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Case Closed On Jerusalem UFO Video
astroengine writes "Skepticism was high after videos surfaced earlier this year depicting a UFO over Jerusalem. However, ufologists defended the sighting, dismissing claims that it was a hoax. But a few days ago, the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), one of the oldest, largest, and most respected UFO investigation organizations in the world, announced their findings about the Jerusalem UFO. Yes, even MUFON has concluded it was a hoax."
*The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
That's the complete title
The link on "Ian O'Neill" leads to the relevant reasons. In short:
1. For a bright object, it's not making on the reflective dome below it shine.
2. Even though several videos came out, considering the location (a popular tourist attraction), there should be even more videos and eyewitness accounts.
3. Two of the videos have evidence of tampering.
http://news.discovery.com/space/jerusalem-ufo-almost-certainly-a-hoax.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisting
That brings me to an interesting point, / . is just "the ramblings of socially-inept, technology-literate news-mongers".
Really, Sagan has proved the negative regarding UFO's?
Sagan has demonstrated a tendency amongst human beings to attribute unusual experiences to various shadowy and/or supernatural entities, which change over time, and for which there is never any actual evidence.
Do the words "burden of proof" mean anything to you? If you tell me that your car was stolen by a gang of roving leprechauns, and I point out that you live in a high-crime area where vehicle thefts occur by the dozen on a daily basis, I don't need to show that leprechauns didn't steal your car - you need to present some evidence that they did.
Carl Sagan and self-labeled "skeptics" are the Penn and Teller's Bullshit to everybody else's Mythbusters.
The mythbusters are skeptics. Adam Savage has made numerous appearances at The Amazing Meeting - the foremost skeptical conference in the world. He's closely allied with the skeptical movement as a whole, and the show in general is a very simple application of skepticism to everyday claims. If you think that "self described skeptics" are philosophically separate from the Mythbusters, you don't understand skepticism. And - as your comment has amply demonstrated - you clearly don't understand Sagan.
im not even talking about LSD being a product of cia.
Good thing, since it isn't.
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government. -edward abbey
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Here's a US Army Colonel who contradicts Sagan:
You're kidding right? If I claim I have evidence of a mountain of gold hidden under Yankee Stadium, including all manner of sensor data, are you going to take me at my word? People make claims like this all the time. Guess what? The evidence never turns up, or if it does, it is found to be mistaken or fake. Every time.
Personally, I doubt we are alone in the universe. However, there has never been any validated evidence of any visitation to Earth. What Sagan points out is that we have very good answers to the question "How can otherwise reasonable people be utterly convinced that they have been taken aboard an alien craft when there is a lack of any evidence to show it actually happened?"
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