| Subject: Re: Whitley Strieber on Peter Jennings UFO programme |
| From: fresh |
| Date: 27/02/2005, 00:54 |
| Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors,alt.paranet.ufo,alt.conspiracy |
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 17:52:37 -0700, The_Sage <The_Sage@msn.com> wrote:
Reply to article by: "Geoff Blackmore" <geoff_184@(removethispart)xtra.co.nz> Date written: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:45:08 +1300 MsgID:<i3%Td.4633$1S4.515564@news.xtra.co.nz>The Scum Rises: Peter Jennings on UFOs Friday February 25th, 2005 By Whitley Strieber ( http://www.unknowncountry.com/journal/ )The much heralded ABC special on UFOs has come and gone. Predictably, it was more of the same, a large number of lies sprinkled with a few truths. At least it wasn't as relentlessly negative as such programs have generally been in the past. But people like Peter Jennings and his producers are cursed with the belief that they can understand-or already do understand-what they are looking at. The reality is that the UFO phenomenon is the most complex event in history, and a cursory examination of its surface by a few overworked and ill-informed television producers is not going to succeed in any way whatsoever to come to any truth about it. They are filled with belief in their own competence, however. The result is that their efforts become an exercise in hubris. They end up making judgements based on inadequate information because they believe that what they have gathered is sufficient. But it is not sufficient, it only fulfills their expectations and serves their assumptions. That's always where they stop, and it's never enough.Ever hear of the term "sour grapes"? This is a perfect example of that.
What did you win, dumb ass? You've shot yourself in the ass. Welcome to the Brave New World. Care for some SSRI's?
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