MUFON NEW YORK CITY NEWSLETTER
ｳ MUFON NEW YORK CITY NEWSLETTER ｳ
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ｳ JUST SAY "I DON'T KNOW" ｳ
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ｳ Author: Jack Greenfield ｳ
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ｳThough I have been mystified by the UFO phenomenon for 30 ｳ
ｳyears, I'm at least bemused by the attitudes of many who ｳ
ｳhaunt its meeting places, special events, lecture halls, ｳ
ｳmagazines and...newsletters. ｳ
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ｳWith the certitude and messianic fervor of the chosen, they ｳ
ｳexpound their cherished beliefs: "I know there's an ｳ
ｳinternational conspiracy to keep us from the truth!" says ｳ
ｳone. "The revelations being channelled from the Arcturians ｳ
ｳare really illuminating!" gushes another. "We have star ｳ
ｳchildren!" writes a lady who claims communion with ｳ
ｳVenusians. "...A powerful force from outside mankind ｳ
ｳis...driving us...into the abyss!" exclaims a European ｳ
ｳufologist who insists the "evidence" is mounting. At least ｳ
ｳ"3.7 million" men, women and children have been abducted by ｳ
ｳUFOs, concludes a recent Roper Poll - according to some. ｳ
ｳWhat? UFOs? Shucks, friend, they're just a lot of "ionized ｳ
ｳair," states a plasma vortex theorist, as if summarizing a ｳ
ｳstranger-than-fiction phenomenon that's been making fools ofｳ
ｳfolks for over 45 years. ｳ
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ｳAnd, meanwhile, in the midst of all the self-indulgence and ｳ
ｳegospeak, the ubiquitous Phil Klass, who apparently sees ｳ
ｳhimself as a minister to the misguided, and is seen by ｳ
ｳothers as the Prime Minister of Misinformation and ｳ
ｳMisinterpretation, declaims, with equal acumen and ｳ
ｳassurance, that UFOs are all a lot of beguiling baloney and ｳ
ｳthat the very idea our government is hiding information ｳ
ｳabout UFOs is...unpatriotic. Whatever happened to the UFO ｳ
ｳmystery? Has it finally been solved by the disinformation ｳ
ｳlobby and the same species of simpleton who, a few decades ｳ
ｳago, would have called it "marsh gas?" ｳ
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ｳHas it been levitated out of consensus reality by those who ｳ
ｳchannel 2,000-year-old entities, party with star people, ｳ
ｳhave transcendental visions and access to revealed truths? ｳ
ｳOr has it become the tool and teething ring of "New Age" ｳ
ｳmessiahs and missionaries, cultists and confabulators, ｳ
ｳhustlers and hoaxers in pursuit of emotional, psychological,ｳ
ｳeconomic, and other misbegotten agendas? ｳ
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ｳThere is, still, regardless of what anyone tells you, a UFO ｳ
ｳmystery. Maybe they're extraterrestrial. Maybe not. Thereｳ
ｳis, still, an abduction mystery. Maybe the abductors are ｳ
ｳengaging in what Flying Saucer Review calls a "broad plan ofｳ
ｳgeneric tinkering." Maybe not. Maybe crop circles are the ｳ
ｳwork of fairies, or a sign of imminent earth changes, or ｳ
ｳclever hoaxes, or unidentified natural phenomena, or a ｳ
ｳcombination thereof. And maybe not. Why must we have a ｳ
ｳfixed and fatuous notions regarding such phenomena? ｳ
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ｳSomeone once claimed that just saying "I don't know," when ｳ
ｳwe most assuredly do not, "know", is the beginning of ｳ
ｳwisdom. ｳ
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