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Originally Posted by handgroen
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, you sorta just claimed there’s a bunch of proof out there. That’s different than proving it beyond a reasonable doubt. The thing I never understand is why someone on a message board would devote so much time and energy to a cause that is surely not a direct part of your actual day to day life. Or am I being ignorant and you’re a real life ufo survivor.
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It's a subject matter I find interesting, for a number of reasons? I'm a psychologist who went down this rabbit hole while looking at literature related to the effects of emotional trauma (I worked in law enforcement and this is prevalent in that line of work). There are some similarities in the behaviors of people who have gone through such traumatic events, so while reading the literature it exposed me to the subject matter and the study of the phenomena. The plight of these people were unique and credible, but largely ignored. The problem was the DSM-IV/V never provided the guidance to tackle the issue facing these people, which made it just that more compelling to me. These people are normal is almost every aspect of their lives and their psychological makeup, they have just experienced something so traumatic that it has altered their reality, and the difficult part of this, it is a shared experience globally. That is hard to ignore as a psychologist, even if a large portion of the community continues to do so because they don't want to face ridicule or have their work questioned. This is a large problem in the academic community and why certain topics are considered taboo.
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Can you share an example of one you find provides very compelling evidence?
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I would recommend starting with the work of Dr. Roger Leir, Dr. David Jacobs (Temple), and Dr. John Mack (Harvard). You can continue into research by Budd Hopkins. A lot of compelling and interesting work by all of these individuals and will begin you down the rabbit hole.
The problem I have with this subject matter (going both ways) is that people are already entrenched in their position long before they even talk to someone who has gone through the experience in question. We're supposed to be blank slates as we listen and interpret. The problem is not many people wipe the slate clean before hearing someone's story and examining their personal state of mind. Judgements are predetermined by the acceptability of the subject rather than the examination of the patient. It greatly impacts the subject matter, greatly impacts the interviews, and casts these people in a bad light (not the role of the professional).