William G. Pullin

Greetings.  Human beings are biased, imperfect mammals. Each and every one of us has a set of personal beliefs, opinions, and positions that are often subjective and immovable, no matter what information comes to our attention. No matter the topic or subject matter being considered, we are all guilty, to greater or lesser degrees.  Occasionally, only occasionally, I happen to come across a statement that stands out, that defeats the echo chamber that is majority of the UFO subculture. Unfortunately, in this particular case, the statement in question displays the intellectual dishonesty which can often poison the effort to interact with others, regardless of the topic being taken under consideration.  "Now, all of a sudden, critical thinking and presenting evidence are out the window for debunkers." Now, anyone who has even a passing interest in the UFO phenomenon is, or should be, well aware of the lack of physical, irrefutable evidence to support the vast amount of anecd...

Greetings. Trust in the scientific method.  Science has proven time and time again to be a remarkably productive way of understanding our natural world. There is no doubt that scientists have dramatically increased our knowledge about the universe we reside in, the natural history of life on our planet, and about how our species' physiological processes work. Additionally, scientific knowledge has directly led to the development of technologies like vaccines, computers, and combustion engines. These technologies, and many, many others, have radically altered the way we live and are strong evidence that scientists have gotten their theories largely correct. Does this decades long record of success mean that we should always blindly trust the science? The term "science" is a word that is admittedly somewhat dfficult to pin down. The majority of the population, at least in advanced countries, agree that science has generally been a good thing for society and accept the major...

Greetings. The effort to examine and investigate undetermined possibilities is a worthwhile endeavor, in fact, the undertaking is an incredibly rewarding exercise. Regardless of the subject matter being scrutinized, keeping logic and dispassionate thinking part of the game is essential. There is no reason, at least none that I have come across in my own lifetime, to enthusiastically abandon one's own critical thinking skills, no reason whatsoever. However, that kind of thing happens all the time, particularly when so-called "fringe topics" are the focus of the investigative effort. UFOs, ghosts, remote viewing, cryptozoology, and extrasensory perception are just a few of the topics that somehow consistently induce the rampant abandonment of intellectual, level-headed thinking processes. It has become a disease of the intellect.  The UFO problem is perhaps the most well-known subject matter that motivates people to place their intelligence on the backburner to oblivion. Va...