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From: "Jerry Cohen" <rjcohen@li.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 06:36:03 -0500
Fwd Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 15:06:39 -0500
Subject: Re: Philosophy of Science and UFOs

Hi folks,

>Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 07:42:47 -0500
>From: "Steven J. Powell" <sjpowell@access.digex.net>
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: Re: Philosophy of Science and UFOs

>> Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 17:12:05 -0600 (CST)
>> To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>> From: Brian Zeiler <bdzeiler@anet-chi.com>
>> Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: Re: Philosophy of Science and UFOs

>> This is a critical point, because it logically decimates the
>> misidentification hypothesis.  I've yet to hear a skeptical
>> counterpoint on this falsification of the misidentification
>> hypothesis.

>I've never seen the misidentification hypothesis formally presented
>but I'm sure there are folks who think that misidentification answers
>everything.

>That's kind of silly since the majority of observers are casual and
>untrained .........

JC:   If I may tweak the terminology a bit. I believe the last sentence
should probably say:   "..... since the majority of "reporters" are casual
and untrained."

What Dr. Hynek once said probably applies here:


Chapter 1
The Laughter of Science

p.9   =B6 2  "the most coherent and articulate UFO reports come from people
who have not given much thought to the subject and generally who are
surprised and shocked by their experience."

p.9   =B6 4  "some of the very best reports have come from scientifically
trained people..... These reports are usually rarely published however,
because the person usually requests anonymity."

.......

>How does one turn the Pascagoula case into a misidentification <grin>?

JC:   Good question. I have a friend that was raised in that general
vicinity that would definitely ask the same thing.

Jerry

E-mail:  rjcohen@li.net