#ufologist — Public Fediverse posts

👽 #Ufologist on board 🛸 🛒 www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1674... ____________________________ #sticker #stickers #magnet #UFOs #ancientaliens #alien #ufo #UAP #aliens #carstickers #carsticker #xfiles #drones #USA #car #UFOsky #mufon #RoswellNM #Disclosure #ufosighting #redbubble

Each #ConspiracyTheory recycles one or more elements from previous ones
When u read it,u remember a #Book or #Article that u read ten years ago and u think... "Wow! I already knew,it was NOT all a lie and I didn't waste the summer reading those second-hand books."
Selling books -nobody reads in #Sevilla - leaves u lots of books and time to read and one of the cases refered by #Grusch was #Majestic12,a trove of alleged #TopSecret documents that came into the hands of a #UfoLogist in 1987

Each #ConspiracyTheory recycles one or more elements from previous ones
When u read it,u remember a #Book or #Article that u read ten years ago and u think... "Wow! I already knew,it was NOT all a lie and I didn't waste the summer reading those second-hand books."
Selling books -nobody reads in #Sevilla - leaves u lots of books and time to read and one of the cases refered by #Grusch was #Majestic12,a trove of alleged #TopSecret documents that came into the hands of a #UfoLogist in 1987

#Finnish #ufologist, #mediapersona and very much of a #childhood cool dude, #JuhanAfGrann, has passed away.

He came to popularity during my childhood in the 1990s with his #TV programs about #UFOs and supernatural things and was "the whacko everybody in Finland knew". Still. Watched almost the every episode of his #UFO programs.

#RIP #JuhanAfGrann

#Finnish #ufologist, #mediapersona and very much of a #childhood cool dude, #JuhanAfGrann, has passed away.

He came to popularity during my childhood in the 1990s with his #TV programs about #UFOs and supernatural things and was "the whacko everybody in Finland knew". Still. Watched almost the every episode of his #UFO programs.

#RIP #JuhanAfGrann

#Finnish #ufologist, #mediapersona and very much of a #childhood cool dude, #JuhanAfGrann, has passed away.

He came to popularity during my childhood in the 1990s with his #TV programs about #UFOs and supernatural things and was "the whacko everybody in Finland knew". Still. Watched almost the every episode of his #UFO programs.

#RIP #JuhanAfGrann

#Finnish #ufologist, #mediapersona and very much of a #childhood cool dude, #JuhanAfGrann, has passed away.

He came to popularity during my childhood in the 1990s with his #TV programs about #UFOs and supernatural things and was "the whacko everybody in Finland knew". Still. Watched almost the every episode of his #UFO programs.

#RIP #JuhanAfGrann

Paper on Amateur paranormal investigation groups: Being Scientifical

I finished my thesis last year on amateur paranormal investigation groups. Many of you have requested copies. It can be purchased but not many would want to spend the money for that, so I’m giving it away via PDF.

You can download here.  Hill_ARIGs_Being_scientifical_thesis

Also, it was adapted for a piece in Skeptical Inquirer magazine, so you can get the meat of it there. But the thesis lists all the groups I looked at and also much more interpretation about their need to feel sciencey. Here is the abstract:

21st century television and the Internet are awash in content regarding amateur paranormal investigators and research groups. These groups proliferated after reality investigation programs appeared on television. Exactly how many groups are active in the U.S. at any time is not known. The Internet provides an ideal means for people with niche interests to find each other and organize activities. This study collected information from 1000 websites of amateur research and investigation groups (ARIGs) to determine their location, area of inquiry, methodology and, particularly, to determine if they state that they use science as part of their mission, methods or goals. 57.3% of the ARIGs examined specifically noted or suggested use of science as part of the groups’ approach to investigation and research. Even when not explicit, ARIGs often used science-like language, symbols and methods to describe their groups’ views or activities. Yet, non-scientific and subjective methods were described as employed in conjunction with objective methods. Furthermore, what were considered scientific processes by ARIGs did not match with established methods and the ethos of the scientific research community or scientific processes of investigation. ARIGs failed to display fundamental understanding regarding objectivity, methodological naturalism, peer review, critical thought and theoretical plausibility. The processes of science appear to be mimicked to present a serious and credible reputation to the non-scientific public. These processes are also actively promoted in the media and directly to the local public as “scientific”. These results highlight the gap between the scientific community and the lay public regarding the understanding of what it means to do science and what criteria are necessary to establish reliable knowledge about the world.

Got some comments? Let me know. Also check out this Monster Talk episode where I talk about it. And this from Token Skeptic as well:

Monster Talk, June 13, 2012 Skeptics are redoubtable

Token Skeptic, Episode 90, Nov 29, 2011.

#cryptozoologist #Cryptozoology #paranormalInvestigation #paranormalInvestigators #UFOlogist #UFOlogy

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