Recent content by Dave Murphy

Was speaking with Ray today and he mentioned this thread. I do not know Ben Moss or Tony Angiola but am glad that they have taken the time to personally visit Ray and see his work. Chris's documentation of Ray has been extensive, for good reason. I and many others have made many visits over the...

Hats off to you Bulk, for doing some homework and immersing yourself in the available literature before posting!

Not always, but I disagree. A multidisciplinary approach to the study of any frontier science yields the greatest potential advancement. Thomas Kuhn's "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" and the writings of Richard Rorty argue this point quite eloquently. This is exactly why Vallee's Passport...

Some of you may find these documents of interest. Others will not...

1. With debilitating impairments, savants like Kim Peek, Stephen Wiltshire and Daniel Tammet are able to perceive our world in an extraordinary way. Other individuals with noted psychic abilities like Cayce, Geller and Stanford all had physically traumatic events (i.e. head injuries) in...

Yes he does, you should. I saw this slide show piece today on Stanford in the Washington Post Magazine and though not directly related to UFOs, thought the group might find of interest. The quoted captions on the right of each slide illustrate what he has done (in his hobby time) in the...

Many think that for scientific research of anomalous phenomena to be legitimately accepted by the scientific community it must first appear in accredited, peer-reviewed scientific journals. Dr. Levengood did publish his evidence for super-heating and changes in the cellular structure of crops...

Actually, a lot of good science has been done on the "psychic stuff". i.e. Dr. JB Rhine's work at Duke University, at the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research lab and at Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, California. Dr. Edgar Mitchell's collaborative volume "Psychic Exploration: A...

Thank you Chris for clarifying and elaborating. I completely agree. Quoting directly from this thread, my comments about Ray Stanford and his work would be as follows: "propulsion research very interesting" -- indeed it is. "smoking gun type footage" -- you'll see few super close-up "pretty...

Any reasonable individual would conclude that the three hematite Native American artifacts Stanford presented here look like flying saucers. Ever since von Daniken popularized ancient astronaut theory, the same dozen or so paintings and artifacts have been recycled into countless books and...

Interesting episode, thanks! This interview was a great case study on how one's worldview is formed from both from objective personal experience and subjective opinion. As with many of your other guests, I found Jari's personal experiences presented from his own inquiry and investigation far...

He sure is. Folklore is treasure in civilian ufology. His Hunter Thompson attitude makes him a unique observer. Chasing this horizon can provoke cynicism, so humor sometimes brings welcome balance.

I'm very much looking forward to hearing Ray Stanford again on the Paracast. He is among the most unique and fascinating individuals I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. Glad he was willing to do it. Can't imagine what you'd be able to cover (i.e. a specific period in ufology) with Ray in...

Ray has amazing recall for specific details that may have taken place four or five decades ago and will reply succinctly (and at length) on that thread until another related idea emerges or you ask him a different question. He is always very specific with data points and will tell you when he...

An excellent podcast about a truly remarkable case. I'm glad that Ray was given the opportunity to share his first-hand knowledge regarding the known and measurable parameters of this event. Ray's "Socorro Saucer" volume is among the best UFO trace-case books ever published and I highly...