Last
night, while flipping around the cable because there didn’t seem to be much of
interest on, I came across another UFO show. Only a small part was devoted to
abductions, and frankly, I didn’t see much of that either. I mention this
because we were treated to the same lame arguments supporting the idea that
some people have been abducted by alien creates. What was annoying was that the
arguments being made were the same ones being made two decades ago when Bill
Cone, Russ Estes and I wrote The
Abduction Enigma. Research into abductions has not changed since then and
the evidence supporting the idea of alien abduction have not changed either.
This whole area has stagnated so that no progress is made but those same
arguments, refuted repeatedly, are still trotted out.
For
example, we were told, again, that this was a club that no one wants to join…
except, that simply is not true. There are people clamoring to join the club
because it provides them with a sense of identity. They meet others who share
an interest, they now can go on outings, and they have regular meetings. While
they complain about the horror of the abduction, they have found a group that
takes them for who they are and are delighted to find the support.
We
are told that sleep paralysis is not the answer because some of those claiming
abduction were awake when abducted… but David Jacobs, outlining the typical
abduction, (Chapter 3, page 49, Secret
Life) is describing an episode of sleep paralysis. But no one is suggesting
that all claims of alien abduction are the result of sleep paralysis, merely
than many of the initial experiences are an episode of sleep paralysis later conflated
by hypnotic regression.
The
abduction researchers all say that they are not asking leading questions but are
allowing the story to take its natural course. An examination of the
transcripts as published in various books, shown in various documentaries, and
recounted in various lectures proves that such is not the case. I discussed
this and these other
For
those who attempt to look at these things objectively, there is very little
real evidence that abductions are taking place. The alleged implants provide
nothing in the way of evidence, and many of them seem to be nothing more than
terrestrial objects that have been embedded under the skin in years passed.
Nothing has been recovered that suggests alien technology. Some are just lumps
of glass, bits of metal, or even just tiny pebbles.
For
those interested in exploring all of this in more depth, take a look at The Abduction Enigma. Or take a look at
these posts:
This
all, I believe, provides a comprehensive examination of what I, as well as
others including Bill Cone and Russ Estes, have learned about alien abduction.
But remember this… I was one of the very first UFO researchers to report on
alien abductions, and Budd Hopkins, in one of his books cites a case that I had
investigated. All this suggests that I have been at this for a very long time
and these articles and The Abduction
Enigma is a result of that work.
And
this latest “examination” of alien abduction on television is simply another
example of so few learning the lessons of the past. It’s just another reason to
dislike the stagnation of UFO research because we do not advance our knowledge.
