-=> Quoting Fred Austin to Paul Andinach <=-
FA> Correct. Well known. Long ago conceded that yes, in this
FA> world, for many reasons people have mistaken the planet Venus for
FA> something they could not identify, therefore my God, its a UFO, and if
FA> the clouds were moving, and the branches were swaying it may have
FA> actually given the illusion that the planet Venus moved a little. Now
FA> it have long ago been a given that 95% of things seen could be
FA> attributed to excited people, dumb people, drunk people, stoned
FA> people, or any other category you would like to throw out. But the
FA> interest point is that elusive 5% or 2% whichever that have solid
FA> witnesses, strange characteristics, and defy explanation under our
FA> current scientific knowledge, and also exceed our technological
FA> capabilities.
I have no argument with any of that.
My problem with George was that he seemed to be saying: Some UFOs
have been seen moving in strange unpredictable patterns, therefore no
UFO can be a star because stars don't move like that.
FA> There
FA> are some many myths floating around, and one of the problems the way I
FA> see it, it is easy to dismiss something as a meteor, or delusion, in
FA> some cases you are quite correct. I agree. But in some other cases, I
FA> would like to see data on why you think it is bogus.
Fair enough. I'll keep that in mind.
Paul
... Complex problems have simple, easy to understand wrong answers.
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