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February 26, 2017
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Conspiracy Theory Researcher Jim Marrs Featured on The Paracast
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This Week's Episode: Seven years after his first appearance on The Paracast, Gene and Chris present well-known conspiracy theorist Jim Marrs. We’ll cover the standbys, including the Kennedy assassination, the murder of Robert Kennedy, secret space programs, ancient astronauts and even 9/11. He is author of such books as “Crossfire: The Plot that Killed Kennedy,” and “Our Occulted History: Do the Global Elite Conceal Ancient Aliens?” Jim has worked for several Texas newspapers and, since 1980, he has been a freelance writer, author and public relations consultant. He also published a rural weekly newspaper along with a monthly tourism tabloid, a cable television show and several videos.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: Our Strange Planet
Jim Marrs’ Site: Jim Marrs | – A View From Marrs
After The Paracast -- Available exclusively to Paracast+ subscribers on February 26: With guest co-host Goggs Mackay, Gene explains why he’s annoyed about obtrusive ads on sites, particularly those that play audio and video content with your permission, or stick what’s called an “interstitial” in front of you. He also briefly explains why he shut down Jim Marrs’ attempt to enter into the political dialogue on the regular episode of The Paracast. Gene and Goggs also talk briefly about the discovery of seven possible Earth-like planets orbiting a star system 40 light years away. If any of these worlds harbor life, what form might it take? Gene brings up the molten rock creatures, the “horta,” from the original “Star Trek” series as an example of a truly alien being. Goggs talks briefly about the alien creatures featured in “Arrival,” a movie where an Earth linguist attempts to establish communication with ET. Gene also delivers a brief update on his experiences with his wishing machine.
Reminder: Please don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: The Paracast Community Forums.
Gradual Disclosure Revisited
By Gene Steinberg
In the old days in the UFO field, and I refer to the 1950s and 1960s, it was hard to get those in authority to seriously consider the possibility of life in outer space. This was true even outside of the possible UFO connection. That was all the province of flying saucer believers and sci-fi fans. Certainly, there were plenty of movies and TV shows depicting humans traveling through space to explore the universe, or protect the planet, and meeting with various forms of ET.
The 1956 movie, “Forbidden Planet,” a film that certainly influenced “Star Trek,” takes place in the 22nd century, where a crew, dispatched on a special mission, lands on the fourth planet of the star Altair to figure out out what happened to a scientific team that had traveled there 20 years earlier.
“Star Trek” depicts 23rd century humans as highly advanced creatures, at least technologically. While still suffering from some of the same shortcomings that have afflicted humans for thousands of years, such as petty tribal wars, somehow we manage to survive and perfect interstellar travel.
For sure, many people who have followed the UFO enigma are convinced that the flying objects are alien spacecraft. If such beings have traveled here, are they peaceful, do they ultimately plan to conquer this planet, or do they even care?
Now you’d think that if ET had an evil intent, they would have taken us over already. Why wait until humans develop more sophisticated weapons?
In any case, if UFOs are alien visitors, wouldn’t our governments know something about it? Even if they chose to keep the secret from the populace — and there are sensible reasons why that I’ll discuss to a limited degree shortly — couldn’t they still be persuaded to let us in on the secret?
Maybe if we beg, or sign a petition? While hundreds of thousands of people can travel to Washington D.C. to protest the inauguration of a President they do not like, is it at all possible to gather a crowd that large consisting solely of UFO believers?
Probably not. While polls demonstrate a high percentage of the U.S. population accepts the existence of UFOs, with the assumption they are probably extraterrestrial, that belief rarely translates into action. UFO conventions are lucky to attract more than 1,000 people to buy tickets; often it’s limited to a few dozen or a few hundred attendees. Compare that to the San Diego Comic Con, which attracted some 130,000 people at the 2015 edition of an annual event that caters to fans of comic books, movies and TV shows.
So maybe UFOs aren’t entertaining enough, or it may well be that most of the people who believe they are real have other priorities. A few hundred thousand might watch a reality show about UFOs and other offbeat subjects, but that’s just a casual interest that seldom extends beyond the TV set.
At the same time, there’s a growing awareness that we are not alone in the universe. Earth scientists have discovered evidence of water on Mars, the Moon, and even elsewhere in our solar system.
In 1992, radio astronomers confirmed the existence of two exoplanets orbiting a far-off star system. In recent years, thousands of additional planets have been catalogued, and a number of them are said to be “Earth-like,” meaning they might contain water and maybe some form of life. Such worlds would have to be the proper distance from their sun, and have rocky surfaces and an atmospheric composition that would roughly match Earth conditions.
Since they are light years from Earth, it takes years for the images to reach us, which means a planet could literally blow apart and we wouldn’t know about it until long after the tragedy occurred. At such distances, a lot of guesswork is involved to determine possible surface conditions. There is not enough precision in the process to deliver enough data to determine whether life truly exists on one of those worlds.
