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dogsauce said:
I am curious, what we as a collective group feel on his expertise? I have no reason to doubt him.
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We do.
I suggest you do a site search (upper right corner) on his name. I get 6 pages of results.
You could then consider starting a thread on him in the "people debunked" subforum, if there isn't one already.
https://www.metabunk.org/threads/dr-stephen-greer.4679/ is a good place to discuss this further.
 
Hello All.
I've been a long time lurker here. I was active, twenty years or so ago, in the skeptic community online, being a member of the old JREF, Richard Dawkins site, and various others.
I've more time on my hands these days and lost a bit of the disillusionment with subjects of controversy, (everything was getting very familiar).
Anyway, that's enough of all that.
 
Mick West said:
This thread is for any first time poster to (optionally) post an introductory "hi everyone" post, which will also get you "verified" (meaning you can post without anti-spam restrictions) once that post, and a few posts in another sub-forum, have been approved.

A few words on who you are and how you ended up here would be appreciated. Or just say hi!
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It's highly recommended that you first read the Posting Guidelines:
https://www.metabunk.org/threads/posting-guidelines.2064/
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Hello, I have been reading about UFO's for over 50 years. I used to believe this planet had been visited by extraterrestrials, and I suppose many have. After decades of studying many topics and subjects I have come to believe we have never been visited. For the first big thing, there is absolutely zero evidence. In fact, the lack of evidence suggests we have never been visited. Those who say there is evidence have sadly misrepresented information or, in fact, made up information. One reason I don't believe is the size of the universe and the travel distances required for an advanced form of life to get here. Some say there are other dimensions and/or wormholes, but there is no evidence for this - it is pure speculation. Even with the so-called whistle-blowers who claim that we have proof such as crashed UFO's, alien bodies, etc. well, I don't know what their agenda could be. Then there is Dr. Steven Greer who sounds like an intelligent person but only talks and continues to say that full disclosure is in the way. I feel that if we had crashed spacecraft and aliens it would be (and would have been) too big of a secret to keep. How long did the atomic bomb remain secret? Most top scientists don't believe we have been visited. So we are left with lay people who claim anything and everything, but no proof - it's a secret being withheld from the public. The fact is that we want to know who we are and why we are here, but we just don't. In an attempt to understand, people make things up to explain. As for the sightings, some will say most can be explained but a small percentage can't, and that is true. However, to say that the sightings that can't be explained must be an advanced form of extraterrestrial life takes us back to, "Where's the proof?" There are those who make their living promoting the "existence" of alien life, and they surely have an agenda. YouTube has thousands of videos and there are countless podcasts. There will always be a "reason" why full disclosure doesn't happen - it will always be just around the corner. Lastly, I can say the universe was created by imaginary pink elephants. You wouldn't believe me, but you couldn't prove me wrong.
 
Dvernon said:
There will always be a "reason" why full disclosure doesn't happen - it will always be just around the corner.
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Welcome! My own view on disclosure is that it has happened, repeatedly, but UFO believers don't like the answer ("We don't have any evidence of anything alien or extraordinary, sorry!) so don't count any of these disclosures... only the one that discloses what is desired will ever count.
 
I am intrigued by all the drone and UAP activity in the last several months. I just want to know what's out there. I am a teacher of math and science and viewed some of these sightings with skepticism. 10 days ago I had an encounter myself and recorded it. I have been doing a lot of research since then and came across an article in popular mechanics that referenced this site. I would like to post my video and see what you think.
 
Welcome to Metabunk!
EHart72 said:
10 days ago I had an encounter myself and recorded it. I have been doing a lot of research since then and came across an article in popular mechanics that referenced this site. I would like to post my video and see what you think.
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You're very welcome to do that, e.g. in the "Skydentify" subforum. Be sure to include your approximate location at the time (GPS coordinates will do), and the exact date and time of the recording, if possible. The direction in which you were looking would also be useful.
 
Mendel said:
Welcome to Metabunk!

