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And you know this because he told you. Or was it because you followed him around and watched what he read right up until the moment he released his "thesis". Please, you know what you've been told.
Originally posted by kshaund
I do know that Robert never bothered with ANY new age type books - EVER - he couldn't stand them - since Sitchin was in every new age bookstore, I didn't question whether or not he'd read them -
And that is supposed to be evidence that Mr Morningsky is beyond questioning. OK.
and by the way, being an amateur writer I could not begin to read any one of Sitchins books and then piece together a story like the Terra Papers
- too much linguistics, too many name changes (Ea/Enki - Tiamat/Earth) so that (for me) gives Robert's work credibility... that as well as excursions to the desert with him and other researchers
Originally posted by theRiverGoddesswith some folks claiming it is hollow and 'rang like a bell for a long time' after a craft landed on it.....
Originally posted by welivefortheson
yes but what will earth be like in a 1000 or 50000 years time,a rather larger prize you would think?.
Originally posted by atlasastro
And you know this because he told you. Or was it because you followed him around and watched what he read right up until the moment he released his "thesis". Please, you know what you've been told.
Originally posted by kshaund
I do know that Robert never bothered with ANY new age type books - EVER - he couldn't stand them - since Sitchin was in every new age bookstore, I didn't question whether or not he'd read them -
And that is supposed to be evidence that Mr Morningsky is beyond questioning. OK.
and by the way, being an amateur writer I could not begin to read any one of Sitchins books and then piece together a story like the Terra Papers
- too much linguistics, too many name changes (Ea/Enki - Tiamat/Earth) so that (for me) gives Robert's work credibility... that as well as excursions to the desert with him and other researchers
Umm....ok, his story is credible because he claims he doesn't read sitchin, because he claims he wrote it in '66. The Terra papers are poorly written with many fictional contempary sci-fi themes and imagery in it. Oh, yeah but it was written in 66. Oh and it was a thesis too.
Sitchin is just one example of how people have used existing archeological evidence from ancient cultures to support the ET hypothesis mainly due to the fact that they have nothing else. Crop circles are like UFO's. We see them, but we don't know who or what makes them. Those that believe in the ET explanation again use this as overwhelming proof tht ET's exist without every showing ET's.
Just another religion. A belief in Aliens, and their alien miracles(ufo's, divine messages=terra papers, crop circles.....hmmm)
BelieveintheAlienReligion
Originally posted by theRiverGoddess
If OOBE is really of interest to you....that big thread is PRICELESS
No appology necessary. My point is that Mr Morning Sky can say whatever he likes about how and when he wrote the terra papers, all he has is a story. Those that use it to support their beliefs in ET's have to place faith in Mr Morning Sky, and his story. Faith.
Originally posted by kshaund
My apologies - I have no idea what point you're trying to make - I can only give my experiences.
Well as you believe in being open minded, you must see the value in any point of view. As you are most welcome to dismiss my view as irrelevant, can i not make the same claim of irrelevance to Mr Morning Sky' claim that he wrote his "thesis" in '66 and has never been influenced by alternative archeological interpretations(Sitchin) and Contemporary Science Fiction(both heavily present in the Terra papers....which this thread is about).
Whether you believe them or not is irrelevant to me (and this thread).
I am afraid at the moment it is, but my view is only based on the evidence. So lets have a look at the religiosity of the Terra Papers than. We have a man recounting a story of an Alien encounter, detailing the plight of Humanity. That these words may lead to the salvation of an enslaved peoples.....hmmm, as Mr Morning Sky has no other evidence other than his story, you must place faith in Mr Morning Sky. You have to Believe Mr Morning Sky on his story only. Faith in the story. Religion.
It is not a religion to believe in aliens
And that would put aliens along side these species at the moment: Big Foot, The Loch Ness Monster, Angels, Dragons, Unicorns.
anymore than its a religion to believe in undiscovered species on earth.
