On 2007-03-21 17:19:00 -0400, "Docrodile" <swampthing@hellsbayou.net>
said:

For the scientific community, however, the name makes little
difference.
"Many people would just love to be assured that we are not
alone," said DeRobertis. "That there is a purpose to the universe."
Ultimately, however, he argued that an overwhelming majority
of scientists would say there is no compelling evidence for
extraterrestrials visiting our planet.

DeRoberts is absolutely correct. There is NO tangible evidence what so
ever.

On Mar 22, 7:19 am, "Docrodile" <swampth...@hellsbayou.net> wrote:

Former MP talks about UFOs
Written by Logan Crowell, Staff Writer
Wednesday, 21 March 2007
Says aliens are real and that we really need to talk

According to the Ufology Research of Manitoba, there were
over
700 unidentified flying object sightings in Canada during 2005. This
was
the second highest amount ever recorded, surpassed only by the year
before. Around 92 per cent of annual sightings are either explained or
unreliable. The remaining eight per cent, however, are considered
high-quality, unexplained cases. They are the cases that have the
potential to be authentic alien sightings.
Most UFO sightings receive no media attention and even less
scientific inquiry. They lack credible, influential support. Without
it,
the believers are largely left on their own with little hope of proving
the sightings as anything alien. So when Paul Hellyer, the former
Canadian
defence minister, announced that he had seen a UFO and believed it to
be
of alien origin, there was quite a ruckus.
The revelation was made by Hellyer in 2005 while giving a
speech
at an Exopolitics conference in Toronto. Exopolitics is the study of
relations between humans and extraterrestrials, and the conference was
held to discuss this. According to one Exopolitics website
(www.exopolitics.com), most supporters of Exopolitics organizations
believe aliens have already reached Earth and the time has come to
address
the issue of communicating with them.
So Hellyer, a member of both the Pearson and Trudeau
cabinets,
called on world governments to reveal that they have, over the years,
located several alien vessels. The speech, currently available on
Google
Video, was met with thunderous applause. The nature of Hellyer's status
instantly granted the Exopolitics organization the credentials it
needed
to be taken more seriously.
Following the speech, Hellyer did little to push world
governments to follow his request until 2007. Speaking to the Ottawa
Citizen in February, Hellyer stated he believed that the alien crafts
that
are found presented solutions for the climate crisis. If governments
would
admit what they had then, Hellyer claimed the problem may be solved.
"We need to persuade governments to come clean on what they
know. Some of us suspect they know quite a lot, and it might be enough
to
save our planet if applied quickly enough," Hellyer said. It was a
brave
claim for the 83-year-old who is best known for merging the Canadian
military units into the Canadian Forces.
Hellyer's comments made national and international headlines
for
their audacity. The timing of Hellyer's claim, however, was chosen to
coincide with the release of a film called Fastwalkers. The film,
sponsored by Exopolitics Toronto, compiles over 30 eyewitness accounts
detailing the international government conspiracy hiding actual UFO
debris. The group claims that the film features witnesses ranging from
"intelligence officials, to major airline pilots, nuclear and optical
physicists," among others. It is meant, along with Hellyer's claims, to
generate a public outcry. If correct, the Exopolitics supporters would
force major governments to reveal their UFO findings, and world
problems
such as global warming could be solved.
It is possible, however, that even if there were alien
crafts
currently held by world powers, they would fail to provide answers. Dr.
Michael DeRobertis, York University professor and member of the
Skeptics
Canada Society for Critical Inquiry, says that he sees the challenge of
reverse engineering alien technology as far beyond current human
capacity.
"Suppose we could transport ourselves back in time 40 to
50,000
years ago ( . . . ) and we dropped off our watch with our earliest
ancestors. They wouldn't have a clue what it was for. They may have
some
idea that it required mechanical design, but they would not have a
clue,"
he stated. "The idea that any alien race that could make it here (to
Earth), that we could make sense of (their technology), is pushing it a
great deal." Accurate or not, the urge for true alien contact remains
strong. Speculating on potential reasons for the strength of the alien
urge, DeRobertis touched a note very similar to one of the claims made
in
the film Fastwalkers.
"At the same time as religious authority ( . . . ) has
subsided,
we have an increase in the number of people who are still seeking these
transcendental urges ( . . . ) under the guise of science," he
explained.
Fastwalkers' press release describes the film as exploring
"some
of the spiritual and religious implications of the disclosure of
extraterrestrial life." The yearning for spirituality seems undeniably
interconnected with the yearning for alien contact.
Whether there have indeed been alien visitors or not, the
implications of such a visit have already begun to inspire humans to
act.
For Exopolitics Toronto, the inspiration has led to pieces such as
Fastwalkers. Through the film, they hope to build their case and help
others to believe. Furthermore, the appeal of supporters such as
Hellyer
is strong. The chance to add credibility to an incredible claim is
invaluable.
For the scientific community, however, the name makes little
difference.
"Many people would just love to be assured that we are not
alone," said DeRobertis. "That there is a purpose to the universe."
Ultimately, however, he argued that an overwhelming majority
of
scientists would say there is no compelling evidence for
extraterrestrials
visiting our planet.


http://www.excal.on.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3353...

So what is this with UFO's, trying to demonstrate some clowns will
claim anything for a media spotlight, or that some folk believe
anything put before them?
LB