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True as that is — humans are still a contributory factor. The things is that we're not as big a contributory factor as climate politics would have us believe. Just like with COVID, they claim there's a scientific consensus — when there's not, and...

An interesting usage of the word "bracing" — the act of preparing oneself, often unconsciously, for an anticipated negative experience, such as disappointment, criticism, rejection, or emotional pain. It is a psychological self-protective stance...

Back when I was active here Angel of Loren was already a very rare presence, if at all. That was 10+ years ago. Goggs Mackay was an active and very fair moderator. Those were strange tumultuous times. Just wondering - why do you want to...

That's the gist of it, but I think the phrase "owed a living" also implies a certain attitude on the part of the user, not too far removed from other phrases like, "Get a real job." or "Do something useful with your life." It suggests an...

It’s a turn of phrase probably used more commonly in the UK & in a general context. In that it’s unrealistic to expect that one’s hobby interest,or all consuming passion,would be able to be financially viable of itself. With any fringe subject...

@Burnt State BTW before I start, I've forgotten how to give a quote but split it up in an answer. How does one do that? So my 'take' on Bigelow - and especially Skinwalker Ranch. I recall there was something Gene and Chris were doing from...

What's your take on Bigelow then? Unlike Musk, he actually put in a sincere and concentrated effort with real scientists and cash through NIDS and his days at Skinwalker Ranch, as well as his siphoning of all the UFO reports. He even had Vallee...

You have been playing in it all along :p Yep. I mean okay sure — maybe familiarization is on some alien's priority list someplace. My point is still that we don't really know. I've read a couple of his books, but don't recall anything about...

Well — Musk might not have seen any aliens, but I don't have much doubt that they've seen him — or at least that Roadster he launched into space :p

Florida GOP candidate: I was abducted by aliens but that doesn’t define me

I had said I'd start a new thread - but its not happened. :) Just to say, I've always been influenced by Elon Musk's statements about the topic - and he says he hasn't seen any evidence of aliens. And if anyone would know, he would.

Wow, there's been a lot of discussion on this thread in the week or two since I was here. Well done! I haven't been able to read it all but I thought you guys might find this prediction made on the Glenn Beck Show last week interesting. The...

In order to get a purchase on the discussion I prefer to use the best of research that has come before us. The dividing line between experiential and event anomalies are made quite clear by Clark. One we can use to scratch our heads with and add...

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...