-=> Quoting Ron Taylor to Paul Andinach <=-
 PA> RT> Name a case where a subject was convicted when no evidence of a 
rime
 > RT> exists other than eye witness accounts of the act.
 
 PA> RT> Your hypothetical example involved alleged murder.  What case can 
ou
 > RT> cite that shows someone convicted of unlawful homicide when there is
 > RT> no corpse, no missing person, and no other evidence that a murder
 > RT> happened.
 
 PA>   I could mention the Salem witch trials.
 RT> I suppose so.  And, does anyone today really believe that any of the
 RT> people executed were actual witches?
 
 
 PA>   I could, but I won't, because there are people who would be upset by 
the
 >idea that there's some comparison between witch 
 >sightings and UFO sightings.
 RT> Only the futility of trying to convince someone that circumstantial
 RT> evidence is nothing without substantiation.  The witch trials were a
 RT> product of hysteria and paranoia.  Hmmmmm.... sound a lot like a UFO
 RT> sighting.
 RT> Ron
 RT> -!-
Dear Ron,
I have quoted the entire message text here, so that there will not be any
loss of the texture of what you are saying.
I really don't see any distinction or comparison between witch hunts and
UFO sightings.
Based on my own personal encounter, I can assure you that there was no
paranoia, or terror involved. I am am sure that based on reports of
reputable personages down through the years, that these feelings were
not evident. It is a natural assumption that things that go bump in
the night can be tied in somehow with UFO's and extra-terrestrials.
I beleive that this is a completely false assertion, and if there is
any real evidence that this is the case then I would be intereested in
seeing it. The occult and UFO sightings are two completely different
things. Being somewhat of an "expert" on occult matters, after many
years of personal investigation, I fail to see any connection between
extra-terrestrial visitors and the occult experience.
That those disembodied spirits from the astral might have a better
insight than what we claim to have at this present stage, is not an
unlikely possibility as far as I personally beleive.
Everyone is welcome to their own opinions, until more substantial evidence
is offered, however.
James Root
... Air Force was secretly test-flying a real alien spacecraft -Lt.Col. GE
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