files, watches a real clip of hidden evidence, experienced the elements behind the cover-up first hand, whatever, their personal conviction does nothing to confirm it for other people. They do however present a circumstantial case. Circumstantial cases can provide legal conclusions and legal action. This topic has never been fairly presented in under law. Every attempt has been sidelined by subversive elements, ignored, suppressed, etc
The very fact this happened suggests there is something to this issue they need to keep hidden, for whatever reason they've deemed. They should not have the legal authority to do so. It's gotten out of hand. Past excuses are contradictory to modern realities. The 'Cold War' was often cited reason for deep classification, yet it ended. Before we could breathe, a new threat was invented. The Manufactured War on Terror
You can find the fingerprints of the cover-up towards UFOs/Aliens in the historical record now. Even the most mainstream sources (wiki for instance) notes that Sign, Grudge & Bluebook was a cover-up. They misrepresented data, forced people into lying, disavowing statements, threatened people politically/professionally-while this happened, not all the reports even made it into the study as national security cases were classified under JANAP147. The reasoning to publicly disavow UFOs even cited JANAP147 'We already classify serious cases under that anyway, so who cares about this?'---essentially.
The reason the original UFO studies happened to begin with, was because of public outcry about the issue. There were waves of mass sightings across the US at various time. Numerous solid accounts of UFO sightings, behaving beyond known physics, and even beings operating in & out of crafts.
While the USAF panels took a position to discredit the topic using 'debunkery & mockery throughout mass media, politicians, psychologists & scientists...' the CIA also had assets in every media outlet, while funding National Inquirer & Weekly World News, which further mocked issue blocked from the normal news outlets. Given events would not be reported until months-year after they happened, in tabloids, not only had they ceased to be "news", but they were then attached to 'silly-pages' so taking them seriously brought your sanity into question.
As the very deliberate cover up and distraction happened, then we had an effort to push applied psychology, in the realm of the 'skeptical-science' movement. Skeptic literally mean the opposite, its been co-opted to mean today. Sad indeed. Just a coincidence it happened precisely when the public attack on UFOs started. Just a coincidence it supports all mainstream thinking, and illogically attacks any counter-thought. Just a coincidence James Randi, grandfather (or 'uncle') to the movement, used fraud, by "planting" people to discredit. (Uri Geller later had associations with CIA come to light)
In Conclusion:
It really doesn't matter what made me "wake up" one day. Whether it was an actual event, a history passed on, some insight into a program, or a box of old files, or a deathbed confession. All of these things have been presented before, and the tell-tale bashing of the subject has only derailed any claims made. So we can only reflect on the true, documented events. With a new insight I went back over the entire history (and I still have more to go) but a very apparent coordinated effort comes to light looking at it objectively. The trashed the topic, while burring it, while attacking anyone who pursued it credibly, while mocking all proponents of serious debate. And this socially engineered effect they enacted rippled across the North America, global influence worldwide, supported/mimicked it in every country.
The only solution today is to simply disclose all the remaining files they refuse to open up. To "find" the "lost" files, to put into affidavits the "destroyed" histories. Any court of law could send you to life in prison, even death (in some states) for far less evidence than whats been presented for UFOs/Aliens---yet people treat it as though its a manifested hallucination & thats all its ever been. It's time to put up or shut up, people need to demand disclosure. There are no secrets that could warrant secrecy after 50-70 years. there should be none, in a so called 'free' and 'open' country/society so we have a major cognitive dissonance here. Once you reject that harmful state, a number of realities will open up to you.
The simple answer is disclosure though. Simple.
originally posted by: boncho
a reply to: southbeach
I have read all of Strieber's materials. And I think his "Communion Papers" book was one of the best, as he was getting more popular, people were sending similar experiences. To be honest, Strieber's account by himself means nothing and its easily dismissed. The reason Hopkins, Mack & Jacob's work is so profound, is because (whether people like to ignore it or not) they did employ probably the best protocols seen in abduction research. They also focused on trends and recurring themes, events, specific details, etc.
Because memories are being suppressed, it makes this topic very contentious. It's easy for people to dismiss it. I still recommend reading his stuff, but not until people finished with the work by the other three. People who are reserved, will not break down their socially-programmed bias until they see something that cannot be rationally explained. It's easier to dismiss Whitley because he approached it so many ways. Not to knock his researcher either, but the trio have a little more clout together.
The biggest problem with this kind of research, is it appears the ETs are implanting a memory of very wonderful, spiritual Aliens, who bring humans on board for great emotional and spiritual journeys. What the trio noticed, was that there were very traumatic memories beneath those, once accessed, everything was available. It came back as a flood of information, and they would then realize the 'love-peace-unity' stuff was a cover. Some people never get beyond that though. I think the reason the trio hit on it early on, is because they had more than a few who had seen psychiatrists/psychologists, (as well as Mack, a professor in the field) were aware there were emotional trauma (PTSD) so they pursued it until it surfaced. There are a few researchers who are happy with whatever answer given, and indeed, there is a problem with this research in that respect. The fact they had repeated, unsolicited key elements, across the board from a variety of people, some witnessed and recalled without hypnosis, lends much greater credibility.
The debate with Budd Hopkins between Mack is a perfect analysis and example of how the same events, the same happenings, lead to two different interpretations. Does it make the events any less real? No. Does it change the reliability of the data collected? No.
originally posted by: Puppylove
a reply to: one4all
And now we have more of why no one takes any of this seriously. Thanks for that.
What we have here are great questions, questions created by events and people and evidence. Questions are good.
We also have people discussing possibilities to answer these questions, possibilities are good.
Then here you come talking about this stuff like you have front row seats to the truth and going of a tangent like some kinda alien insider. You look like and make people asking the questions look like wackadoos by association.
