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RESPONSE TO SKEPTICS OVERVIEW - 2006 CONFERENCE
Response to Skeptics Society overview of 2006 National UFO Conference
The following is a response to an article by the Sydney based Sceptics Society, titled Alien Invasion or if you prefer a more down-to-Earth explanation.
The authors of this flamboyant article give a narrow overview of the 2006 National UFO Conference. Their comments are constructed with expressions of sarcasm, false statements and thus reflect their lack of professional and moral conduct (if the sceptics knowledge in this arena is measured by such inept remarks then one wonders what their true purpose is if any).
I will take this long overdue opportunity and elaborate on the comments placed on the first guest speaker, namely myself.
After the patronising introduction the authors waste no time on small talk and immediately begin their slander. The elements I will discuss are in the so-called Military Cover-Up section of the article that completely mutate the original presentation into something else.
- > Adventures in the Blue Mountains hunting UFOs and Aliens.
The purpose of these expeditions is to provide an understanding of the many aspects of the UFO phenomenon (whether its foreign or terrestrial; hitherto no indisputable evidence has been placed forward to discount either).
- > He recounted many heroic tales
The word tale is generally used to describe fictitious events. The ventures outlined in the presentation did in fact take place. What purpose lingers behind such an irrelevant statement is beyond me.
- > fighting off bird eating spiders how they got to the Blue Mountains from their native South America was not explained.
In actual fact the Australian Tarantula, or otherwise known as the Barking spider, Whistling spider or Bird-eating spider (member of the Selenocosmia genus) is found in their natural Australian habitat including the Blue Mountains.
- > SAS troops were apparently monitoring every move
This segment of the article continues with a libellous statement, claiming that the presentation describes the above activity as being part of some military cover-up to suppress UFO reports. This again is misleading. What I said during the presentation was that a monitoring was being conducted due to the possibility of RACE being near a primary water-catchment area. Nothing was said about a military cover-up.
- > The best story
Was that I claimed to have chased an alien along a bush track. Obviously the authors paid little attention to what I said during the presentation. This pursuit was in fact prompted by a series of lights appearing randomly on the side of a mountain. Our initial thoughts were that a group of people may have been flashing their torches towards our camp. Not one for surprises I decided to take action and find out if our assumptions were correct. What I saw was extraordinary to say the least and not what I had expected to find. The sighting did not occur on a bush trail but rather up on the side of a mountain among foliage and debris.
The words I used to describe the sighting were entity and whatever it was. The article then continues in a patronising manner saying that I didnt take a photo what a shame! Would one take a camera if one is assessing their backyard for prowlers
- > Using the terms UFO and alien craft interchangeably.
I watched my presentation over again and not once did I use the term alien craft (another misleading statement). The abbreviation UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) does not imply an extraterrestrial craft, much like UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon).
It is amusing that these members of the Sceptics Society made no comments about the evidential elements displayed in this presentation. It appears that ignorance is bliss, despite the facts at hand.
Regardless, their indifferences should not constitute such a separatist behaviour.
In an overall view of the abovementioned, it is evident that the authors make their point by sarcasm and falsifying statements. This is not scepticism, but arrogance. This also demonstrates a lack of motivation or ability to conduct their own research. Instead it is much easier to slander ones work without merit.
I have taken the liberty to skim through their website, to see if I could locate a group or even an individual who would make the effort of investing time into field work and in-depth research in this arena (and Im not taking about a spooky night out). Other than the dinners, social nights, sceptics in the pub (which I thought implied objectivity), my optimism was misplaced! It is unworthy of any further comments, therefore I rest my case.
A. Kaldy
UFO-PRSA
