|
MARK L. BAKKE'S
 Return to "UFOs" essay Back to Philosophy page Please feel free to E-mail me with your own comments on this issue or on anything else included in my Philosophy of Life section. Debate is good!
Please report any problems with this page to the
Webmaster!
|
|
REPLY #4 TO
"UFOS"
Boldfaced statements are parts of the original essay (or a subsequent reply) to which the respondent has directed his comments.
 Italicized/emphasized comments prefaced by (R) are those of the respondent and are presented unedited. My replies appear under the respondent's comments in blue text and are prefaced by my initials (MB). (R) I believe pretty much the same as you, reply 2, and reply 3 (reply 1 was out there), but I just wanted to shoot old occam out. Occam's Razor saying that, given two theories that cover the topic, the simpler one is correct. Which is more simple, that on advanced alien race flys around the earth with there parking lights on, or military test planes ('ol stealth comes to mind)? (MB) This is exactly why the burden of proof is on those who make extraordinary claims. Making the claims is easy. Backing them up is another matter. Here's an issue where I suspect that most of us would be ecstatic if the stories about UFOs were proven to be true and we could definitively settle the question about whether or not we were alone in the universe. But, because discovering that we had company would be so astounding in its implications, we must be even more careful to ensure that any evidence is throughly examined and unquestionably sound before using it to support any positive claims that we have extraterrestrial neighbors.
Created with Allaire HomeSite 4.0 .......... Last Update: 13 Dec 98
E-mail: mlbakke1@bakkster.com Earthlink Network Home Page |