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June 2, 2013
Amazing UFO Abductions Explored on The Paracast
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Please Visit Our Online Store: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and an expanded collection of other specially customized merchandise. To get your T-Shirt now featuring our brand new logo, just pay a visit to our online store at The Official Paracast Store to select your size and place your order. We also offer a complete lineup of other premium merchandise for your family, your friends and your business contacts.
About The Paracast: The Paracast covers a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions across the planet.
Set Up: The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives.
Join long-time paranormal researcher Gene Steinberg, co-host and acclaimed field investigator Christopher O'Brien, and a panel of special guest experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen each week to the great stories of the history of the paranormal field in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This Week's Episode: Gene and Chris explore the UFO abduction enigma with Kathleen Marden and Denise Stoner, authors of "The Alien Abduction Files: The Most Startling Cases of Human Alien Contact Ever Reported." Kathleen is the niece of the late Betty Hill, whose abduction experience with her husband Barney has been regarded as one of the most credible such encounters. Denise and her family, including her husband, report that they have been abducted repeatedly by strange entities.
Chris O'Brien's Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com
Kathleen Marden's Site: hhttp://www.kathleen-marden.com/
Denise Stoner's Site: Denise M. Stoner - Home
Reminder: Please don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: The Paracast Community Forums. We recently completed a major update that makes our community easier to navigate, and social network friendly.
Rescuing UFO Research
By Gene Steinberg
To the outside world, people who believe in UFOs, or at least take the subject seriously, are usually regarded as members of a cult of crazy people that run around chasing after alien visitors. No, no, the UFO researchers say. We are serious people trying to figure out what’s really happening. Some, however, will add that they want to know why ET is here, and why the government is keeping the truth from us.
As I’ve said in previous columns, the latter approach is putting the cart before the horse. Yes, it is possible UFOs, the ones that remain unidentified after extended and scientific analysis, such as there is, are coming here from other worlds. But the final proof is lacking. That the objects appear to be solid, and capable of feats of maneuverability beyond what terrestrial science can manage, or at least terrestrial science that we know about, doesn’t demonstrate the source of this phenomena. “What else can it be?” is not a scientific argument.
One possible tidbit of evidence mentioned from time to time is the star map that was seen aboard a flying saucer during Barney and Betty Hill’s well-known abduction experience in 1961. Memories of the map were later consulted and found to point to Zeta Reticuli as the possible source of those visitors.
Now Zeta Reticuli is a binary star system (meaning two stars) located about 39 light-years from Earth. So if that’s where the visitors came from, they surely had to make a long journey to come here. Regardless, isn’t this a potential “smoking gun” of the origin of the UFOs?
If they are so advanced as to be capable of interstellar travel, surely they’d be using a navigation system more advanced than a simple map. Besides, has the map has been accurately interpreted from the eyewitness memories? Were the visitors were telling the truth?
Why should they lie to us?
Sorry, folks, but I do not presume to understand the motivations of the source that brings us UFOs, assuming they are physical entities with a purpose. It’s possible, for example, that alien visitors would have some sort of “prime directive” not to disclose their true origin and motives to the local populace. How do I know? The answer is that I don’t, nor does anyone who has studied the phenomenon. Far too many assume that, when they come in contact with supposed alien or “higher” beings who convey a message of one sort or another, that the message is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Is there even a reason to believe that the phenomenon as we see it is the phenomenon’s true appearance? Variations in the shapes and sizes are just presumed to be different models of spacecraft. There are scout ships, and mother ships, and loads of configurations in between. Different types of aliens? Well, perhaps there are visitors from different planets. That explains why they look different, but it seldom occurs to people who take this point of view that there might be a subjective component to what’s being seen.
In other words, we are interpreting something so alien to our experience, that we color the experience to reflect our understanding of the universe. In our sci-fi culture, what else can they be but ET?
I think back to the 1997 sci-fi movie, “Contact,” based on a novel by the late Carl Sagan, in which the protagonist meets up with someone who is a possible alien being. But the being manifests itself (or himself or herself) in the form of her late father so as to be more acceptable to her. That implies an alien whose appearance might seem unduly frightening, or not even visible in the way we regard as visible. How do we know?
