Originally posted by Majic
A Time To Choose
Originally posted by goblin
why are u people wasting your time on this thread ?
the guy is clearly suffering from ADD....
Please read this...
Courtesy Is Mandatory
...and Simon's post above.
As evidenced by my own shameful display, nobody's perfect, and it's easy even for old-timers to forget what makes ATS different.
The idea is simple: give people a place where they can talk about things they would never feel comfortable talking about anywhere else.
In such an environment, amazing things happen.
Far too much truth is suppressed because people are too afraid to say anything which defies "conventional wisdom" or the carefully managed world
views imposed by mass media.
Granted, I find the anecdote presented in the OP to be highly improbable and am free to say so. But to attack a fellow member because I don't believe
what he's saying goes against everything ATS stands for.
That's why I apologized, and why an apology was in order.
Simon has already made it clear that further personal attacks will not be tolerated. Let's respect that requirement and, in so doing, respect the
rights of all members to post in our forums without fear of ridicule.
The health and integrity of our community depends on it.
An interesting angle, and I take the point. I must say I am new to this website, I first was directed to it after seeing the History Channel's report
on Bob Lazar, so a websearch led me naturally here.
I suppose I could argue a technicality and state that I did not attack the poster directly, but rather contributors to this thread who have
entertained a response.
While I do respect (what I think is) the ATS philosophy, I think it also opens the door to maligners such as hoaxers, pranksters, fraudsters and
attention seekers that for whatever or many possible reasons, seek a response.
If I am correct, the ATS philosophy permits this kind of behavior because there may be a truth amongst the lies, somewhere, and even if that truth is
only a fraction of the total then having it expressed somewhere in the flotsam and jetsam that precipitates is perhaps better than not at all, even if
we have to use our common sense and judgement to try to filter it. So fair enough.
Insofar as that "filter" I am referring to, you put it clearly: "Far too much truth is suppressed because people are too afraid to say anything
which defies "conventional wisdom" or the carefully managed world views imposed by mass media.", I think we have to say that this is a naturally
evolved process that tries to discourage unethical or false claims and/or to prevent delusional minds from polluting others. So we have a societal
equilibrium that is a balance between a punishment for claims that cannot be supported with evidence versus those who hear what they wish to
believe.
In summary then, I hope I am correct in understandting ATS's philosophy ? If not, i would appreciate correction.
After due condsideration, I withdraw my comment that refers to those that have responded to the the originator of this thread.
Regards to all.