Now just the other day, NASA announced the discovery of seven contenders for Earth-like status orbiting a dwarf star system located 40 light years from here. As more and more of these exoplanets are discovered, it appears very likely that life may be plentiful throughout the galaxy. If that’s true, by sheer numbers alone, many of them may harbor intelligent civilizations, some of which have perfected some form of space travel.
Well, you know where that takes us. If we know — or have good reason to believe — that intelligent life exists elsewhere, the theory that UFOs are visitors from space gains even more credibility.
Officially, UFOs still don't exist in the sense of being unconventional and unexplained. As a practical matter, if our governments ultimately wanted the populace to know that we are being visited, it may well be that such an announcement wouldn’t be made without years of preconditioning.
It’s not just sci-fi films and TV shows, which treats millions of people to an environment where space travel is commonplace, and visiting other planets is the norm. In fictional settings, encountering alien visitors is a routine part of the action.
But with more and more reports about the potential of life in outer space, is it at all possible that we’ll all awaken one day and realize that it’s an accepted fact that the aliens are here now? Certainly that would be a relatively painless road to disclosure.
Still, the authorities would have to consider the possible implications to Earthly religions, not to mention industries that depend on technology potentially made obsolete by the presence of ET. Would the oil companies, for example, allow the politicians they own lock, stock and barrel with their campaign funds allow such a revelation?
Of course, if ET is here, events are likely out of our control unless, of course, “they” are already in touch with governments and are working at the best ways to reveal their presence. Certainly gradual acceptance of the existence of possible life-bearing worlds across the stars would be a sure way to help the cause.
Or maybe it has nothing at all to do with it. If we do someday learn the truth behind the UFOs, maybe it won’t directly involve the discovery of life in outer space. Perhaps the presence of UFOs merely serves as the means to inspire us to make that search.
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February 26, 2017
www.theparacast.com
Conspiracy Theory Researcher Jim Marrs Featured on The Paracast
The Paracast is heard Sundays from 3:00 AM until 6:00 AM Central Time on the GCN Radio Network and affiliates around the USA, the Boost Radio Network, the IRN Internet Radio Network, and online across the globe via download and on-demand streaming.
SUPPORT THE SHOW AND ENJOY A PREMIUM PARACAST EXPERIENCE! We have another radio show and we’d love for you listen to it. So for a low subscription fee, you will receive access to After The Paracast, plus a higher-quality version of The Paracast free of network ads, and chat rooms when you sign up for The Paracast+. We also offer a special RSS feed for easy updates of the latest episodes, the Paracast+ Video Channel, episode transcripts, Special Features, Classic Episodes and there’s more to come! We’ve just begun to add podcasts and videos from Paul Kimball’s “Other Side of Truth.” Check out our new lower rates, starting at just $1.49 per week, plus our “Lifetime” membership and special free eBook offers! For more information about our premium package, please visit: Introducing The Paracast+ | The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio.
This Week's Episode: Seven years after his first appearance on The Paracast, Gene and Chris present well-known conspiracy theorist Jim Marrs. We’ll cover the standbys, including the Kennedy assassination, the murder of Robert Kennedy, secret space programs, ancient astronauts and even 9/11. He is author of such books as “Crossfire: The Plot that Killed Kennedy,” and “Our Occulted History: Do the Global Elite Conceal Ancient Aliens?” Jim has worked for several Texas newspapers and, since 1980, he has been a freelance writer, author and public relations consultant. He also published a rural weekly newspaper along with a monthly tourism tabloid, a cable television show and several videos.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: Our Strange Planet
Jim Marrs’ Site: Jim Marrs | – A View From Marrs
After The Paracast -- Available exclusively to Paracast+ subscribers on February 26: With guest co-host Goggs Mackay, Gene explains why he’s annoyed about obtrusive ads on sites, particularly those that play audio and video content with your permission, or stick what’s called an “interstitial” in front of you. He also briefly explains why he shut down Jim Marrs’ attempt to enter into the political dialogue on the regular episode of The Paracast. Gene and Goggs also talk briefly about the discovery of seven possible Earth-like planets orbiting a star system 40 light years away. If any of these worlds harbor life, what form might it take? Gene brings up the molten rock creatures, the “horta,” from the original “Star Trek” series as an example of a truly alien being. Goggs talks briefly about the alien creatures featured in “Arrival,” a movie where an Earth linguist attempts to establish communication with ET. Gene also delivers a brief update on his experiences with his wishing machine.
Reminder: Please don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: The Paracast Community Forums.
Gradual Disclosure Revisited
By Gene Steinberg
In the old days in the UFO field, and I refer to the 1950s and 1960s, it was hard to get those in authority to seriously consider the possibility of life in outer space. This was true even outside of the possible UFO connection. That was all the province of flying saucer believers and sci-fi fans. Certainly, there were plenty of movies and TV shows depicting humans traveling through space to explore the universe, or protect the planet, and meeting with various forms of ET.