Yet another possibility is that the force or forces behind UFOs are putting on a show for us. They manifest themselves as spaceships because we live in a civilization that largely accepts the possibility that aliens exist. We want to visit the stars, there are potentially huge numbers of inhabited planets in the galaxy, so it only makes sense one or more of those civilizations has been visiting us over the centuries.
The long and short of it is that we really do not have final proof of what UFOs are, and studies should continue. Just assuming that the authorities know what it’s all about is a cop-out. Maybe they know something, maybe they don’t, but waiting for answers from a source that may not have any, rather than trying to find them ourselves, won’t get us anywhere in solving this mystery.
But there is one other key issue, and that is that the UFO field is seriously fractured, but that’s true for paranormal research in general. As researcher Jeff Crowell writes in a recent “Parahunter” blog, there is no standardization in this field. There is no authority to certify someone as a UFO and/or paranormal researcher. There is no way to vet would-be researchers to demonstrate that they meet an essential set of standards for education and investigative experience.
In short, anyone can become a UFO researcher with a letterhead, a free blog, or a shingle on their front door. That creates the climate for crackpots to exploit our curiosity about what’s going on for their own benefit. We have, for example, the unfortunate situation where a certain once-respected UFO researcher managed to create a fake persona for himself with a false military and educational background. The deception lasted for several decades before one skeptic actually made a few routine inquiries to ferret out the truth about that person’s deception.
Meantime, I recommend you read Jeff’s commentary for further insights: TheParahunter: Regulation in the Field of the Paranormal - Why It Will Never Happen.. This is something we should all be talking about.
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June 2, 2013
Amazing UFO Abductions Explored on The Paracast
The Paracast is heard Sundays from 2:00 AM until 5:00 AM Central Time on the GCN Radio Network and affiliates around the USA, and online across the globe via download and on-demand streaming.
Why It's Important for You to Donate to The Paracast: Although ads help cover a small part of our expenses, the income they produce is never enough to pay your humble hosts decent wages. Also, we do not receive any revenue from the ads placed on the show by our network or local stations. So we hope you're able to help fill the gap, if you can, to help us cover increasing server costs and other expenses -- or perhaps provide a little extra cash for lunch and utility bills. No contribution is too small (or too large
. It’s easy to send a donation. We have aDonate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. There's also a Donate link on our forums, at the bottom of the sidebar on the right. Or just send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.And if you’ve had a problem getting to our Donate screen, please try again. We just fixed a serious PayPal access problem, and it should wor k properly now.Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! In the summer of 2010, The Paracast joined the GCN radio network. This represented a huge step in bringing our show to a larger, mainstream audience. But we need your help to add additional affiliates to our growing network. Please ask one of your local talk stations if they are interested in carrying The Paracast. Feel free to contact us directly with the names of programming people we might be able to contact on your behalf. We can't do this alone, and if you succeed in convincing your local station to carry the show, we'll reward you with one of our special T-shirts, and other goodies. With your help, The Paracast can grow into one of the most popular paranormal shows on the planet!
Please Visit Our Online Store: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and an expanded collection of other specially customized merchandise. To get your T-Shirt now featuring our brand new logo, just pay a visit to our online store at The Official Paracast Store to select your size and place your order. We also offer a complete lineup of other premium merchandise for your family, your friends and your business contacts.
About The Paracast: The Paracast covers a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions across the planet.
Set Up: The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives.
Join long-time paranormal researcher Gene Steinberg, co-host and acclaimed field investigator Christopher O'Brien, and a panel of special guest experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen each week to the great stories of the history of the paranormal field in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This Week's Episode: Gene and Chris explore the UFO abduction enigma with Kathleen Marden and Denise Stoner, authors of "The Alien Abduction Files: The Most Startling Cases of Human Alien Contact Ever Reported." Kathleen is the niece of the late Betty Hill, whose abduction experience with her husband Barney has been regarded as one of the most credible such encounters. Denise and her family, including her husband, report that they have been abducted repeatedly by strange entities.
Chris O'Brien's Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com
Kathleen Marden's Site: hhttp://www.kathleen-marden.com/
Denise Stoner's Site: Denise M. Stoner - Home
Reminder: Please don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: The Paracast Community Forums. We recently completed a major update that makes our community easier to navigate, and social network friendly.
