Well, I finished the podcast and David didn't make any more reference to the incident. Really too bad. It would be interesting to hear him contrast his Venezuela sighting, which must have been spectacular in itself, with this untold experience. Rather then the events themselves, I'm more or less interested in hearing what he thinks about the impact, if any, these events have had on him as a person. Apparently, he may not be ready to share those thoughts.
I've been thinking about this... I lean towards UFO's as being other than present-day human technology. BUT - and here it gets silly: I can accept people I don't know, personally, such as on this forum, saying they believe UFO's are not 'ours', and accept that. People who know me, look at me askance when I say things like that, and I can accept that, too.
What I am having difficulty accepting is that when people I know, try to discuss UFOs and such, and then I go all, 'yeah, right' on them if they pass what I consider possible.
My dad thought UFOs manifested from another dimension, back in 96 he talked about that, and that was before all the physicists became the flavour of the month with dimensional theories. I was completely okay with that. My oldest brother, on the other hand, said he saw a UFO, and a Sasquatch - not necessarily at the same time. Ya, right, was my reaction.
I cannot understand why I can hold those beliefs, etc., but other people are nuts if they say they saw a UFO. and I don't think I am the only one to think that way.
So I don't wonder David is holding back, if whatever he saw doesn't follow the 'acceptable norm' for UFOs, then, ya, he puts himself at risk for being considered cuckoo, and if we, who are supposed to be open-minded on the subject, find his experience hard to believe, then that would make it even worse for him.
Another thing I consider is, by co-hosting the Paracast every week, David is now considered 'ours', part of our circle - even if we never meet him - for as long as we listen to the Paracast. So, as long as we 'own' him, we don't want him to flake out on us or be 'too' extreme, as he is now an indicator of our own personal beliefs. Hey, people judge others all the time by what they listen to in music, watch on tv, vote in politics, worship in temples, and live and drive in.
Not saying all those here have that problem with accepting others, high strangeness and all, but I am betting a good few of us do have those caveats in our relationships with others, and maybe David is sensitive to that, either here or where he works. who knows.
There is probably an entire thesis on this subject, relating to the celebrity phenomenon.
Humans are a weird lot.
