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From: Steven Kaeser <steve@konsulting.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:03:11 -0400
Fwd Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 13:32:29 -0400
Subject: Re: Hoagland in Phoneix -- AZ Republic Article

>Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 02:51:30 -0500
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>From: John Velez <jvif@spacelab.net>
>Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: Re: Hoagland in Phoneix -- AZ Republic Article

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>That's why I went after Hoagland and Bell with such vengence. If they want
>to turn a buck fine, this is America after all, but to (use) a case like
>Phoenix (where honest and decent poeple only want some answers) for a
>springboard because it's been in the news, and because Hoagland wants to
>to use every media opportunity in order to win new converts to his hooey.

Agreed, but Bell and Hoagland approach this from different perspectives and
it may not be fair to lump them together.  Bell is an entertainer who (by
definition) is seeking out the strange and bizarre, and his primary goal is
to increase his audiance share and thus his profits.  This is a given, and
should surprise no one.  I would add that he has also made a point of the
fact that he only wants to provide a platform for others to use, and leaves
it to his listeners to decide the issue of credibility.

>His new tack/image (in case you haven't noticed) appears to be openly
>"paranormal." No more emphasis on "hard science" or his background with
>NASA, now he's freaking "Nostrahoagland" predicter of future events.

>I'm waiting for guys like Hoagland, Mack, and others to apply for
>non-profit status so they can finally don sacramental robes and found
>New Age churches.

I hadn't seen Mack's name mentioned before, but there are other names that
could perhaps be mentioned here as well.  But with many UFO believers
holding on to their beliefs with little more than a foundation of faith, it
isn't surprising that the genre often seems to be more of a religion than a
scientific inquiry.

Steve