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Ad hominem is one of the best known of the logical and systematic fallacies usually enumerated in introductory logic and critical thinking textbooks. Both the fallacy itself, and accusations of having committed it, are often brandished in actual discourse (see also Argument from fallacy). As a technique of rhetoric, it is powerful and used often because of the natural inclination of the human brain to recognize patterns.
The first premise is called a 'factual claim' and is the pivot point of much debate. The contention is referred to as an 'inferential claim' and represents the reasoning process. There are two types of inferential claim, explicit and implicit. The fallacy does not represent a valid form of reasoning because even if you accept both co-premises, that does not guarantee the truthfulness of the contention. This can also be thought of as the argument having an un-stated co-premise.
In this example, the un-stated co-premise "everything that A claims is false" has been included, and the argument is therefore now a valid one. However in the ad hominem fallacy the un-stated co-premise is always false, thereby maintaining the fallacy- just as wearing boots isn't a bad thing, yet many Nazis wore boots. Note that this does not imply that the contention "eugenics is a bad idea" is false, but merely that it is un-supported by the pattern of reasoning below it.
Attack the character
"As for the possiblity of benevolent Reptilians, this has been circumstantially suggested by The Lacerta Files, The Convoluted Universe Book Two (Cannon, 2005, pp. 272-300), and television shows like V: The Miniseries and Stargate SG-1 where fifth columinists worked within the ranks of negative aliens to subvert their control. If benevolent Reptilians exist, they would likely keep a very low profile." (Anon. comment)
this is an interesting read... and very well researched. However "Lacerta" contradicts herself.
She says, and I quote, "I'm interested to see how your species will react if you make the truth (which I will tell you now) public. I'm quite sure everyone of you will refuse to believe my words, but I hope I'm wrong, because you need to understand if you want to survive the coming years."
This indicates that she wishes the truth of her species, the history of the earth, the history of humanity etc to be public knowledge and know to all.
But then she says, and again, I quote: "You must understand, that I can't give you permission to make photos of me or of my equipment. This has various reasons, which I want not to discuss with you further, but one of the reasons is the keeping up of the secrecy of our existence,..."
This indicates that she DOES NOT want this information to go public.
So which is it? She wants us to know but she doesn't want us to know?
BS!!!
Lacerta Files BS
Some of it I found rather interesting - such as us being in the 7th incarnation of evolution. What I thought was interesting about that was that the architect in The Matrix sequels said the same thing about the wars with Zion. I wonder if that's where they got the inspiration for that parallel?
Lacerta Files BS
nim said...
somewhere between like 70-90% through The Holographic Universe (Talbot) I think (may be other source) there was this OBE/NDE:er who went through to the afterlife place? anyway, along with accounts of how he saw himself there there were these reptilian, dragonlike beings that came from within him? who told him about how they were the creators of mankind how they had designed us and our DNA or such (can't remember clearly). Then he or someone spoke of this with an indigenous shaman (was it a kahuna?) who purportedly laughed and said "they always say that".
Seems like to shamans it's both known of and nothing new.
Lacerta Files BS
Originally posted by Indigo_Child
reply to
Thanks Macram. The irony with SSnaga is he knows it is a hoax, but how he knows it is as unfalsifiable as the files themselves, and infinitely lacking in support. That is he knows because he's met a shapeshifting reptile being himself and knows what is true because he has trascended the ordinary puny human mind? Funny.
Originally posted by Indigo_Child
[from Lacerta Files]
You remember this business of copper fusion? By means of the fluctuation at the right angle with the induced radiation field, copper is fused with other elements. (The illusion of matter is fused, the fields in the sphere of influence overlap each other, but the main force would be reflected by that process and would assume a quasi-bipolar character.) The resulting connection and the field would therefore not be stable in the normal condition of matter and unsuited for tasks. As a result, the entire field spectrum is shifted to a higher plasma-like condition, whereby the spectrum comes together with this harsh shifting to the opposite pole side —the word is NOT correct— of the force field and it resembles quite closely a gravitational shift. This shifting causes a "tilting" of the repulsing quasi-bipolar force, which now no longer flows to the interior of the force field, but rather flows partly to the exterior of the field. The result is an inter-stratifying reflective force field which is very difficult to modulate within certain technical boundaries in relation to its own characteristics. It can also carry out a multiplicity of tasks, as for example, causing massive flying objects to be levitated and maneuvered.