Yes it is. I totally agree with you. But i think that what separates us on this thread is that I do not accept the Terra Papers as Truth. I would hazard a guess that you do, and that you base that belief on your experiences with Mr Morning Sky, and by what he has said. I do not have the same faith in Mr Morning Sky as you.
Well It is about pursuing truths wherever they lead, and if you can provide a better one, I'm all ears.
Well, perhaps it is more scepticism. Am i to blindly accept the words of a man who offers a story. One that has many flaws in it. One not supported by any other evidence. Words reportedly written in '66, yet strikingly similar to many other individual works.
Your non-belief in aliens is what? Opposite of religious dogma?
It is quite often that all we get here on ATS, in relation to this topic and others in relation to Aliens existence, is good people like yourself questioning my objections to your faith. And all the while espousing open-mindedness.
"If our opponent believes nothing of revelation, there is no longer any means of proving the articles of faith by reasoning, but only of answering his objections—if he has any—against faith".
Me too, but you have defended these papers, which is not a problem for me, nor should it be for anyone else. As it should also be no problem when I question your beliefs in Mr Morning Sky' claims, especially when you only offer personal testimony of Mr morning Star' character in relation to his claims, which you did do.
I'm only interested in learning, not defending anyone or their work.
Well, lets look at the facts. The facts at the moment are: that the Terra papers are a story told by a man who claims it was told to him by his Grandfather. They are the facts. Supposing they may be correct is like saying that Revelations may be Dead on. More religious coincidence.
Say what you like and it doesn't change the fact that the Terra Papers might just be dead on (pardon the punn).
The "oh yeah" is more exasperation, than accusation. Am i to base my beliefs in relation to the Alien existence defined in the Terra papers purely on Mr Morning Sky's poorly written story. Backed by your character reference.
So why the "oh yeah" it was written in 1966 and "oh yeah" it was his thesis too. Are you calling Mr. Morning Sky a liar? Or me?
Faith based belief= religion. Can i not question the source of this threads topic, in this case the Terra Papers and Mr Morning Sky. Can you please explain to me how and what has been produced here on this thread, and how I, by merely expressing my own beliefs in relation to the Terra Papers, am being counter-productive on a public forum that asks users to deny ignorance.
And have no idea why, if that's what you're doing or for what possible reason, seems counter-productive to me. What's your problem with other peoples experiences (and beliefs). Belief does not make religious.
And where did i say that it was fact. This is what i said.
Nor does UFOs and divine messages equal Terra Papers as you tried to state as fact.
quote by atlasastroJust another religion. A belief in Aliens, and their alien miracles(UFO's, divine messages=terra papers, crop circles.....hmmm)
Either there are aliens, or there are not, period.
This does not prove anything other than that there are UFO's. Period. When one lands and Mr Morning Skys friends jump out, come and tell me to stop questioning, and i will. Period.
Either there are UFOs, or there are not, period.
Yes. But at what point do you entertain something like the Terra papers as being True and possible, and the reality that it may just be a story? At the moment my mind is open to it being a story, but that is just on the evidence I have. Those that are open to it being true and possible base that on their available evidence which supports their beliefs.
Either you are open minded, or you are not, period.
Well, i do have good reasons. To say that his story is undeniably true would only invite scoffs. You want to silence the scoffs, make people gasp with the Truth, real evidence, undeniable stories, impenetrable proof. The Terra papers and Mr Morning Sky are non of these. They aren't even close.
Either you have a better reason to scoff at answers given to questions, or you don't', period.
I do know that Mr Morning Sky had been actively giving talks, seminars, convention appearances from around 1995-97 to keep a promise, his "one year promise". His main claim and work is the Terra Papers. I know he has researched alot of ancient history and he gives an alternative account for many aspects of ancient history that help support his Terra Papers, Are interpretations evidence, are writing books and talking about your interpretations in relation to a story passed on by your grandfather any more likely to make your original story true. Should it not stand alone if it is true.
