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I really think it is important to differentiate between "honest" and "accurate." Given contradictions in accounts, it is not possible that all the accounts are accurate. At the very best, some must be in error whether they saw something...

Where? A theory that the sighting was triggered by the children seeing something mundane (if unfamiliar) isn't belittling anyone. (I don't think it's likely that an armoured truck/ APC was responsible, if that's what's being referred to, but...

I found myself singing "Chickery chick, cha-la, cha-la, Check-a-la romey in a bananika" a couple of days ago, and thought wow, how did THAT one come into my mind?

Indeed. I have no doubt he was lampooning the FDA (and perhaps some colleagues?) for taking the hoax seriously. From today's perspective, it's a shame that he included that racist Ralph Waldo Emerson quote. As to being current on the music of...

Yes, I overlooked that some younger folk (or trendier senior folk) here might not notice Thompson ended his speech with a lyric from a once well-known lighthearted song.

On the contrary! Neglecting the cultural and social landscape upon which the case is built leads to misunderstanding the nuances that allow hoaxes like this one to fester. If it was not for Rede Globo's spotlight, there would be no social...

I've had a lot of experiences with synchronicities, some pretty bizarre. I’ve come to believe that some people are kind of woven into the universe in a different way by the Norns, than others are.

On the contrary! Neglecting the cultural and social landscape upon which the case is built leads to misunderstanding the nuances that allow hoaxes like this one to fester. If it was not for Rede Globo's spotlight, there would be no social...

I really think it is important to differentiate between "honest" and "accurate." Given contradictions in accounts, it is not possible that all the accounts are accurate. At the very best, some must be in error whether they saw something...

On the contrary! Neglecting the cultural and social landscape upon which the case is built leads to misunderstanding the nuances that allow hoaxes like this one to fester. If it was not for Rede Globo's spotlight, there would be no social...

:) i dont know.. it was a pretty large group of children. all of them? that sounds iffy. But i dont think it's possible to belittle young children for being young children.

The notion of Synchronicity seems anecdotally true. Like telepathy we've all experienced moments that defy explanation for how they could have come about, just as we've all had that sense of knowing, and then hearing, what someone is about to...

Indeed. I have no doubt he was lampooning the FDA (and perhaps some colleagues?) for taking the hoax seriously. From today's perspective, it's a shame that he included that racist Ralph Waldo Emerson quote. As to being current on the music of...

I really think it is important to differentiate between "honest" and "accurate." Given contradictions in accounts, it is not possible that all the accounts are accurate. At the very best, some must be in error whether they saw something...

Where? A theory that the sighting was triggered by the children seeing something mundane (if unfamiliar) isn't belittling anyone. (I don't think it's likely that an armoured truck/ APC was responsible, if that's what's being referred to, but...