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Originally posted by Arken
From Albuquerque in New Mexico, Charles Hall, Nuclear Phisicist, during an interview on "Yahoo!7 TV Channel", he made an amazing claim: he worked with Alien Beings in US military base in 1960'. au.tv.yahoo.com...
edit on 28-3-2013 by Arken because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by yamammasamonkey
So, this guy was a low ranking enlisted "weather boy", and he was the only one allowed to interact with these space aliens for a three year period. I doubt it.
Originally posted by usernamealreadytaken
Wright Patterson AFB has a "foreign technology" division. Not even people with a TS TK clearance are allowed.
Originally posted by Brighter
Originally posted by draknoir2
The fact that he earns "a few thousand bucks" writing books on the topic is just one more reason for increased scrutiny.
Originally posted by Hopechest
I haven't checked yet but I will guarantee he has a book for sale.
How ironic isn't it?
Originally posted by ManFromEurope
And look, you can buy his book, too!
Originally posted by wmd_2008
He has written 3 books
This argument has been expounded over and over as though it actually means anything, and I'd like to point out that it's a simple logical fallacy. It's a basic ad hominem attack, intended to suggest something about this man's character, without addressing the actual claims being made. It could also be seen as an example of a Red Herring fallacy, simply diverting attention away from the actual issue.
These are old debunker tricks, and as usual, rest on irrational grounds.
The fact that someone profits from something is no more an argument against the content of what they're saying, as the fact that Stephen Hawking sells millions of books is an argument against the cosmological claims he makes in those books. And James Randi, because he too sells untold numbers of books, would as a result also be a fraud (actually, I'm confident he is a fraud, but for independent reasons). Either way, it's a childish argument.
In fact, it's not even an argument, but rather an expression of emotion.
People making such invalid attacks are doing nothing more than expressing their 'feelings' and 'gut reactions'. And I hope I don't have to point out that your feelings don't constitute a valid argument. I'd simply point out that there are likely other forums out there, probably self-help based, in which it would be appropriate to talk about ones feelings and intuitions.
Originally posted by draknoir2
It's a statement of fact and a logical reason to question his already bizarre and highly suspect claims.
Originally posted by TheKeyMaster
I think the entire alien angle is a creation of our government to hide info they want to hide... it's all theater. Which is also why this site is so focused on it... it's by design.
Originally posted by Brighter
And it's hilarious how the "burden of proof" never applies to you, but as the actual laws of logic don't apply to you, I suppose that somewhat makes sense (?)
Originally posted by draknoir2
Originally posted by Brighter
And it's hilarious how the "burden of proof" never applies to you, but as the actual laws of logic don't apply to you, I suppose that somewhat makes sense (?)
What is hilarious is your persistent failure to understand why it is that the burden of proof does not apply to me when I am not the one making the wild claims.
I am confident this will continue to be a challenge for you and look forward to many more, overly verbose posts on the evils of skepticism.
Originally posted by draknoir2
I am confident this will continue to be a challenge for you and look forward to many more, overly verbose posts on the evils of skepticism.