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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 adopted to soften the potential "impact" of a...

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 undeserved air of entitlement. In this case, it's that the...

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 that. The Google AI says Strieber thinks that some...

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

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

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 larger picture. Again — Like Stanton Friedman...

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 between them and me is that I've always welcomed...

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 interdisciplinary approach is certainly the way to...

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 millennia. So a race as advanced as is being...

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

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 comments. Gene's perspective and mine on UFOs...

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 paranormal in general that I'm personally 100% certain...

Well if they're "carefully selected" ( as you suggest ), then it isn't just done willy-nilly at random — but based on some sort of criteria which necessitates some kind of study. Additionally, there's some eveidence to suggest that in some cases it runs in the family, which suggests long-term...

To me it's not hard to understand why some aliens might not have the same technological capacity or knowledge in certain areas as we do — especially knowledge specific to us that has taken thousands of years of experience and study being us here on Earth to get a grasp on. Their transportation...

Note that I didn't include the rest of your post because I take no issue with it. All valid speculation and everyone is entitled their opinions. This last bit ( above ) is a bit more interesting. I agree with you that in some cases the aliens want us to notice them, but in those cases that also...

The 33% represents those polled on belief and extrapolated out — that's full one third. Many more are perfectly ready to psychologically accept it with minimal adaptation because they've been so inundated with it — and the rest don't care one way or the other. The only people that couldn't wrap...

Thanks for your "two cents" — an excellent example of what constitutes constructive discussion. While your essay makes several valid points and observations, my takeaway from it is that it has more to do with how humans in general have historically behaved toward themselves and other species on...

Cynicism is an essential survival skill :cool:

I live in Calgary Alberta and for the record, voted Conservative, so my opinion doesn't in any way represent that of the political opposition in the province. The separatist rhetoric we hear in the west typically plays on how much of our economic wealth is siphoned off to eastern provinces, as...

In 2019, 73% of Americans said they believed in the existence of UFOs, while 33% said they believed in the existence of extraterrestrial beings. This indicates that a significant portion of the American population is open to the idea of alien visitation — and IMO most of the rest would either...