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We obsess because they're unidentified. That bothers us on a fundamental and cultural level; we like to pretend that easily defined boxes are a bad thing, then freak out when things aren't in easily defined boxes.
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
- Benjamin Disraeli
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OFU! UFOs are real until they become FOs.
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I see Unidentified Flying Objects, UFOs, quite often. It can happen several times a day.
Then I look a little closer, and almost always I manage to identify them, at least by type (airplane, helicopter, snowball, ...).
Those objects tha go out of my view before I manage to identify them rarely have any importance to me. I do not have psychological need to put labels on every object around me, flying or not.
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Do I believe that some people genuinely believe they've seen alien spacecraft? Yes. Do I believe those people are credible witnesses? No.
Extraordinary claims, extraordinary evidence and all of that.
P.S. Nobody's coming down the chimney in a couple days either. Both of these tales, while nice to think about, have exactly the same amount of evidence.
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"Extraordinary claim requires extraordinary evidence" is an unintelligent expression invented by a skeptic who was covering up the fact that he had already accepted the evidence.
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Bruce Patin wrote: invented by a skeptic who was covering up the fact that he had already accepted the evidence.
Presumably you can prove that.
Or is it just that you do not like it.
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Of course they always attack the US. They interpret our radio signal broadcasts as vacation video brochures. The biggest conspiracy is that those movies aren't CG - they're actually taken live on site.
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I thought that "UFO"s were chicken McNuggets? Oh, sorry, wrong "F."
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It isn't hard to believe in UFOs if you don't confuse the term with "extraterrestrial" like most yahoos seem to want to do. Every experimental aircraft that goes up and is seen by someone is technically a UFO as it has not yet been classified. Why do you think it happens so often near air bases?
Do I think extraterrestrials have visited this planet? I sure hope not. I mean, the way we treat our elderly, our soldiers, folks with different skin tones? Look at our own (US) government, the rich minority screwing the vast majority for more of what they already have in abundance. Nation states making war with other nations states over what - lines on a map, words in a book. I sure hope not. Ignorance rules over Sol 3 and it's embarrassing.
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PNutHed wrote: I mean, the way we treat our elderly, our soldiers, folks with different skin tones? Look at our own (US) government, the rich minority screwing the vast majority for more of what they already have in abundance. Nation states making war with other nations states over what - lines on a map, words in a book. I sure hope not. Ignorance rules over Sol 3 and it's embarrassing.
Not to mention that they are perfect in that their technology and intellect is 100% infallible. The converse of course is that they do crash and then there is vast, 100% perfect worldwide conspiracy which is hiding their mistakes. The later of course would make one wonder why the fallible aliens do not put humans in charge.
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UFO: Unidentified Flying Object. Yes, they are real. There are hundreds of them every day where you might see something in the air that you cannot identify. Maybe it's a plane, maybe a balloon or God knows what.
If you talk about extraterrestrial stuff then I must disappoint you but you clearly must be from the US. What is wrong with you guys in the US? Nothing better to do or dream off? The obsession with this BS is just revolting! 
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I rather believe that in the vast universe there aught to be ET out there than believing some deity created the entire universe just for human. Small mind think small.
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Even the Bible contains what some maintain was a UFO sighting. Full disclosure: I regard the Bible as a mostly well-meaning fiction. But the story of Ezekiel's Wheel[^] is rather interesting, as are some of the (ahem) "theories" that have popped up over the years.
Sometimes the true reward for completing a task is not the money, but instead the satisfaction of a job well done. But it's usually the money.
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Vunic wrote: I think it's mainly in the US, people are so crazy about this funny UFO things?
Meanwhile in Canada...
Shag Harbour Incident[^]
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All aspects of the phenomenon described are adequately explained by ball ligtning.
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brothers wrote: All aspects of the phenomenon described are adequately explained by ball ligtning.
No sure what you are referring to is clear.
The original article is sourced by a company specifically set up to sensationalize extraterrestrials and several proponents of the same and it references three different events without providing much information about any of them.
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I thought that video was a joke, only in that it was such a mundane sighting. I've seen better with my own eyes with my father who worked for the DIA who were in charge of investigating and deliberately debunking reports even when they knew they were legitimate. Now, with your questioning it, I realize that Disclosure really is necessary. The whole thing goes a whole lot deeper than this. One of my former workmates said that a soldier in the Pentagon told him that he once saw a saucer in a hanger. I would suggest you do a little reading and open your eyes a bit.
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Bruce Patin wrote: One of my former workmates said that a soldier in the Pentagon told him that he once saw a saucer in a hanger.
Well that certainly proves it for me. Certainly no possibility that nothing in that could be questioned.
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Every single UFO claim that has had real actual evidence has been found to either be a fraud or explained by natural or even man-made events.
Witnesses have been found to either be confused, significantly lacking in specific knowledge about the events or even out right lying.
There are events for which no real evidence exists and concluding from those that they 'must' be extraterrestrials is no more reasonable than claiming that they 'must' be angels.
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Whats your favourite?
In the vein of smoked salmon, kind of now a tradition in the UK, I make Danish Smorrebrod, open sandwiches of different kinds of preserved fish; Smoked salmon, picked herrings, philly cheese, fish eggs, fish smorrebrod - Google Search[^] They are damn tasty!
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Granola.
Herself works Christmas Day, so the festivities don't start till Christmas Dinner when she gets home.
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Oh, no big family get together?
No 'getting half cut on champers by 11:00' and breaking your nephews toys? 
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Nope. Picke 'Er up at 14:30, first course at 15:00.
A glass of wine maybe 21:00, maybe 22:00.
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Im in for classics, scrambled eggs with bacon, herbs and onions. Probably some slices of bread with liver sausage.
The real work is done for the dinner then 
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Is this traditional German xmas breakfast? I am surprised it isnt an enormous feast in Germany, an average breakfast is huge and lavish enough! 
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