From: Steven Kaeser <steve.nul>
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:22:30 -0500
Archived: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:45:05 -0500
Subject: Re: Discreditation Of Ufology


>From: Joe McGonagle <joe.mcgonagle.nul>
>To: post.nul
>Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:13:12 +0000
>Subject: Discreditation Of Ufology [was: Committee For Skeptical Inquiry]

<snip>

>I would venture that most accusers of 'Disinformation programmes'
>etc. are actually pointing their fingers in the wrong direction.

>People like Corso and organisations like the Disclosure Project
>and the Exopolitics movement have done or are doing far more
>damage to ufology than any sceptic group. Individuals and
>organisations who support these are usually the first in the
>queue to make accusations of official interference.

>If I were working for MI5/MI6/DIA/CIA/FBI or any other alphabetti
>spaghetti group in order to undermine serious acceptance of
>ufology, I know who I would be supporting. I would also support
>publications like 'Nexus', 'The Weekly World News', and 'The Sun'
>all of which serve to cast ufology as a domain for cranks only.

>Many on this List have given support to one or another of these
>groups, individuals, or publications in some form. Ufology gets
>exactly what it deserves when it tolerates such entities.

Hey, Joe, why not just tell it like it is... Don't hold back
or anything...

You've said what a number of people feel, and unfortunately
there's no way to control the cacophony of noise that this genre
puts out. Is this a "science" or is it a "belief structure", and
the answer to that question often relies on that individuals
actual experiences?

Those who've had a close encounter often view the subject far
differently than someone still trying to interpret and accept the
data.

The Internet has probably proven to be the greatest boon, as well
as the greatest impediment, to the furtherance of Ufology as an
accepted science. Add to that the popularity of the subject in
terms of entertainment as far as the general public is concerned,
and it's no wonder that many of the seasoned researchers have
faded into the background.


Steve



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