There's two sides of extremes, the debunkers who just deny without reason, and the crazy who just blurt out whole bizarre paradigms as if it's fact and expect it to do anything but make them look completely insane.
We have questions, very good questions, backed by evidence, that deserve to be treated with and looked into with seriousness and respect.
So let's leave the paradigms out, and stick to the evidence and the questions that evidence presents.
I'm comfortable with I don't know on some things, can we not go the way of religion and fill the gaps where knowledge is lacking with make believe? Please? I'd rather uncover the truth, not make one up and present it as fact.
originally posted by: Puppylove
a reply to: one4all
If you've been abducted you've seen what they want you to see, with small glimpses of truth at best.
If I take your claim of abduction as truth, it still means nothing for you knowing the truth of alien abductions.
There's whole bunches of people just like you, with different stories, and different experiences, with some of the same and different aliens.
So when you come on here talking about what, why, how and who like you "KNOW" the facts, you're a fool.
If you came on with, "I've had experiences, memories of abductions, these are the things I experienced during these abductions, that lead me to believe this" your words would have more weight to me.
But no, instead, you think you're somehow that one special alien insider who knows the truth, just like every single other "alien insider" with different or conflicting stories.
I've little doubt abductions occur, I've little doubt there may be different alien species.
What I doubt is people claiming they know the full scoop.
Claiming you've been abducted isn't what makes you sound crazy. It's speaking on the inner workings of, and knowledge of aliens as if you're some kind of authority on the subject, which is silly, because in any alien abduction, you are by definition, not in a position of control.
Personally it seems to me, you all have conflicting experiences with some consistencies for a reason. The sooner you realize the aliens are most likely purposely doing it this way the sooner we have a chance of figuring out what's really going on. Assuming these experience are what they seem to be in the first place.
There's a clear and obvious deception going on if this is real. If you think you know the truth, you're most likely wrong, because as an abductee you're not in a position of authority to know it.
Many an abductee's life has been destroyed believing the lies told to them by their captors. Whole bunch of trickery going on.
Then again maybe those lives where destroyed cause there were no aliens in the first place. Hard to say.
But if you're truly an abductee, do all abductees and yourself a favor, question the authenticity of what your captors allow you to see and know.
I can't wait til more abductees start questioning what their captors show them or tell them. "So here I was taken from my home, and this beautiful alien chick showed me around her ship. They talked to me about how saddened they were about humanity and the wars and our nuclear bombs, how they wish we could learn love and peace like them so they could embrace us as brothers. Of course I didn't believe one lick of it. There's full of #, and there's full of #."
originally posted by: Puppylove
a reply to: one4all
There's a difference between experience and knowledge. The problem is you can't tell the difference.
You speak as if you have knowledge where only experience can exist.
Any interaction you've had with any being, human, alien or otherwise is limited by your perception. You've assuming we believe you, had experience with aliens where you perceived things. What you think you know is limited by your experience.
Once again my issue is you try to give yourself more authority than is reasonable.
If as you say you are an abductee then your exposure to the inner workings of aliens is limited by that perspective.
Therefore how can you know what's truly what when it comes to the aliens themselves?
Also I'd like you to clarify what you mean by overheard and remembered things you believe you weren't supposed to.
I'd like to understand how that works.
As for Abductees deserving to be taken seriously and get the help they need I'm a firm believer of that, same as any rape or torture victim.
Being a rape or torture victim gives the raped or tortured person no omniscient insight into the life and motivations of their attacker outside their experience however. They might overhear a few things, but still overall pretty much clueless of the rest of said attackers life, motivations, goals and dreams. They know what was done to them, what was said to them, and what was overheard. But as they aren't mind readers they know not why they were told something, if it's true, and whether they were truly not meant to overhear or remember something.
Believe it or not I'm not your enemy. I'm in the middle between debunkers and experiencers. Trying to bring rational thought to the discussion as it's sorely needed.
All I'm asking from you is to speak from experience, from perspective, and not claim knowledge you cannot possible possess. You've had experiences at most, that's it. Five people can have the exact same experience and each have a completely different perspective on it.
Tell us what you saw, what you experienced, and how it made you feel, what you feel it means. That's perspective. You keep trying to speak from a position of omniscience. That's the issue.
All you have presented are 'stories'. No proof. Just innuendo. Scoop marks? Artifacts found in the body? Those aren't even evidence, since they are explained quite well by conventional medical procedures.
Here's a crux; the reliability of the data is where we should be looking. Like I mentioned, Hopkins was only interested in the one narrative and dismissed the rest
A sample of a 100 people will include a number of people with personality disorders, brain lesions etc. How would Cannon, Jacobs, Hopkins et al identify them when they had no medical background at all?
Blood banks use fatter needles than doctors giving us inoculations and neither leave obvious scars; in most cases it's a small hole that fades in a day. In the case of our speculative aliens, their best work seems out-of-date and currently 1-2 decades behind us. Does that evidence correlate to the narrative of an advanced intelligence with the ability to cross the species gap and bend time and space?
originally posted by: boncho
a reply to: Kandinsky
Here's a crux; the reliability of the data is where we should be looking. Like I mentioned, Hopkins was only interested in the one narrative and dismissed the rest
My main point is that if you seek to debunk something, you will. If you seek to lie or hide truths, you can. If you wish to deceive yourself as well as millions of others, it's not only possible, it's done routinely!
You basically just stated you know more than a species that can cross the species gap and bend space and time. You know so much about their procedures that they wouldn't leave the types of scars and marks they do
This is the logic breakdown Im speaking about. We make excuses, and to remove one problem, which is generally quite cohesive, we attempt to invent 30 new problems. The real problem is we just ignore the entire topic.