II> >>> Part 3 of 3...
II> RT> President Kennedy was shot and killed.  I believe that Jimmy Hoffa is
  > RT> missing. I believe that Elvis Presley is dead.  I believe that flight
  > RT> 800 crashed.
II>So with all the "O-FISHY" stories about Roswell, which were released by
  >Uncle Sam's rumor mill and reported in the press, which one do _YOU_
  >believe?
None of them.  I don't know what to believe about Roswell and the more I
hear from the Government, the more I believe they know and are hiding it
from us.  Nothing in that tells me to believe in aliens.
II>Yep, just as the Judas goat leads the sheep to the slaughter, the
  >unthinking public believes whatever pablum they are fed by the media.
Actually, the government hasn't fed us any "pablum" that I know of.
They have been quite for the most part, and when they've actually
commented, it was a "no comment" :).  I'm not inclined to form a
conclusion just because they say nothing.
  >But there are some, myself included, that use the brain that God gave
  >them, and do NOT automatically believe whatever Uncle Sam and the media
  >spew out.
What logic do you use to conclude that there are aliens based on the
fact that Uncle Same does not admit that there are?
II>Sorry, IMO you're out in left field on this one.  It IS possible for the
  >military establishment to keep a secret, and if some renigade decides to
  >spill the beans, the trenchcoat society is perfectly capable of totally
  >discrediting the person, and I believe this has been done.
Certainly on some (relatively) small scale issues.  But with the public
sentiment surrounding the UFO phenomena, it just isn't possible that at
least one civic minded individual hasn't succumbed to the need
for personal recognition and divulged the "truth".  What happened to your
law of statistics?
At any rate... cite some examples where an official proclamation has
later been proven to be blatant lies.
  >  Then there's
  >the well-proven disinformation/misinformation machine, which plants rumors
  >with just a grain of truth and a pound of manure, calculated to throw
  >anyone looking for information into the wrong places to look.  This has
  >been proven to happen as well, in such reputable investigative groups as
  >MUFON and APRO!
Proven to happen???  Even if I agree to accept your opinion that they
are "reputable investigative groups", cite a couple of cases where
government "disinformation" has been exposed.
II> RT> Until such an announcement is made, I'll still doubt, but I'll still
  > RT> look up... And, if you can't tell me WHY you believe in WHAT you
  > RT> believe beyond you own emotions,  I'll remain skeptical. If your only
  > RT> logic is a conclusion by default, I'll consider your opinion
  > RT> untrustworthy to form my conclusion.
II>Don't hold your breath, because any REAL official announcement that ET's
  >and alien craft are real won't come about unless and until a UFO lands or
  >crashes in some VERY public place, witnessed by hundreds of people and
  >recorded by news media.
Or is recognized by at least one authoritative body, which so far hasn't
happened.  If it were true there are too many publicity hungry
scientists, officials, and journalist to cover it up.  THAT's the truth!
II> RT> I want to
  > RT> know what you've got and if you can't provide substantiation, I can
  > RT> only conclude that you are misguided and that neither of us yet knows
  > RT> the truth.
II>True!  One of us, (I believe it is myself, you believe it's yourself),
  >MAY know the truth, but neither of us could convince a jury at this time.
No... I don't claim to even _think_ I know the truth.  I believe the
real truth lies in the negative, but of course that cannot ever be
proven.  Certainly there is not enough evidence to convince an unbiased
jury.  Actually there isn't enough creditable evidence to even mount a
case.
II>One final comment:
II>Q: WHY doesn't the Govt. admit their knowledge of UFO's?
II>A: FEAR!  They are scared to death that if word got out that ET's were
  >visiting us, there would be mass panic!
You denigrate the government and then portray it as a benevolent entity.
Those that control the government have no compassionate reason to avoid
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