Originally posted by kshaund
What you probably don't realize is Robert has written many books and done workshops 14 hours long talking about all the history etc. - when you only have the Terra Papers, it is more difficult, I understand - which is why I went to Phoenix to find out for myself. And I left my family of three children to do so, it was that important - to me.
That is pretty cool, at least you are lucky enough to have people share your passion for these fringe topics. 5000 books. I am not being condescending, but is that supposed to be significant, the University i attended has hundreds of thousands, and a faculty of Archeology with its own Libarary, so i can support my view that way too. It has no meaning other than to claim that Mr Morning Sky used 5000 books, and 6 people from around the Globe, whom you admit are Hard-core, not impartial. Its like saying the author of the Bible has read 5000 books with six hard-core priests interpreting those same archeological to suit there own beliefs. Surely you can concede that.
So all I can offer after my time with Robert and his family and a few hard-core researchers from across the globe (about 6 of us) is my opinion (not faith). Everyone there researched everything we could - he had a library of over 5000 books on everything non-fiction that he drew from for all his other writings, which again, aren't generally available at the moment.
lets hope so.
He is putting up a new website soon (hurray!) and is making some public presentations again in the very near future after not being public for nearly a decade.
I will await these studies and scientific principle, but i believe Mr Morning Sky may be jumping on the Band Wagon again, as the last few years has seen a surge in interest in the Likes of Ike etc. I believe we will see the same rehashed material that he gave us in the Terra Papers. In fact, I'll wager my house on it. There will be nothing difinitive, nothing new, just speculative interpretations. I mean, an extrordinary claim requires extrodinary evidence, don't you agree.
Many new works will be published there (and I hope his older work, too) - he just forwarded one ten page, referenced paper he wrote for his website and I offer the final paragraph here:
Quote, August 2006, Robert Morning Sky:
"We will suggest during the course of the studies on this website that there are, in fact, extraterrestrial beings and that they have been visiting our planet for some time. We will offer several studies on scientific principles which we believe support our position."
No problem then.
I did not intend to accuse you of trying to derail anything (!) nor do I believe that's your intention - its just that I did start a thread called Terra Papers, I Was There (this one is just that they're available) which is why I commented as I did in that regard.
Well if you want some facts in rlation to the topic of Aliens and the religious nature of these beliefs, i can only point you here....Here.
"A belief in Aliens, and their alien miracles(UFO's, divine messages=terra papers, crop circles" is stated as a fact - eg, 1 + 1 = 2 is a fact (true) - 1 + 1 = 3 not a fact (false). A belief in aliens does not equal terra papers (and crop circles).
You can see air, when it blows you feel it, you feel it when you breath it, Science can clearly show you that air exists. Can we do this with ET's, or the Aliens described in the Terra Papers? If words like faith and belief don't mean anything, then you should have no problem with me using them.
I still disagree with this - I believe in air and can't see it but have faith it's there every breath - doesn't make it a religion. I have faith the food I eat will satisfy my hunger. My point is using words like faith and belief don't mean anything because they are just that - faith and belief.
I agree, but i also believe that they are also culturally significant and important historical references when we look at the progression and development of beliefs. Especially say if one was to believe that the Terra Papers are evidence of Science and technology influencing society so much so that societies are forced to update old traditional ideologies to fit them into a climate that is heavily difined within scientific and technological paradigms.
The Terra Papers should be taken or left as the reader decides. Many people find it fills in years of questions (like myself), others are like yourself and others won't even touch them in the first place.
Well, i guess you are making my point, you can always find a book to support your beliefs. Here is a definition that supports mine.
The word religion is defined (Canadian dictionary) as: 1. belief in God or gods 2. the worship of God or gods 4 a particular system of religious belief and worship (Christian religion, Moslem religion) 4. a matter of conscience (praying religiously; keeping house clean religiously) None of these fit your context here (in my opinion).
dictionary.reference.com...
1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
How is this any different to say a belief in God, or re-incarnation. people have virtually no experience with these, they get their big questions answered. See the parallels. how is your beliefs diferent. How are your beliefs unreligious.
