| Subject: Re: SETI and The Fermi Paradox |
| From: "Hagar" <hagen@sahm.name> |
| Date: 01/09/2009, 15:21 |
| Newsgroups: sci.skeptic,alt.atheism,sci.astro.amateur,alt.sci.seti,alt.astronomy |
"BradGuth" <bradguth@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 30, 8:50 am, "Chris.B" <chri...@mail.dk> wrote:
On Aug 30, 5:12 pm, "HVAC" <harlowcampb...@gmail.com> wrote:
Then I apologize.
Mirages. Tricks of light.
Go and look at the sightings in Mexico City
that has the ufo kook's panties in a bunch.
Looks like a mirage to me.
I think it's the NEW religion.
It seems that some humans have a need to be snookered.
If only it were that simple. How do you console those who have seen
the very unlikely passing low overhead when it is not even dark?
Lights in a the dark are very small beer indeed compared with daylight
observations which can reveal shadows, curves, perspective and
reflectivity. Night lights can be interpreted (or dismissed) in so
many different ways depending entirely on the skills, sobriety and
experience of the witness.
You can't even write off the daylight witness as a hoaxer if they have
no wish to publicly share their life-changing observation but must
learn to live with their barbed memories for the rest of their lives.
What if they were not alone at the time? This immediately closes down
all sorts of mental escape routes for the individual observer. He
becomes a victim of his own memories because he cannot deny them even
to himself. He becomes desperate to unburden the secret but terrified
of classifying the observations as reality. Reality is much too scary
to cope with because it opens up a potentially huge and nasty can of
alien worms. When the strange flying object is no longer just a metal
(Pandora's) box then the what, the who, the why, the how many and from
where, all begin to rear their ugly heads. Thank goodness for the
fabled "secret defence projects!" They must have saved the sanity of
many accidental UFO witnesses. Since they help to soften the gaping
maw of the terrifying unknown into something far more cosy and
acceptable. Particularly on those dark nights when that strange light
is flickering on the bedroom curtains. ;-)
The UFO crowd are their own worst enemy. Their lunacy makes serious
and experienced accidental observers of UFOs far less likely to report
their sightings. Without them it would be far more acceptable to
discuss these things openly. Because of the loons everything now
descends to retarded YouTube hoaxers with torchlights in the park,
another flock of Chinese party lanterns and budding, attention-seeking
Photoshop artists. While listening to any of the self-proclaimed "UFO
experts" suggests that straitjackets are their formal evening wear.
Usenet/newsgroups are chock full of kosher brown-nosed clowns, because
it's their full-time job. They lie, cheat and steal, as well as
perpetuate disinformation and otherwise obfuscate their butts off.
Are you saying that you don't see any of this?
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Yes we do GuthBall ... all your boring and convoluted posts have that
unique signature of creeping insanity. Soon you'll be banished to Venus.