Subject: Re: Naked skepticism or why debunkers are ALWAYS clothed!
From: Garry Bryan
Date: 22/07/2003, 21:40
Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors,alt.paranet.ufo,sci.skeptic

In alt.alien.visitors neepy <dsutherland7@hotmail.com> wrote:
: Garry Bryan <garry@soco.agilent.com> wrote in message news:<1058819589.346579@cswreg.cos.agilent.com>...

:> 
:> If you claim that there are aliens and produce one, how is that any more 
:> "extraordinary" than stating there are white bears and producing one?

: Because we already know that white bears exist.  You being able to
: "produce one" would be interesting, but not extraordinary.  If you
: could "produce" a genuine alien, that WOULD be extraordinary.  Don't
: you agree?  Would your reaction to seeing a genuine ET be no different
: to seeing a polar bear in your local zoo?

It is only easier to produce the evidence of a white bear as compared to an 
alien being. . .if I only produced the hide of a white bear you would test it
and try to see that it is genetically similar to a bear and not dyed white, 
but naturally white <actually the polar bears fur is clear, but that it moot
for the discussion> . ..if I produced the hide of an alien being you would
still be compelled to perform the same tests. . .the evidence isn't 
extrordinary, but the consequences of it being true are. . .

Garry