My contact with et's is virtually non-existant so all I have to go on is forty years of trying to find out "why we're here" and this is where it lead me and where I felt (finally) I had some real answers to the biggest questions out there.
I have heard a few people within the Feild say that he is a very likeable guy, i have no problem with you or anyone else liking Mr Morning Sky. I cannot agree with you though on his status as a brilliant writer, but we can have different tastes and still eat at the same table.
It is/was my journey and experience. What I can say ..... and there he is.
Quote by Robert Morning Sky.
In every workshop, lecture and address, I always begin by advising the audience that I am a "Nobody"...That one must not accept what I say, That I must be challenged and that I must have my work examined carefully. Truth is not an exercise in Faith. Truth is not based on its messenger...Truth stands alone, regardless of who may express it.
I am sorry to here of your diagnosis, and wish you all best in living and coping with MS.
Originally posted by kshaund
Hi again Atlas-
As an explanatory note - I too (as one other poster in your other thread explained) now have cognitive issues as I diagnosed with MS about 4 years ago....
That was my whole point, interpretation depends on alot of things. He has 5000 books to use to support the Terra Paper, that is all it means to me. It does not make them any truer than when he just had the Terra Papers in my humble opinion. And remember, the Terra Papers are not an Idea, they are a Claim of direct Alien Contact and an exchange of information which Mr Morning Sky claims is the Hiddens history of earth.
At the risk of sounding defensive rather than explanatory , a personal collection of 5000 books hardly compares to a universities collection - and it depends on "what books" are in the collection as to their value...
I do believe that a belief in Aliens and Abduction experience at the moment has many religious characteristics and similarities. It is new and growing, so to compare all of it to more popular and established religions(ie religious wars etc) is valid, but the fact that no wars have been fought over this growing ideaology dose not exclude it from having a religious nature. BTW, people have died for believing in Aliens and practicing a belief in those aliens(Hale Bopp ring any bells). We are seeing more organised groups that express a specific belief in Being apparently far superior to us, that can help us, may save us, or herald a new era for humanity, yet these groups cannot show us these aliens anymore that the catholic church can show us God. Can you see the resemblence. These observable similarities and characteristic are what i base my beliefs on.
And I really don't understand if you are trying to indicate alien abductions are a new religion or not - so I will just state again from my perspective that pursuing truths doesn't = religion - it equals pursuing truths. To me religion = dogma (an unbending belief many will carry to wars and personal death to defend or inflict their beliefs). My beliefs do indeed bend and change, so I do not believe I am part of any religion anywhere - I do not have co-members or a common belief/goal to share with others, only my own and if they are similar, that's all it is, similar.
I think that just because science says alien life is possible, some how people who believe in superior alien life think it sits outside of religion, but my belief is that due to science and technology hypothesising this possibility, people update old traditional views of Gods etc with this "possibility", not the fact that they exist, but a faith in it being possible, given the cultural influence in Pop and Mainstream Culture(which I think the Terra Papers is part of) and Science and Technology, people then attribute experiences to this new possibility which is what we see with alien abductions.
To be a religion requires more than being a seeker - to me it means someone has stopped looking and settled into a nice, comfortable paradigm shared with others of like-mind or (in the case of abductions, I suppose), like experiences.
It is funny that you mention Books. As the Bible is a book, so is the Koran, in fact most religions are written down and handed on, and most religions are now investigated by retracing history and looking through disciplines like linguistic and archeology to find supporting evidence as stated in these books and others. So here we have more similarities. There are also many groups studying Religion in general, NAASR, CSSR...just two good ones to look up as they have great books lists. I think you should look at what defines religions and then compare the growing belief in aliens.
Personally, I find more value in trying to trace our past through books and other documented work than people's beliefs (all aliens are us in the future, etc.). Terra Papers was Roberts work going back in our history to try....
