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The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Let Waste Away.

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 Greetings. "I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be." Isaac Asimov Ph.D. (1920-1992) The human species is subjected to a wide range of stimuli, mostly originating from the surrounding environment, with the modern content screaming at us from the various technologies we have developed over the eons since our gradual meanderings from the savannas of prehistoric Africa. The manner in which we processed such mental 'nourishment' has usually been unpredictable, strongly influenced by each individual's own beliefs, opinions, and experiences, but nowadays, the situation has morphed to a substantial degree, and not always in a positive way.  When our ancestors came into indirect contact with predatory m...
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A Pseudoscientific Checklist with a Hoaxed Coversheet.

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Greetings. Prior to taking a single tentative step into the morass which are the pseudoscientific aspects of the UFO subculture, one declaration needs to be made: The image attached to this particular blog posting is a historical hoax.  A hoax. A hoax. A hoax. A hoax.  Additionally, anyone who possesses a relatively comprehensive knowledge of the history of the UFO phenomenon will be able to name the hoaxed photograph in question, without engaging in a Google search or some hasty book reference. Among those persons who are unable to name the hoaxed photograph are likely to be a number or writers, bloggers, or broadcasters in the UFO arena; sailing along the tinfoil-wrapped waves while lacking any substantive knowledge about the subject matter being discussed or promoted.  Now, moving beyond the hoaxed.... The problem of unidentified flying objects has remained unanswered, despite the dedicated efforts of generations of UFO field investigators and archival researchers, tod...
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Bill Blake. A Forgettable Sack of Ufological Dung.

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Greetings. The behavior of certain persons never ceases to amaze, which it really shouldn't since such personal choices seem to have become more and more socially acceptable, and commonplace, as time has gone on. I am never surprised by what I see and hear, only occasionally taken aback by such behaviors. This particular writing describes one such sad occasion, thanks to the abhorrent actions of one Bill Blake. Our horror story began a few short days ago. While meandering on Facebook, I came across a post that my friend Don Schmitt posted on his personal timeline. The article in question featured an interview with Steven Greer, who was labeled as a "UFO expert." Mr. Bill Blake left behind a comment which subsequently kicked off the following sordid series of actions.  Mr. Blake's comment reads as follows, and I quote: "There are a plethora of UFO experts. People like Linda Moulton Howe, Dr. Stephen Greer, Richard Dolan, Giorgio Tsoukalos, Stanton Freeman, Paul He...
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