"From the text of the Vimaanika Shastra it is apparent that mercury, copper, magets, electricity, crystals, gyros and other pivots, plus antennas, are all part of at least one kind of Vihmana. The recent resurgence in the esoteric and scientific [note by ss,naga: matches my physics-metaphysics] use of crystals is interesting in the context of the Vimannika Shastra. Crystals, mani in Sanskrit, are apparently as integral a part of the vimanas as they are today in a digital watch. It is interesting to note here that the familiar Tibetan prayer Om Mani Padme Om, is an invocation to the Crystal (or jewel) inside the Lotus (of the mind)."
("Vimana Aircraft of Ancient India & Atlantis," David H.. Childress)
Spiritual Perception
This mystic art to penetrate
And see the hidden truth within
Is a spirit-soul perception
Of sacred holy origin.
No action of the human mind
Or intellectual reasoning
Can teach the truths of spirit spheres
To a worldly understanding.
(Tablets of AETH, T.H.Burgoyne)
Originally posted by SS,Naga
reply to post by Malcram
You're Indigo_child's friened, and concur (apparently), with anything he says. That's how the ad-hominem attacks work best: two attacking character, when neither can support their premise adequately:
Just because you choose to 'blindly accept' does not make the lacerta files authentic. Some info is, as said: based on metaphysics.
Fact is, there are no authenticators, or proofs of forgery, so you may believe all you want
you two work as tag-team disinfo agents
1) Refutation by Stewart Swerdlow, author of "Montauk - the Alien Connection," and reptilian experiencer.
Post #8
Hi there William and Richard,
The Lacerta Files have largely been doctored.
Yes many Draconian Reptilians have been captured by the One World Government and Illuminati and are kept at Deep Underground Military Bases in America however the Lacerta Files do have some half truths but almost all of it is faked information.
No Draconian Reptilian would converse with a Human unless they were very high up in the One World Government and were totally under Illuminati control and were doing their bidding.
Alot of the information in the Lacerta Files can be gleened from other sources anyway.
Take care.
hyperspace cafe (thread)
Originally posted by SS,Naga
reply to post by Malcram
Fighting fire with fire, is what it's called. Few on ats understand what an ad-hominem attack is. I'm supposed to allow this...I didn't start it, but I recognize it's efficacy. It's how arguments are falsely won.
And because I don't believe the lacerta files are a genuine interview with a female reptilian, and happen to know everything that is said in them are freely addressed by others on many sites/books, I can't indicate such?
I have already stated the information is recondite, and one needs years of metaphysical knowledge, and some familiarity with the data available on the www, to make an educated opinion. Indigo derides any others who potentially have that knowledge...only he and 'his gifted metaphysical knowledge' say what limits human knowledge may attain.
He's a load of crap.
I admit I cannot prove the interviews are false, just in my opinion
Also, I state that the information 'related' in them are available from many sources
You deride that because you don't (can't?) understand it, but that does not make it false.
Poor indigo, thinks this is great, rare knowledge, because it's so real: "I know it is, I know it is; I do believe, I do believe."
Originally posted by SS,Naga
Stop saying inidgo don't: he's stated he thinks the lacerta files are authentic...can you even read, or did you gloss over that for convenient comfort?
Originally posted by Indigo_Child
reply to post by LogicalResponse
Have you cross-posted?
Originally posted by LogicalResponse
So, has anyone been able to figure out whether or not this ludicrous looking video is real or not?