This is how many people feel about God and organisations that grow around a belief in God, Catholic Church, Evangelists, Extremist Muslims...in these three examples i can point to individuals within a belief system who deceive or manipulate, or misinterpret the words of a book, and those that place a belief in that book etc., can you see the resemblance with a belief in aliens and the Terra Papers. Just because your belief is not some how an acceptable norm or group related activity does not make it non-religious in nature. And as you pointed out earlier, you belief answers a lot of big questions for you.
Do I believe it all 100 percent? No. It fluctutes as the information does. I'm just trying to keep up to all the deceptions, misinterpretations, misunderstandings, poor communication, outright lying, etc. etc. that pervade the shreds of 'potential' truths.
The only way a belief in Alien life far superior to ours, that has been influencing us etc. will avoid being compared to religion, is if these beings make themselves known to all of us, not just the believers. That is just my feeling.
I've always had a feeling (like my earliest pre-school memories) that there's something very, very off about this existence and since that time I put my hands on everything I could read, watched everything I could and talked to whoever I though had value to add (or detract). It's an on-going process and doesn't stop! If it does, THEN I believe it's a real risk becoming a 'religion'.
You make a great point, which the likes of Ike and co. fail to explain adequately, if you ask me. It is also interesting to note that since the late 1940's when the UFO and Alien reports first started, the greatest numbers in regards to contact and activity have been near times of great social fear and crisis.....so are some people now praying to aliens to answer mans woes, are they now getting messages from these superior beings where once it was God, Angels or spirits. There has been alot of activity over the last 7 years has there not. Ike is Back from his disasterous 70's period with Mr Wogan, and Mr Morning Sky seems keen to get back in the mix. Interesting!
I'd have to say for a prison planet, it is incredibly beautiful and wondrous and for that I'm grateful - the system sucks, always has, and likely always will - and that's the most disheartening revelation I've ever experienced, that higher beings are no better than us and manipulate and enslave for their own gain and that's just not good enough for me -
When i mean rehash, i mean the Mr Morning Sky has rehashed other peoples ideas and works. I do not believe he wrote it in 66. He only appears in 95.That is just my belief. I believe his new stuff will be just as unoriginal as the Terra Papers. I guess I'll have to wait for the Website.
In regards to the comment about his work re-hashing the Terra Papers - it's my take that the story in the Terra Papers is the point -
The Terra Papers are real or they are not. You have to form a belief on what is available. As there is no definitive proof other than the Terra Papers, you must act on a faith in the Papers. The fact that Mr Morning Sky needs to look into history to support the Terra Papers are proof that the Papers themselves do not Stand Alone as a Truth. So the papers are open to speculation and interpretation. You have place a belief in them without proof. That is Faith.
"IF" the Terra Papers are true, then what is a bigger picture than having been created and controlled mentally, physically, financially and spiritually by a race of cold-blooded beings as old as time...? Sorry, I just don't get the point of saying it's probably Terra Papers rehashed - to me the Terra Papers are the story - everything else is just details....
Originally posted by atlasastro
Originally posted by kshaund
Hi again Atlas
You make a great point, which the likes of Ike and co. fail to explain adequately, if you ask me. It is also interesting to note that since the late 1940's when the UFO and Alien reports first started, the greatest numbers in regards to contact and activity have been near times of great social fear and crisis.....so are some people now praying to aliens to answer mans woes, are they now getting messages from these superbeings.....
I'd have to say for a prison planet, it is incredibly beautiful and wondrous and for that I'm grateful - the system sucks, always has, and likely always will - and that's the most disheartening revelation I've ever experienced, that higher beings are no better than us and manipulate and enslave for their own gain and that's just not good enough for me -
Originally posted by kshaund
Guess that takes the discussion to another place entirely - how much power does thought have - ? Obviously lots - is it omnipotent? Hmm always so much more to question I try not to get bogged down in the details... Regards - K.
We have a saying "you are what you eat" and this holds true when we receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. We eat Jesus' flesh and we become like Him who is eternal life. Jesus said unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you shall not have life within you (John 6:52). He truly desires to impregnate us with his flesh and blood, to purify us so that we become like Him.