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reply posted on 2-10-2007 @ 09:39 AM by tommyknockers
reply to post by IgnoreTheFacts



I don’t mind being called an ignorant gullible fool, but I must draw the line at tin foil hat wearing clown. I don’t nor have I ever owned or worn a tin foil hat.


reply posted on 2-10-2007 @ 10:13 AM by IgnoreTheFacts
Originally posted by elevatedone
This thread is the discussion of ET's and the existence of such.
Stay on topic and no personal insults or attacks.

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I want to go out of my way to note that in no way did I issue a "personal attack" or insult to any particular member. Please, re-read my post. What I said is that things like this cause us to be viewed as fools. My original quote:

And it makes anybody who posts in this forum to be viewed as fools, gullible ignorants, and tin foil hat wearing clowns.


What I said is that nonsense like this is what causes the average person to look down upon this subject as a whole. And as long as we defend such nonsense, as a whole, we will be continued to be looked upon as fools.

I apologize to those that did not read or understand what I wrote, and took my statement as a personal attack against them.



reply posted on 2-10-2007 @ 12:27 PM by Veritas Lux Mea
Originally posted by IgnoreTheFacts
What I said is that nonsense like this is what causes the average person to look down upon this subject as a whole. And as long as we defend such nonsense, as a whole, we will be continued to be looked upon as fools.

I apologize to those that did not read or understand what I wrote, and took my statement as a personal attack against them.


Hi IgnoreTheFacts,

I, personally, do understand what you are trying to get across to everyone here. And I agree that most of us who are involved in, study or even have a curious interest in the UFO/ET topics ARE ridiculed and looked down upon as fools by mainstream society.

However, as you know, there are many different perspectives in life. Each and every one of us on ATS (and elsewhere in the world) all have a unique way to see life and everything in it.

I don't really see, though, how someone's opinion or judgement on you, us, Sleeper, etc., should even matter. For you to say what you did, shows a place inside of you that fears ridicule or embarrassment for you own interest. Not really ours.

I am no psychologist, but I've seen in my years that whenever someone attempts to halt a discussion or shut others' mouths.. doesn't actually do so for everyone else's benefit, but for their own. We're all capable of determining what it is that we believe or feel is true.

Many people here enjoy reading what Sleeper has to say (myself included). Should we begin ridiculing him in fear that WE will be ridiculed if we show him kindness and interest? I won't. And I don't believe any of us should.

It pays to keep an open mind, and defend our ability to SPEAK in this world. I may not agree with everything someone says, but that doesn't mean I would try to stop them from saying it. Even if we don't agree with someone's perspective, we can still learn a thing or two from everyone.

In the end, all of us like what we like. We believe what we believe. We feel what we feel. No one can stop or change that. And no one should feel foolish for allowing others to express themselves, regardless of how they choose to express.

Just my opinion..

Enjoy your evening!

- Mea


reply posted on 2-10-2007 @ 01:42 PM by zenfish
reply to post by IgnoreTheFacts



I would say all those who can't see any value or wisdom in what is being said here would have to be ludicrous imbeciles.

I'm not commenting on the UFO stuff because what does anybody know about that unless they've been through it?


reply posted on 2-10-2007 @ 02:25 PM by dorean
I don't understand the immense interest this thread gets and i have been following it on and off (sleepers threads) since about the beginning of '06 and the only proof i've seen is a yellow looking rock (a picture from the aliens are as real as the nose on your face thread). Apart from that, nothing. I mean I've noticed that sleeper and many others are making people who dont accept ideas without proof as closed minded, but anyone with a good imagination and a weird yellow rock could have written the exact same thing, regardless of whether this was true or not.

Also, im not saying this is intentional of sleeper or whether people just seem to be looking for new meaning to their life, whether it helps them overcome the concept of death or just makes this boring reality that little bit more exiting (as they always have done) but it seems like sleepers becoming something of a prophet. I constantly see posts that seem as if they are asking for guidance.

When i was younger the concept of death constantly haunted me and my mother would always reassure me that i'd go to heaven. Of course i would then question christianity by saying, "why do people suffer if god loves us so much?" and the answer would always be "God is so smart that trying to understand his actions would be like a dog trying to understand why a vet is sticking a needle in him". I have long since abandoned my faith in religion as i feel that real tolerance and kindness needs to come from the individual and not from their fear of eternal suffering in pits of fire. But onto the crux of the matter, it seems sleeper is using the same reasoning my mother uses to reassure us that questioning these alien's actions or how their technology, society or communication works would be like an ant taking advanced trigonometry. It's the oldest loophole in the book.

Also please don't ask me why i've followed this thread if i dont believe it. The simple answer is real or not its entertaining and my sincerest complements to sleepers writing ability as i thoroughly enjoyed the blog.


reply posted on 2-10-2007 @ 02:31 PM by earthman4
reply to post by dorean



I have found real news here and nothing but lies in the newspaper, so I have to keep an open mind. Just show me one alien artifact or other hard evidence and I will proudly wear a tinfoil hat.
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