From: Dave Morton <Marspyrs@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 13:02:07 EST
Fwd Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 09:19:10 -0500
Subject: Re: Faking UFO Photos For 21st Century - Morton


>From: Tim Shell <tshell@vcmails.com>
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <ufoupdates@virtuallystrange.net>
>Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 09:02:20 -0600
>Subject: Re: Faking UFO Photos For 21st Century

>>From: Dave Morton <Marspyrs@aol.com>
>>To: ufoupdates@virtuallystrange.net
>>Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 17:11:25 EST
>>Subject: Re: Faking UFO Photos For 21st Century

>>Cyclops should do an issue devoted to photos of fake
>>scientists.

<snip>

>I'm all for less bunk. But showing me how you faked your own UFO
>photos doesn't really impress me. And please don't insult my
>intelligence with poor logic and faulty assumptions.


You're right, Tim. I agree with everything you said.

I was just leap-frogging past all your rationality to say
something insulting about the Cyclopians. They're actually worse
than fake scientists: They're agents of propaganda, pushing the
company line, and rolling over anyone they're able to. They are
scum.

Forget logic, forget image manipulation by computer, forget
multiple witnesses, forget the photographic technology of the
1940s and 1950s, forget photos of silver balloons. It's all
irrelevant. And they're not listening anyway.

They're on a mission which has nothing to do with Science,
logic, proof, cause and effect, research - or any of the things
you would associate with a methodical, reasoned approach to the
subject. Stating reasonable objections to their methods is like
writing letters to Goebbels, telling him that you saw
Brownshirts (or whoever) set fire to the Reichstag - not
Communists. He already knows that. He wrote the script which
blamed the Commies, and would probably reply, "You must be
mistaken..." to cover his story.

It's sickening, actually. But at a minimum, they are still "fake
scientists". If anyone wants a picture of one, visit their
headquarters and take a picture. You'll then have an
authenticated picture of a fake scientist. You can collect them
and trade them! "I'll trade you 3 Fake Scientists for 1 of your
fake UFO shots. OK, how about 4 - and I'll throw in Donald
Menzel?"

You could have a Card Deck printed up with a picture of a
different Fake Scientist on each one, and they could all have
one eye, altered by PhotoShop, by merging their two eyes into
one. Similar to Cyclops. Menzel and Klass could take Uday and
Qusay's spots.

I don't take their tabloid of pseudo-science and propaganda
seriously. To me, transparent propaganda is more like comedy.
It's a bit like reading the supermarket rag "World Weekly News"
which is intentionally filled with humorous stories like, "Twins
give birth to identical baby dictators clutching hundred dollar
bills! Both look like Saddam Hussein!"... (Although, I've
actually seen at least one true story in it, when I occasionally
read it, years ago).

The Cyclopian publication is more sophisticated, and not
intended to be comedy. It does anger me, however, that they
spread lies, and have nothing but contempt for their readership,
those who get wind of their stories, and those they smear. It's
appalling, and it's not the least bit funny, as some people
around here know. Thus, my sarcastic humor directed at them.


Dave Morton