Recent content by Jersey John

From David Spoken like a true cultist, especially coming from someone who demeans religion. Anyone who doesn't share your view--which is a good majority of Americans--can be dismissed as in denial or inattentive. And how exactly is that different from a cult which claims to be the exclusive...

In order... cottonzway, I'd characterize someone as a "kook" when compelling evidence draws a rational conclusion and one continues to cling to myths in contradiction of that compelling evidence because it suits their political agenda or world view. That is what cults of every ilk are founded...

I seem to have some recollection--but I'm not going to be hypnotized to remember!--that the Hills' therapist (or someone) suggested that the "greys" were actually a psychological manifestation of their inability to have children (i.e., small people) and biracial marriage (white + black = gray).

Two questions, Mogwa... If so, should we even bother trying to figure this business out. Or do we do our best to examine it within the parameters of our current limitations? Can you explain further, please?

BrandonD wrote... In case you missed David's post from a few days ago... That was the only point I was trying to make. These are political issues. As I see it, the conspiracy believers typically start with a political persuasion, then develop a set of "facts" which conveniently fit into that...

From David And they're nowhere near as entertaining as Long John Nebel's regulars...and they don't even bother with the tinfoil hats anymore.

From Koji K. Agreed! That's because the dots are often more like big, felt tip smudges, and some of the dots aren't even there. So even if you could connect them they wouldn't paint any kind of rational picture.

From Lone Gunman Didn't intend to brand you anything. I also occasionally listen to C2C. (Michio Kaku is always a homerun!) I was addressing C2C's message boards and what many saw as their relentless conspiracy myth politicizing, and how The Paracast is an entirely different sort of program and...

From MarsAve But, the witness' name is blacked out, the notary's name is given, yet the document isn't notarized (according to the New Mexico requirements). If we find that the document is not what it purports--i.e., that it is not a sworn notarized statement--doesn't it call into question the...

David wrote... Bravo! Look, the fact of the matter is that the C2C message boards were terminated a few days ago, just around the time Casual and Lone Gunman showed up. I would not be at all shocked if the conspiracy kooks which dominated the C2C boards aren't looking to migrate here and...

MarsAve wrote Agreed. But Let's look at a few questions that can reasonably be raised on this. First, Haut and his daughter, Julie Shuster, were hardly objective bystanders or disinterested parties. Ms. Shuster runs the Roswell UFO Museum, and, from all reports is on salary, not as a...

OpenMind 2007 wrote... I have a somewhat different perspective on the subject. I don't know exactly which Pope of Ufology canonized Friedman but that's an altar I'm not prepared to worship at. He gets a free pass pretty regularly because he's one of the few true scientists operating in a field...

See ya, Casual. I guess you're unhappy that you couldn't quietly and quickly get a groundswell of support for turning The Paracast into another of those conspiracy-kook-mind-dead-phony-science shows that proliferate, and whose target audience is the seriously disaffected and emotionally...

What a great illusion. That young man who replicated it in his living room was amazing. Of course, the other posters there seemed to have figured the illusion out as well without too much difficulty. For me, I haven't got a clue. I guess it all depends upon the particular "reality" you're...

CapnG wrote... That's what I said! I was noting the dismissal of that as an explanation in favor of the equally or more implausible alien abduction.