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1977 - Cosmic Trigger 1 (by Robert Anton Wilson)
He started to explain that, analyzing the reports chronologically.
it appeared that, They (whoever or whatever they are) always strive to give the impression that they are something the society they are visiting can understand.
In medieval sightings, he said, they called themselves angels, in the great 1902 flap in several states, one of the craft spoke to a West Virginia farmer and said they were an airship invented and flown from Kansas.
in 1940s to 1950s sightings, they often said they were from Venus; since Venus has been examined and seems incapable of supporting life, they now say they are from another star-system in this galaxy. .
"Where do you think they come from?" I asked.
Doctor Vallee gave the Gallic form of the classic scientific Not-Speculating-Beyond-The-Data head-shake.
"I can theorize, and theorize, endlessly," he said, "but is it not better to just study the data more deeply and look for clues?".
"You must have some personal hunch," I insisted.
He gave in gracefully.
"They relate to space-time in ways for which we have, at present, no concepts," he said. "They cannot explain to us because we are not ready to understand".
Post from user sfaer at at reddit.
He started to explain that, analyzing the reports chronologically.
it appeared that, They (whoever or whatever they are) always strive to give the impression that they are something the society they are visiting can understand.
In medieval sightings, he said, they called themselves angels, in the great 1902 flap in several states, one of the craft spoke to a West Virginia farmer and said they were an airship invented and flown from Kansas.
in 1940s to 1950s sightings, they often said they were from Venus; since Venus has been examined and seems incapable of supporting life, they now say they are from another star-system in this galaxy. .
"Where do you think they come from?" I asked.
Doctor Vallee gave the Gallic form of the classic scientific Not-Speculating-Beyond-The-Data head-shake.
"I can theorize, and theorize, endlessly," he said, "but is it not better to just study the data more deeply and look for clues?".
"You must have some personal hunch," I insisted.
He gave in gracefully.
"They relate to space-time in ways for which we have, at present, no concepts," he said. "They cannot explain to us because we are not ready to understand".
Post from user sfaer at at reddit.