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Originally Posted by Dion
The stigma came because these cases were not being investigated by the govt. You had Project Blue Book that was set up in 1966 and ended 3 years later. Other than that, UFO's were not being taken seriously, that is until recently with the UAP's
I'm not saying their aliens but at the same time we can't just dimiss the possibility.
For example....
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30943827 |
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
A good title should explain what the article is about. For instance:
"The construction of space alien abduction memories."
https://www.researchgate.net/publica...ction_Memories
So this literature dump was supposed to prove your point, but it does the opposite if you read it, as I suspect many of those listed do(just from their title!). The title gave me a hint what it was about, and a quick read of the article shows my intuition was correct. But this is exactly what anti-vaxers were doing as well, with similar results, so the comparison was apt. |
I expected this type of response. I did a straight search and reported the return, because that is the academic approach. No cherry-picking data, just dumping what was there. And yes, some of the titles don't read well, and ultimately may present the subject matter in a negative light. But that data is still valuable. And many times, the data does not reflect the title.
Even this article is interesting. It still speaks to the condition and the process. This is still valuable because it speaks to memory formation and how false memories may be created and maintained. Even though it is a very short and focused literature review, the fact that it does present some interesting questions, that are then used to inform future literature review. As a researcher and scientist you take in all data, positive and negative, and allow it to inform your understanding of the topic. So while you continue to ask for a single article with the flying saucer and the little grey men, I continue to read article after article and find the common threads between them, answering the fundamental question. For example, my 444 page dissertation had over 90 pages of references, because literature review was crucial to my study and understanding the topic. I take that same approach to understanding any subject. I read everything I can, positive and negative, and try to come to a larger understanding of the issue. It's the whole body that matters, and you're missing a large part of the body, even from the academic papers. That's not to be dismissive Fuzz, because you're a smart guy and I respect the skepticism. I have just read a lot in my field of interest (psychologies of persuasion, perception, memory, emotion, and learned helplessness) that was applicable to this, and some of the research really struck a chord.
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Either aliens have a particular fascination with America, or - crazy, I know - America has a particular fascination with UFOs/UAPs
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Or it could be as simple as responding to this.
Makes sense when NASA is going to use Webb to look for sources of artificial light from another galaxy? Emission of light may attract interest from other life forms?
Another reason is likely that the United States has the infrastructure to collect and report such events, and also is culturally programmed to report anything out of the ordinary? This is the most paranoid country on the planet for a reason.
There are also other nations who have a history of reporting UFOs/UAPs or whatever name you want to use. If you look on that image again, I'm sure the light bulb will go on, and I bet you can easily figure out where they are.
