Just when you were almost convinced that the Vatican wasn't asleep at the switch in its herculean effort to keep its ancient manuscripts secret. Bummer. You can read about the initiative here. Oh, wait . . . I'll bet that all these years they've been busy pulling...
Conspiracy Theories
No – I’m Not Working For, or At, AREA-51
First, let me say this: Darn! If I did work at AREA-51 I might finally get into the Illuminati. It would be a nice credential to enhance my resume. What am I talking about? Well, a week or so ago a YouTube video was posted that claimed a new, super-secret military...
The Roswell Crash: Nothing to do with Extraterrestrials
If you have not yet read Nick Redfern's two books on the Roswell UFO incident, you should. Body Snatchers in the Desert: The Horrible Truth at the Heart of the Roswell Story The Roswell UFO Conspiracy: Exposing A Shocking And Sinister Secret Nick believes the Roswell...
Inept Astro-Prophecy Wizard Undeterred by Ineptitude
These three search results (ranked in order) on Google tell you all you need to know: Is the end of the world on September 23 and what is David Meade's ... https://www.thesun.co.uk/.../end-of-the-world-september-23-planet-x-nibiru-david-mea... Sep 24, 2017 - Christian...
The Current State of UFOlogy
This essay pretty much sums up the situation. It ain't good. Editor's note: the article below: In the past five years, I have identified an array of noteworthy concerns that I believe have derailed the study of Ufology. Regrettably, these problems have ruined the...
True Lies: The Reality of UFO Deception
Jack Brewer recently posted a short, cogent essay defending the reality of UFO "mirage men" -- government disinformation agents whose work propelled (propels?) UFO interest and inquiry in decades gone by. His post most immediately defends the perspective of James...
Leading Conspiracist Jim Marrs Claims I’m a Government Informant
[Had to re-post this.] Awesome - I always knew I'd make it! Today I got an email that included this paragraph from the most recent Jim Marrs book (he's known for promoting just about every conspiracy under the sun): "Researchers that worked with Michael Heiser (that...
Ancient Aliens on Mars?
Ever wonder about the claims of Richard Hoagland and Mike Bara about ancient alien artifacts and structures on Mars? Well, if you have, here's the antidote, in detail, from the Emoluments on Mars blog. (This blog is filled with other pages painstakingly debunking this...
Scientology’s Alien Space Cathedral and Spaceship Landing Strip
No, there's nothing odd about Scientology. Unless you count building an alien space cathedral and spaceship landing pad in New Mexico for the post-Armageddon alien meet-n-greet. If I were in this (literally) space cadet religion, the first thing I'd want to know from...
Part 2 of My Thoughts About a New Book on Triangular UFOs: Missing the Airbus
I'm nearly done with David Marler's new book Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation. In my preliminary thoughts about the book, I discussed the logical inadequacies of some of the assertions in the book's preface, written by Col. John B. Alexander. The gist of...
Thoughts on a New Book About Triangular UFOs, Part 1
I'm about a third of the way through the recently released book by David Marler, Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation. Despite what I'll say below, my feeling at this point is that this is an important book that anyone with an interest in UFOs should have....
Steven Greer Supporters ‘Siriusly’ Angry at Steven Greer
Well, DUH. This is what happens when you promote the work of a charlatan. Cris Putnam has posted a list of the Top Ten Comments posted online about Steven Greer's Sirius film. It's worth a read, unless you've worshipped at Greer's altar for his version of UFO...
Top Ten List of Other Things You Believe if You Believe the World Ends on Dec 21, 2012 Because of Planet X
If you believe in this nonsense, then here is what else you must believe: 1. That everything we know about astronomy and celestial mechanics is wrong (I'd want to know how we put people on the moon, why Voyager was a success, and how we landed rovers on Mars if that's...
Of Denderah and Dim Bulbs: Is There Visual Evidence for Lightbulbs in Ancient Egypt?
I'll let viewers decide. Try not to laugh at Ancient Aliens when you see this. I know. It's hard.
Christmas a Pagan Celebration? What You Know May Not Be So
Hat tip to Stephen Huebscher for this one! Here's a link to an interesting short essay on this topic. The author argues (with some justification) that rather than Christians adapting a pagan holiday to their sacred calendar, pagans co-opted December 25 from...