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  1. Mendel

    Skywatcher Part II: "Mapping The Unknown"

    Do you speak the bird language? How do you know it can't possibly be wisdom? Do you have any evidence besides incredulity? And why do you help Phil move the goalposts?
  2. Ann K

    Synchronicity - What's your experience of it?

    (Edit to add: I think what you describe is just coincidence. It happens.) I'm aware of a different kind of synchronicity, which is devoid of woo although it often appears superficially that it might be. It is stimulus-driven, but the participants are not aware of the stimulus. As an example...
  3. jarlrmai

    Skywatcher Part II: "Mapping The Unknown"

    ...in a remotish area of America Lots of serious looking ex military guys LIZ footage from military type EOS platforms A vague psychic/religious/woo connection A pretense of being open, but gatekeeping all the actual details of footage Friendly journalists attached Connections to some apparent...
  4. Gary C

    Why are Starlink "Racetrack" Flares [Mostly] Reported from Planes?

    That seems to be a commonly held position among believers across the Woo-iverse. Several of those I've interacted with behaved as if offering a mundane explanation for their experience was somehow taking something away from them personally. This despite the fact that nearly all such experiences...
  5. J

    The Denbigh Lights UFO Analysis - Jan 2012 - [Likely sparking powerlines]

    (Woo) frame challenge: What if you believe more in cryptids than UFOs? Cryptid hunters aren't going to let a little storm suppress the truth...
  6. R

    Skywatcher Part I: The Journey Begins

    I am entertained by the latest evolution of terminology, referring to it as “The Phenomenon” instead of UFOs, UAPs, NHIs or aliens (etc..). That seems to be the current woo/Skinwalker Ranch direction that we are headed in.
  7. J

    Debunking Humor...

    Local favorite, featuring a take on the famous Brutalist structure of Geisel Library at UC San Diego, for promoting the university at and around Comic-Con in 2017. Woo-free version of the library below.
  8. Smythe Bacchus

    The Age of Disclosure film

    Apparently the research on this is mixed (whether those with arts/humanities backgrounds are more likely to believe in the paranormal), but I found part of this paper to be relevant: Development of the Paranormal and Supernatural Beliefs Scale using classical and modern test theory...
  9. Gary C

    Best Friend is Trapped in TikTok Conspiracies

    ...consider limiting your interactions to "normal" topics, e.g. sports, movies, food, whatever. When he tries to trot out his latest excursion into woo, tell him you don't find it interesting or worth your time. Keep going back to real life. Don't contribute to his conspiracy fueled dopamine...
  10. jarlrmai

    “Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets" established by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

    True, perhaps Mr. Elizondo or Mr. Barbers powers might assist her here.
  11. R

    Claim: Giza Plateau: discovery of a huge city under the Pyramids

    It has its place in the Fiction section of Barnes and Noble….not in scientific journals. I guess we will find out where they try to publish this non-sense.
  12. JMartJr

    Claim: Giza Plateau: discovery of a huge city under the Pyramids

    Some dark, cynical part of me suspects a result of "Oh wow, they built these structures all over the place!" from our friends in Big Woo.
  13. Ann K

    Claim: Giza Plateau: discovery of a huge city under the Pyramids

    Hancock, like Von Däniken, Travis Taylor and others we could name, have illustrated how lucrative woo can be, which probably guarantees it to be a growing field. Fame and fortune do not come so easily to the scientists and debunkers, alas.
  14. JMartJr

    Jake Barber tells Ross Coulthart about non-human technology - The "Egg"

    ...19 seconds which pretty well sums up the whole thing 11:59 where she ties the whole "speaking to aliens" thing very strongly to other New Age woo (but she does have a nice cat, so give her points for that...) 15:30 Where her friends is "activated" and also learns to speak gibberish (It looks...
  15. Gary C

    What evidence of aliens would convince skeptics?

    It's that last group that concerns and interests me. They seem to be the cannon fodder for unprovable conspiracies and woo of all stripes. If they could be inoculated with at least minimal skepticism at an early age, a good deal of social, political, and commercial crap might be avoidable on...
  16. JMartJr

    “Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets" established by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

    To those embracing the woo, that might not seem the impediment that it would to you or me...
  17. Ann K

    Baited into Rabbit hole: Mindset, social media and feedback loop.

    That's been described as "the Nobel disease": It has been argued that the effect results, in part, from a tendency for Nobel winners to feel empowered by the award to speak on topics outside their specific area of expertise,[4][5][6] although it is unknown whether Nobel Prize winners are more...
  18. Mendel

    Nicole Shanahan, Advisor to RFK Jr, "Chemtrails" video 23rd February 2025

    ...regarding Kennedy's endorsement of Trump. Shanahan specifically stated that she is not a Harris Democrat or a Trump Republican.[64] From her wikipedia bio, she seems to move in the intersection of tech entrepreneurs and alternative medicine/lifestyle, which is where her woo beliefs come from.
  19. Eburacum

    Bright light passing Germany NNW to SSW on Nov 30 1750 UTC

    Woo-hoo! Hall thrusters! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall-effect_thruster High specific impulse, but very low thrust.
  20. Gary C

    Malpensa technician whistleblower on chemtrail activities in airport

    IMO the prevalence of conspiracy theories, paranormal beliefs, and other assorted forms of "woo" across all forms of 21st Century media creates a readily accessible emotional escape hatch from the unrelenting pressures of modern life. Even those who are not embedded in any particular...
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