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<p>[QUOTE="Skyman, post: 2277220, member: 28299"]Thank you guys for all your kind words! </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, for some reason I couldn't Edit my above post to include a link to Part 2. Here is the link so that over time these two threads stay linked:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/skyman-gets-an-email-and-a-centerpiece-part-2-caution-many-pix.270854/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/skyman-gets-an-email-and-a-centerpiece-part-2-caution-many-pix.270854/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/skyman-gets-an-email-and-a-centerpiece-part-2-caution-many-pix.270854/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Given the sheer number of stars in the universe, I believe that there are MANY forms of life out there somewhere. I also believe that there is intelligent life out there somewhere AT THIS POINT IN TIME. However, given the sheer size of the Universe, and the speed of light restrictions on speed, I do NOT believe we are currently being visited by little green men etc., although we might have been at some point in the indeterminate past.</p><p><br /></p><p>IMO it is nonsensical to think that technically superior life forms would only show themselves by picking up people from the sticks and performing vivisection upon them, as opposed to going to the UN or various major Governments, and saying, "We're here!"</p><p><br /></p><p>UFO's are quite literally UNIDENTIFIED Flying Objects. One of the most remarked upon (by the UFO true believers) "UFO" encounters is one that occurred in Gemini 11. The crew simply said it was a UFO, and the UFO nuts went wacko. I actually have the Log from that encounter, and it is obvious from what the crew WROTE AT THE TIME that all the object is, is a derelict piece of space junk.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back in the day, when religion was strong, lots of people said they were being visited by devils, angels, incubae, succubae etc. etc. Now the demon of choice has become aliens. I strongly suspect the human mind plays tricks on itself at various times, predominantly when a person is just going to sleep or just waking up, but also at times when a person is nominally awake, but maybe a little tired, or not truly paying attention to things.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, one thing I as a person with a scientific background find amusing is, that it has been found in various studies that there is a statistically significant higher correlation with people seeing UFO's the more they have been drinking. For example, significantly more people see UFO's on weekend nights (after "taking out" from the regression equation that there are more people free on weekend nights).</p><p><br /></p><p>The black budget in the US Government alone is HUGE. God knows what sort of black budgets the other countries around the world have. I strongly suspect that UFO sightings are just that, unidentified, but terrestrial and/or natural objects.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Skyman, post: 2277220, member: 28299"]Thank you guys for all your kind words! BTW, for some reason I couldn't Edit my above post to include a link to Part 2. Here is the link so that over time these two threads stay linked: [url]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/skyman-gets-an-email-and-a-centerpiece-part-2-caution-many-pix.270854/[/url] Given the sheer number of stars in the universe, I believe that there are MANY forms of life out there somewhere. I also believe that there is intelligent life out there somewhere AT THIS POINT IN TIME. However, given the sheer size of the Universe, and the speed of light restrictions on speed, I do NOT believe we are currently being visited by little green men etc., although we might have been at some point in the indeterminate past. IMO it is nonsensical to think that technically superior life forms would only show themselves by picking up people from the sticks and performing vivisection upon them, as opposed to going to the UN or various major Governments, and saying, "We're here!" UFO's are quite literally UNIDENTIFIED Flying Objects. One of the most remarked upon (by the UFO true believers) "UFO" encounters is one that occurred in Gemini 11. The crew simply said it was a UFO, and the UFO nuts went wacko. I actually have the Log from that encounter, and it is obvious from what the crew WROTE AT THE TIME that all the object is, is a derelict piece of space junk. Back in the day, when religion was strong, lots of people said they were being visited by devils, angels, incubae, succubae etc. etc. Now the demon of choice has become aliens. I strongly suspect the human mind plays tricks on itself at various times, predominantly when a person is just going to sleep or just waking up, but also at times when a person is nominally awake, but maybe a little tired, or not truly paying attention to things. Finally, one thing I as a person with a scientific background find amusing is, that it has been found in various studies that there is a statistically significant higher correlation with people seeing UFO's the more they have been drinking. For example, significantly more people see UFO's on weekend nights (after "taking out" from the regression equation that there are more people free on weekend nights). The black budget in the US Government alone is HUGE. God knows what sort of black budgets the other countries around the world have. I strongly suspect that UFO sightings are just that, unidentified, but terrestrial and/or natural objects.[/QUOTE]
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