Rescuing UFO Research
By Gene Steinberg
To the outside world, people who believe in UFOs, or at least take the subject seriously, are usually regarded as members of a cult of crazy people that run around chasing after alien visitors. No, no, the UFO researchers say. We are serious people trying to figure out what’s really happening. Some, however, will add that they want to know why ET is here, and why the government is keeping the truth from us.
As I’ve said in previous columns, the latter approach is putting the cart before the horse. Yes, it is possible UFOs, the ones that remain unidentified after extended and scientific analysis, such as there is, are coming here from other worlds. But the final proof is lacking. That the objects appear to be solid, and capable of feats of maneuverability beyond what terrestrial science can manage, or at least terrestrial science that we know about, doesn’t demonstrate the source of this phenomena. “What else can it be?” is not a scientific argument.
One possible tidbit of evidence mentioned from time to time is the star map that was seen aboard a flying saucer during Barney and Betty Hill’s well-known abduction experience in 1961. Memories of the map were later consulted and found to point to Zeta Reticuli as the possible source of those visitors.
Now Zeta Reticuli is a binary star system (meaning two stars) located about 39 light-years from Earth. So if that’s where the visitors came from, they surely had to make a long journey to come here. Regardless, isn’t this a potential “smoking gun” of the origin of the UFOs?
If they are so advanced as to be capable of interstellar travel, surely they’d be using a navigation system more advanced than a simple map. Besides, has the map has been accurately interpreted from the eyewitness memories? Were the visitors were telling the truth?
Why should they lie to us?
Sorry, folks, but I do not presume to understand the motivations of the source that brings us UFOs, assuming they are physical entities with a purpose. It’s possible, for example, that alien visitors would have some sort of “prime directive” not to disclose their true origin and motives to the local populace. How do I know? The answer is that I don’t, nor does anyone who has studied the phenomenon. Far too many assume that, when they come in contact with supposed alien or “higher” beings who convey a message of one sort or another, that the message is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Is there even a reason to believe that the phenomenon as we see it is the phenomenon’s true appearance? Variations in the shapes and sizes are just presumed to be different models of spacecraft. There are scout ships, and mother ships, and loads of configurations in between. Different types of aliens? Well, perhaps there are visitors from different planets. That explains why they look different, but it seldom occurs to people who take this point of view that there might be a subjective component to what’s being seen.
In other words, we are interpreting something so alien to our experience, that we color the experience to reflect our understanding of the universe. In our sci-fi culture, what else can they be but ET?
I think back to the 1997 sci-fi movie, “Contact,” based on a novel by the late Carl Sagan, in which the protagonist meets up with someone who is a possible alien being. But the being manifests itself (or himself or herself) in the form of her late father so as to be more acceptable to her. That implies an alien whose appearance might seem unduly frightening, or not even visible in the way we regard as visible. How do we know?
Yet another possibility is that the force or forces behind UFOs are putting on a show for us. They manifest themselves as spaceships because we live in a civilization that largely accepts the possibility that aliens exist. We want to visit the stars, there are potentially huge numbers of inhabited planets in the galaxy, so it only makes sense one or more of those civilizations has been visiting us over the centuries.
The long and short of it is that we really do not have final proof of what UFOs are, and studies should continue. Just assuming that the authorities know what it’s all about is a cop-out. Maybe they know something, maybe they don’t, but waiting for answers from a source that may not have any, rather than trying to find them ourselves, won’t get us anywhere in solving this mystery.
But there is one other key issue, and that is that the UFO field is seriously fractured, but that’s true for paranormal research in general. As researcher Jeff Crowell writes in a recent “Parahunter” blog, there is no standardization in this field. There is no authority to certify someone as a UFO and/or paranormal researcher. There is no way to vet would-be researchers to demonstrate that they meet an essential set of standards for education and investigative experience.
In short, anyone can become a UFO researcher with a letterhead, a free blog, or a shingle on their front door. That creates the climate for crackpots to exploit our curiosity about what’s going on for their own benefit. We have, for example, the unfortunate situation where a certain once-respected UFO researcher managed to create a fake persona for himself with a false military and educational background. The deception lasted for several decades before one skeptic actually made a few routine inquiries to ferret out the truth about that person’s deception.
Meantime, I recommend you read Jeff’s commentary for further insights: TheParahunter: Regulation in the Field of the Paranormal - Why It Will Never Happen.. This is something we should all be talking about.
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