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Appeal to Authority
Now you know that in science there is NO appeal to authority. Just because a scientist says something is so, or isn’t so, doesn’t make it so. It’s just like sceptics who endlessly spout off that they (ET) are not here. Just because they say so doesn’t of necessity make it so. They know (or should know) their science and related history. How many things used to be a position of consensus but are now utter rubbish? Once upon a time there was a consensus that dragons existed and that sea monsters patrolled the ocean deeps. The ancient Greeks had a consensus that Zeus and Hera existed; ditto the ancient Egyptians with Horus and Isis. Stones couldn’t fall from the skies (meteorites) and the Sun couldn’t have blemishes (sunspots). The Earth of course was created in 4004 BC. The Earth was also the centre of the cosmos. The raisin pudding model of the atom was by consensus correct. Continental drift was by consensus impossible. Examples could be tripled without breaking into a sweat. So dear sceptics, don’t give me this “spin”, this lump of bovine fertiliser about how consensus is the be-all-and-end-all that brings us all closer to reality.
The bad news is that science is NOT a democracy; the majority doesn’t rule. So people who adopt the idea or the philosophy of scientific consensus can take that consensus and then know where to stick it!
For yet another example, the whole ‘plurality of worlds’ debate has swung from one extreme of consensus to the other extreme and back again; then repeats the ever changing altering of consensus of opinion. When it comes to extraterrestrials, you can prove to your own satisfaction just about any and every position you care to take based on some once-upon-a-time consensus.
Regarding UFOs & Scientists versus Leprechauns & Scientists
One sceptic of my acquaintance makes the statement that no scientific body or bodies have spoken out on the UFO issue for the same reason that they have not spoken out on fairies and leprechauns. If UFOs are in the exact same category as fairies and leprechauns then everyone and every body that has spoken out on UFOs should also have spoken out on fairies and leprechauns. Clearly that is not the case. Many people and organisations have waxed lyrical about UFOs yet have kept their opinions about fairies and leprechauns to themselves.
This post was sourced from an article by John Prytz at http://EzineArticles.com
Thats all for now
Paul
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