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Na there are many reports from highly credible witnesses. Testimony may not be the best evidence but it shouldn't be just dismissed. Highly likely beyond our planet as "bigfoot," in such a case, isn't a natural, earthly thing. Of course the...

Ok, if I had to play in that specific sandbox with you and Trajanus then I would say that their familiarization program is taking far too long and because of all the mimicry taking place across time I would still end up with the notion that...

Which is why only that very small percentage of cases that have actual evidence attached to them are worth a focussed discussion - everything else just belongs to the realms of mythology and folklore. There's no other category to place them in...

James, because there appears to be only a handful of people still using this forum I just wanted to double down on your statement here. That's exactly when I tuned back in to the UFO discussion and thought the Paracast was the best thing going...

Just curious — Who in your mind is "owed a living" for anything? Why?

But I guess that over time pretty much everything about the subject had been exhausted and we were no nearer to solving the great ufo mystery - so many of the great pioneers and a couple of the co-hosts passed over with the riddle still unsolved...

Well I started listening to the Paracast from the getgo and it was such an exciting era in those days - I looked forward to each new episode every week - there was so much material to get through - so many ufological pioneers still in the game...

Same true of the phenomenon generally. Lol, I view abductions are just another aspect of familiarization. I don't buy "medical experimentation," and "tags" are just to add to the credibility of certain cases (hence further familiarization) with...

I’ve also been interested in the subject since the 70’s in every respect and after much consideration tend to agree with you. I think it’s more to do with “us” than “them”. But in any event it’s always been a very interesting hobby. I must say...

It's a question of how useful is the information that comes from these aspects. Is there any evidence there that is truly useful? All three of those areas are the ones we know to be hoaxed the most. Claims of abduction rarely have any real...

I'm not sure if those are the only four options. If you get Fortran about it then we are someone else's property and it's not familiarization but management that they might be interested in. I don't think phenomenon is correct as there's...

Agreed — I was just keeping in context of the immediate discussion ( study vs. familiarization ). If we want to widen the goalposts, management is a distinct possibility in which case, study and familiarization both might play a role in an even...

I looked into the dissent against Gene before agreeing to be part of the show and never found any of the claims to be substantial. That said, there are still some people who think my reasons for resigning aren't substantial either. The difference...

I get the reference for sure - but surely all of that was long ago & far away no? In any event,sadly, the fate of so many of the early pioneers of ufology has often been to end up broke & sick. :(

Many people still dismiss all of UFOlogy as based on flimsy evidence. I don't think it's wise to dismiss an entire aspect of the phenomenon whether it's crop circles, abductions or contactees. As far as laymen know but the record of the...

As I see it, familiarization had to wait until our species was sufficiently advanced to interpret it correctly. For all its deceptiveness, intended to preclude full acceptance of the ETH, yet, people do generally interpret it that way. This...

The "phenomenon" ( as distinct from UFOs per se ) isn't too difficult to define. What's difficult is getting some sort of consensus on it. Probably the most widely accepted approach in serious ufology, is that of CUFOS, and As you suggest, the...

@Randall the only way I can respond to your larger meta question is to consider the discussions of our current leading theorists and their preferred theories. Because the phenomena is so difficult to define I've long thought an interdisciplinary...

They have the one thing that really matters in common--a modicum of credibility. I don't recall reports by drug addicts or prison inmates nor by people with known mental illness prior to an experience. Familiarization requires witnesses who are...

Quite a few "bits and pieces." Most people would abandon it because its overall view is contrary to what nearly everyone wants to believe. But contactee nonsense, such as Adamski's, still has a purpose--to sully certain ideas. Just like physical...

Just a head's up on a post that I'd like your feedback on. The full post is here. The most relevant question is reiterated below ( with minor changes for clarity ). Earth's geography and human physiology hasn't changed much over the last few...

https://www.theparacast.com/forum/threads/chase-brandon-on-dmr-august-13th.11063/

Lovely dog. Hey buddy.

I have no doubt that in the history of mediumship that there are those who can tap into another stream of information and tune into channels that go past all the bands on my shortwave radio. But repeat dialogue with Bigfoot - no way. Like I said...

Thanks for the link. I checked it out. The links in it to to the interviews don't work anymore, but the newspaper clips are interesting. I'm still not sure what @Trajanus thinks the "real grand design" is — but as usual I'm in agreement with your...

I started reading it and abandoned pretty early on when I saw how the real grand design was the author picking bits and pieces of UFO history to suit his thesis which includes: his confidence in the political belief systems of aliens, the...

My perspective is that discerning the difference between opinion, hypothesis, fact, and the implausible vs. the impossible, helps me to stay on track. That's why I tend to say "maybe" a lot. There are very few things about aliens, and the...

That's just not how technological progress works. Sure, some stuff happens accidentally in the lab, but all the big stuff we've done from digital computing, to laser surgery, rockets and explosives all have a very specific lineage. As a...

That may be a thought, but it completely contradicts who witnesses are. They are a total cross section of society with regards to age, gender, education and profession. Reporting by witnesses are sketchy at best, with a small percentage of...

No, I've long thought witnesses are carefully selected beforehand, to help further familiarization. That is, the ETs appear before, or abduct, people who are credible and hence will be believed. The idea is not to see what witness reaction is...