The UFO Phenomenon - Seeing Is Believing (Peter Jennings tonight - Live Thread)

ABC News ^ | Feb. 24, 2005

[Quix]

Well said.

[Miss Marple]

I see where this is going. They are trying to make us mistrust the government (aka the Bush administration).

[Lawgvr1955]

How about some screen captures for us tv deprived? Anyone??

[cricket]

"This is probably going to be ABC News top rated show in years. Millions are going to see it and millions are going to believe it."

True; but it could be worse; they could believe in Peter Jennings and ABC. . .

UFO's seem user friendly by comparison.

[SalukiLawyer]

"If you read any text of the early Fathers, any of the early Lives of Saints or the Lausiac History, you find many cases where beings suddenly appear.  Nowadays they appear in spaceships because that's how the demons have adapted themselves to the people of the times; but if you understand how spiritual deception works and what kind of wiles the devil has, then you have no problems in understanding what's going on with these flying saucers.  And yet this person who writes the UFO column is an absolutely strict Fundamentalist Christian.  He is looking, actually for new revelations to come from beings from outer space."

Fr. Seraphim Rose wrote on UFOs from a Christian perspective, if you are interested in that. http://www.sfaturiortodoxe.ro/orthodox/orthodox_advices_ufo.htm

I dunno. People see something. But there are aspects of all this that do not seem strictly material / technological. Almost like some people are touching on some sort of inner mental realm that can be shared with others under certain circumstances. Demons, angels, anal-probing aliens... who knows?

BTW, the whole abduction thing is interesting in light of the fairly rare, but perfectly explanable situation of awareness while in sleep paralysis.

[DC native]

Why do you say that? It seems like a good way to spend a (private) nickel, if you've got plenty of nickels and some curiosity. I think it's privately funded. so what's the harm in listening?

[Quix]

obviously engineered objects have been found in coal seams clearly much older than recorded human history.

[SalukiLawyer]

Didn't see you on AIM... wondered when you'd pipe up :-)

[Quix]

Yeah. That's one of the annoying things about the subject as well as about the naysayers on this forum.

[Quix]

I like the Police report with the simulation on now.

Good report.

[Tribune7]

UFO's seem user friendly by comparison.

Certainly better self-control. I don't think a UFO would throw a hissy fit on election night even if its side lost big.

[TheForceOfOne]

Peter Jennings, the last surviving member of Heaven's Gate. It seems he missed the last flight home. Hey Peter! Phoooone Hooooome!

[mentor2k]

"Millions already do believe it...this show will probably not change anyone's mind one way or another." -ActionNewsBill

Peter Jennings was quoted as saying he didn't believe in UFO's before the show, nor after.

I'm convinced.

[don-o]

I see where this is going. They are trying to make us mistrust the government (aka the Bush administration).

I would suggest that distrust is a good thing; by which I mean, vigilance. Which is always in order for all of us to hold our servants to account.

Bush is not above our vigilance.

[FMBass]

"I see where this is going. They are trying to make us mistrust the government (aka the Bush administration)."

BINGO!

[Tribune7]

there isn't a single artifact of a tool, object, etc that gives the slightest indication of extraterestrial origin.

Oh yeah!!!! What about the B-2 bomber???? Huh? Huh? Huh?

[DC native]

I've never heard that before. Can you point me to a link or some words for the Google searchbar?

[Quix]

Thanks. Great report.

Was the cigar craft longer than 2 or 3 football fields?

[djf]

Thank you for the backup.

I didn't feel like arguing with the man.

[Tribune7]

I can Karl Rove's hand in alien abductions.