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Has anyone had an experience that makes them think reincarnation might be a valid concept? I can't say that I believe in this one way or the other. But I have had a few quirky, fleeting impressions. First, whenever I see a country field (particularly with an old-style mansion on it), when...

Actually, my best friend is a Reptoid hybrid. He recently asked me, "How do I get a McDonald's franchise?" I couldn't help him.

Jacobs and Hopkins are very pessimistic about the future of humanity in light of their abduction research. But the more I consider it the more optimistic I am becoming. As a waking dream of our collective unconscious, what does the abduction experience reveal to us? It shows that we all fear...

Yes and no. If you can successfully read between the lines, you may get a nugget of historical insight. But you have to understand how these texts were written. A case in point: The nation was under captivity in Babylon, displaced from their native region. They had since had time to develop...

On the other hand, let's reverse this for a moment and consider the other extreme. What if God does exist, He did create life on Earth and the UFO abduction phenomenon really is Biblical? But... God is not an omnipotent spiritual being. He is, instead, a misrepresentation of an "alien" entity...

I could just as easily state the opposite argument. The islamic world is bit like the amish -- albeit a more militant version. Their culture and values are self-evidently anachronistic when exposed to the outside world. Thus, their fear of modernity -- (and) all the subsequent loss of power to...

Also -- it might be shortsighted to conclude that DMT is the only causal factor in a predisposition for hallucinations. I seem to recall at least one very ancient formula that even the bible specifies. Even a small dose will produce auditory and visual delusions that mountains are moving and...

I think our pride gets in the way and we resent the implication of insanity. But this is not about insanity per se, but some of the shortcomings we all share in the ways that our brains function. (In truth, no one is completely rational. I mean, what is that?) Nevertheless, because of the...

One could argue that, like religions of old, this phenomenon is a manifestation of modern fears and emotional needs. Certainly, as an example, some sorts of trauma are beyond the subject's abilities to process (like being sexually abused by a parent, for instance). And to insulate yourself, your...

Key quote, I think: "Religion motivated people to take up farming." And people think prostitution is the oldest profession! Makes sense. You had all these patriarchal clans gathering together. Eventually, some of the chiefs got their testosterone in a wad and realized, "Here's a way to...

If you peer back in time and ask yourself what was truly driving technological development (and science), an often ignored force was charlatanism. You wanted to simulate a miracle and found a gimmick for reproducing the appearance of it. It convinced others in your tribe and gave you an edge...

This brings to mind several random thoughts. First -- and I think our intrepid Paracast "signal from noise" host could better answer this -- BUT wouldn't a relatively weak intelligent signal be completely overwhelmed and washed out (if you will) by the much stronger noise from its nearby star...

It would be nice to see this from something more than the Macedonian International News Agency. Aren't the Macedonians the ones who are still debating NAZI racial theories? Nevertheless -- if true -- I can only say, "Damn those French!" They're only doing this to prevent me from getting my...

One step further... I've spent years maintaining my silence about the true nature of UFOs, who they really are and what they really want. We all know that they monitor this message board. So, they know that what I'm saying is true. In exchange for this service on my part, I would like one...

Well, you may recall the several near misses we have heard about over the last several years. Large asteroids passed between the Earth and the Moon and -- seemingly -- nobody noticed until they safely left our space. I think it reflects a policy not to disclose these imminent risks. Two...

Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the multiverse. But didn't Stephen Hawking reaccess his theory on Black Holes recently and conclude that WYSIWYG? I believe I recall him saying something to the effect that what goes in a black hole does indeed come back out (albeit hopelessly scrambled)...

The guest had been saying, basically, that demons were flying the saucers (so to speak). But do demons even exist? Where does the idea come from? How did it evolve as part of the bible storyline? This is an interesting topic by itself -- no doubt worth another forum thread. Anyway, here's a...

I was very interested to hear your explorations on perception -- how our preconceived beliefs might color our perceptions and so forth. I think David mentioned this when talking about the subconscious. This topic was really brought home to me recently when my wife sent me a rather intriguing...

That's a case in point. This fetish we have in America that somehow authority is established by the precident of it having been first stated by the "founders." This comes from the same modern fundamentalist conception that the bible is a law book and upon finding a verse in it somewhere --...

Quote: <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset">Originally Posted by UBERDOINK I have no problem with atheists, but mostly, they have HORRIBLE...