I just finished Thomas Bullard’s book, The Myth and Mystery of UFOs , by scholar-folklorist Thomas Bullard (University of Kansas Press, 2010). Rather than write my own review, I found the work summarized nicely in this review over at Magonia review of books...
UFOs as Folklore
Magonia Review of New Book by Vallee and Aubeck on "UFOs" Throughout History
The Magonia Blog posted a review today on an important new book by Jacques Vallee and Chris Aubeck entitled, Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects from Antiquity to Modern Times, and Their Impact on Human Culture, History and Belief (Tarcher/Penguin, 2010)....
Atheism as UFO Religion, Part 2
I’ve found a second atheist’s commentary on “belief” in UFOs. Atheist:Â The belief in God(s) is purely and simply based in faith, no matter what religion you come from. Faith is defined simply as belief in something without evidence or proof....
Atheism and Belief in Intelligent ET: Trusting in The Blessed Equation
Over the course of the last couple of days we’ve been treated once again to the parade of astronomers and astrobiologists pontificating on the likelihood that there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. In the wake of a couple of decades of failure on...
Atheism as UFO Religion
I thought it might be an interesting idea to take a look at self-declared atheists and their own faith responses to UFOs as ET craft. Â I’ll be pulling these from the web without names. My goal is *not* to poke fun at atheism. Rather, I want to show how religious...
John Milor vs. Gary Bates, Part 4
Continuing (and completing) my comments on the exchange between John Milor and Gary Bates. My comments are at “MSH.” ———————— John Milor shares Gary Bates’ third point: Point 3: Since extraterrestrials...
John Milor vs. Gary Bates, Part 3
Here’s the third argument as written by John Milor in his exchange with Gary Bates. My comments are inserted at MSH: [Gary Bates}: Point 3: Since extraterrestrials would have no hope for salvation, this would mean that any ETs would be lost for eternity when...
John Milor vs. Gary Bates, Part 2
Continuing with the exchange between John Milor and Gary Bates. John Milor introduces Gary’s second point / objection to Milor’s position (that the Bible allows for alien life forms) this way: >>>> The second point Mr. Bates raised, is as...
John Milor vs. Gary Bates
A few days ago Dr. Stephen Yulish was kind enough to forward this link to me. Â If you follow the link you’ll find an article on the UFO Digest website by John MIlor entitled “Cosmic Salvation.” Â Milor is a Christian and believes (in most general...
A “New” Spirituality Inspired by UFOs?
You’ll be interested in this recent post by UFO Digest (authored by Michael Cohen). Cohen’s observations range from the “insightful, but it’s obvious” to the propagandistic level of “sweeping generalization.” Some examples:...
Blogging with Dr. Barry, Part 4
Same format – my material is indented and prefaced by “MSH”. —— HERMANEUTICS: RAPE, ADULTERY AND BLINDNESS MSH: Â It’s spelled “hermeneutics”. Moving to the present, on Sunday, October 3rd, 2009, the History Channel...
Blogging with Dr. Barry, Part 3
Same procedure as the previous two posts. My response is blocked and marked by “MSH”. ————– You do not become a hermeneutical rapist overnight. I didn’t just wake up one day and decide to write The Bible and Flying...
The Astrobiological Delusion Regarding the Future of Religion
Nice, brief article by professor Ted Peters. Editor's note: including the content of the above link below,From Theology Topic: The Astrobiological Delusion Regarding the Future of Religion: The Astrobiological Delusion Regarding the Future of Religion Returning to...
Ancient Astronauts as a Religion
Readers will find this recent (2007) scholarly article on "Paleo-SETI" / ancient astronaut beliefs of interest. Such articles are not common in academic circles. It's 25 pages. The first half overviews the beliefs of major ancient writers (mostly von Daniken), which...
Peters ET Intelligence Religious Crisis Survey
Many of you are likely familiar with the Alexander Religious Crisis Survey (1994) conducted by Victoria Alexander. If you’ve heard me speak on whether Christianity can accommodate a genuine ET reality (news flash for Ryan Wood and Stan Friedman: this a subject...