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To: Kevmo

The book may be in the pile I’m picking up at the post office today from Amazon. I don’t recall. I have nothing against reading the book unless it’s too high priced.

My mind began exceedingly open about 1960.

THE FACTS and THE BEST EVIDENCE HEAVILY FILTERED

HAVE DETERMINED MY CURRENT CONCLUSIONS AND HYPOTHESES.

AGAIN—IT’S NOT MY FAULT that you have evidently had no reliable close relative or friend working in the field to better inform you.

The whole field is vastly complex. I find your explanation INSUFFICIENT to explain vast chunks of evidence . . . INCLUDING that from my relative. That’s reasonably sound assessment of the evidence—not closed mindedness.

You seem to have settled on ONE explanation—perhaps essentially from ONE BOOK. And you claim you’re less closed minded than I am. I think perhaps psychology is not your strong suit.

BTW, my PhD is in clinical psych.

When did you start studying the topic?


118 posted on 11/13/2007 9:52:58 AM PST by Quix (GOD ALONE IS GOD; WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS COMING AGAIN; KNOWS ALL; IS LOVING; IS ALTOGETHER GOOD)
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To: Quix; Rick.Donaldson

AGAIN—IT’S NOT MY FAULT that you have evidently had no reliable close relative or friend working in the field to better inform you.
***I don’t rely upon my relatives, I rely upon myself. And I can change several people’s minds right here on Free Republic on this issue. All they need to do is read one book. Simple.

The whole field is vastly complex. I find your explanation INSUFFICIENT to explain vast chunks of evidence . . .
***I haven’t even begun with my explanation. What I have begun is the process of educating a few souls who would have open minds. Once they are aware of the facts and how they bear on this issue, then we can start to get into the explanatory phase. And you are right — the whole field is vastly complex. That’s why we use inductive reasoning rather than deductive reasoning. It’s not like we can go and knock on the door of the guvmint and say, “Gosh, I hear you have a flying saucer, let me take a look.” So we’re stuck with inductive reasoning, and Occham’s Razor is a powerful inductive tool.

INCLUDING that from my relative. That’s reasonably sound assessment of the evidence—not closed mindedness.
***That is anecdotal evidence. Strong, but not as compelling as a falsifiable theory such as I submitted to Art Bell when he got his flying saucer parts. How many of us Freepers can go to your relative and view evidence for ourselves? Maybe 3 or 4 if we’re lucky. How many Freepers can read this one book that I’m a proponent of, and make some progress on this issue? All of them.

You seem to have settled on ONE explanation—perhaps essentially from ONE BOOK. And you claim you’re less closed minded than I am. I think perhaps psychology is not your strong suit.
***Feel free to point to ONE BOOK that would change the way some hard headed rationalist would view the subject. I have it narrowed down as a start, but you haven’t. Psychology has less bearing than rational thinking — this is a process of education. I’m aware of certain facts that you are not aware of. It is your responsibility to come up to speed.

BTW, my PhD is in clinical psych.
***Good for you.

When did you start studying the topic?
***More than 30 years ago.


122 posted on 11/13/2007 10:05:22 AM PST by Kevmo (We should withdraw from Iraq — via Tehran. And Duncan Hunter is just the man to get that job done.)
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To: Quix
What did you think of the meeting? Do you think the government will ever open up on the files or just brush it under the carpet, which works better for them. I think they won’t open them up. There’s no upside to it. They know that even if there are future UFO sightings, over time people will doubt what they’ve seen. Sad.

Have you read Bud Hopkin’s book Sight Unseen? I’m not sure what to make of it. I like Hopkin’s first book but his other book that he did in New York, I have a feeling that was all bunk.

130 posted on 11/13/2007 10:46:05 AM PST by dragonblustar (Once abolish the God, and the government becomes the God - G. K. Chesterton)
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