You're very welcome to do that, e.g. in the "Skydentify" subforum. Be sure to include your approximate location at the time (GPS coordinates will do), and the exact date and time of the recording, if possible. The direction in which you were looking would also be useful.
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@Mick West - would it make sense to add some of that advice to the blurb for the subforum? Currently it's this:
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Need to identify a plane, cloud, trail, strange object or other UFO you've seen in the sky. Post it here and our community of meteorologists, pilots, scientists and other sky-watchers will have a bash at finding what it is. You can also post interesting skydentifications you did yourself.
 
I have been following the UFO/UAP storyline as a fun time suck for years and have joined because of my concern with the creepy - occultish vibe I am getting from the recent swath of whistleblowers and venture profiteers on the subject. I am also concerned with the way in which the government and main stream media are enabling the storyline to gain traction without any verifiable evidence or source validation that I can see. I appreciate what you do here and hope to participate where I can share.
 
Hi!
I'm Mrs. A. I have been interested in science and sci-fi as far back as I can remember. I am definitely a nerd, but proud! Even though I put myself in the "I want to believe" category, I am a Scully not a Mulder. I was raised fundie and my family vilified Carl Sagan so when I first read Contact, I couldn't understand why quests for understanding are so intimidating for some.

I Hope first contact happens in my lifetime and I would not want to miss any signals that might come ahead of it. When extraterrestrial or interdimentional or whatever kind of intelligence we may meet are science based instead of sci-fi, it will be a beautiful time for humanity. Hopefully we will learn to be kinder by then.

I have never personally had experiences that make me wonder, but I find those stories interesting as well.
 
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Mrs.A said:
When extraterrestrial or interdimentional or whatever kind of intelligence we may meet are science based instead of sci-fi, it will be a beautiful time for humanity.
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I hope so, but our possible analogies for contact leave me worried: When more technologically advanced cultures have met less technologically advanced cultures, the less advanced often suffer (sometimes horrifically, and on a large scale).

Mrs.A said:
Hopefully we will learn to be kinder by then.
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Hopefully they will have learned to be kinder than us.
 
Hi all. Long-time Metabunk silent fly on the wall. New user. Also a Stanley Kubrick fan. 31 years old and—to my chagrin—just saw 2001: A Space Odyssey for the first time ~3 years ago. Instantly my favorite movie and has been since. Those effects look better than a lot of modern CGI, and it came out before the first moon landing! Not to mention it's a movie about artificial intelligence, decades before personal computers. And when I say AI I mean AGI not LLMs; I just consider those a neat trick. Had the opportunity to view it with a live orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl. Fan-cam video below. :) .


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu9ThS-xKEw&ab_channel=JoelYancey
 
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Hello! Mostly hoping someone here can help identify something I saw - back in 1992 in Costa Rica. And, some conversation about the news coverage at the time.
 
NorCal Dave said:
Love me some Costa Rica. Wife and I just got back from our 2nd time there in February. Welcome!
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Thanks! I took my family in 2019, the first time I'd been back in 27 years. It was a very different experience with my wife and two young kids in tow, but it was just as beautiful and welcoming as I'd remembered.
 
Hi All,

I'm from Area 51. Just kidding, I live in Vegas which is close enough. Grew up with Art Bell dishing out Southwest lore when he broadcasted from here, back then the content was truly scary. So yes because of that I believe in all kinds of paranormal. I love this site! Found it on a FB comment of Milwaukee UFOs that turned out to be a flock of seagulls. I prefer to share posts to my friends that are substantially true, and not spreading more disinfo. So sites like this are critical. Thank you for all the debunk work you do!
 
Road.Scout said:
Hi All,

I'm from Area 51. Just kidding, I live in Vegas which is close enough. Grew up with Art Bell dishing out Southwest lore when he broadcasted from here, back then the content was truly scary. So yes because of that I believe in all kinds of paranormal. I love this site! Found it on a FB comment of Milwaukee UFOs that turned out to be a flock of seagulls. I prefer to share posts to my friends that are substantially true, and not spreading more disinfo. So sites like this are critical. Thank you for all the debunk work you do!
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Gotta love Smokey!
 
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