The 1956 movie, “Forbidden Planet,” a film that certainly influenced “Star Trek,” takes place in the 22nd century, where a crew, dispatched on a special mission, lands on the fourth planet of the star Altair to figure out out what happened to a scientific team that had traveled there 20 years earlier.
“Star Trek” depicts 23rd century humans as highly advanced creatures, at least technologically. While still suffering from some of the same shortcomings that have afflicted humans for thousands of years, such as petty tribal wars, somehow we manage to survive and perfect interstellar travel.
For sure, many people who have followed the UFO enigma are convinced that the flying objects are alien spacecraft. If such beings have traveled here, are they peaceful, do they ultimately plan to conquer this planet, or do they even care?
Now you’d think that if ET had an evil intent, they would have taken us over already. Why wait until humans develop more sophisticated weapons?
In any case, if UFOs are alien visitors, wouldn’t our governments know something about it? Even if they chose to keep the secret from the populace — and there are sensible reasons why that I’ll discuss to a limited degree shortly — couldn’t they still be persuaded to let us in on the secret?
Maybe if we beg, or sign a petition? While hundreds of thousands of people can travel to Washington D.C. to protest the inauguration of a President they do not like, is it at all possible to gather a crowd that large consisting solely of UFO believers?
Probably not. While polls demonstrate a high percentage of the U.S. population accepts the existence of UFOs, with the assumption they are probably extraterrestrial, that belief rarely translates into action. UFO conventions are lucky to attract more than 1,000 people to buy tickets; often it’s limited to a few dozen or a few hundred attendees. Compare that to the San Diego Comic Con, which attracted some 130,000 people at the 2015 edition of an annual event that caters to fans of comic books, movies and TV shows.
So maybe UFOs aren’t entertaining enough, or it may well be that most of the people who believe they are real have other priorities. A few hundred thousand might watch a reality show about UFOs and other offbeat subjects, but that’s just a casual interest that seldom extends beyond the TV set.
At the same time, there’s a growing awareness that we are not alone in the universe. Earth scientists have discovered evidence of water on Mars, the Moon, and even elsewhere in our solar system.
In 1992, radio astronomers confirmed the existence of two exoplanets orbiting a far-off star system. In recent years, thousands of additional planets have been catalogued, and a number of them are said to be “Earth-like,” meaning they might contain water and maybe some form of life. Such worlds would have to be the proper distance from their sun, and have rocky surfaces and an atmospheric composition that would roughly match Earth conditions.
Since they are light years from Earth, it takes years for the images to reach us, which means a planet could literally blow apart and we wouldn’t know about it until long after the tragedy occurred. At such distances, a lot of guesswork is involved to determine possible surface conditions. There is not enough precision in the process to deliver enough data to determine whether life truly exists on one of those worlds.
Now just the other day, NASA announced the discovery of seven contenders for Earth-like status orbiting a dwarf star system located 40 light years from here. As more and more of these exoplanets are discovered, it appears very likely that life may be plentiful throughout the galaxy. If that’s true, by sheer numbers alone, many of them may harbor intelligent civilizations, some of which have perfected some form of space travel.
Well, you know where that takes us. If we know — or have good reason to believe — that intelligent life exists elsewhere, the theory that UFOs are visitors from space gains even more credibility.
Officially, UFOs still don't exist in the sense of being unconventional and unexplained. As a practical matter, if our governments ultimately wanted the populace to know that we are being visited, it may well be that such an announcement wouldn’t be made without years of preconditioning.
It’s not just sci-fi films and TV shows, which treats millions of people to an environment where space travel is commonplace, and visiting other planets is the norm. In fictional settings, encountering alien visitors is a routine part of the action.
But with more and more reports about the potential of life in outer space, is it at all possible that we’ll all awaken one day and realize that it’s an accepted fact that the aliens are here now? Certainly that would be a relatively painless road to disclosure.
Still, the authorities would have to consider the possible implications to Earthly religions, not to mention industries that depend on technology potentially made obsolete by the presence of ET. Would the oil companies, for example, allow the politicians they own lock, stock and barrel with their campaign funds allow such a revelation?
Of course, if ET is here, events are likely out of our control unless, of course, “they” are already in touch with governments and are working at the best ways to reveal their presence. Certainly gradual acceptance of the existence of possible life-bearing worlds across the stars would be a sure way to help the cause.
Or maybe it has nothing at all to do with it. If we do someday learn the truth behind the UFOs, maybe it won’t directly involve the discovery of life in outer space. Perhaps the presence of UFOs merely serves as the means to inspire us to make that search.
Copyright 1999-2017 The Paracast LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy: Your personal information is safe with us. We will positively never give out your name and/or e-mail address to anybody else, and that's a promise!