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"What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way."
-- Bertrand Russell
Originally posted by NewWorldOver
I'm still not sure what makes people so sure Lazar is a phony etc. when they don't even know the guy.
I'm more willing to accept character judgement by people who actually KNOW the character. We all know what 'celebrity' culture can do to a persons reputation. Complete distortions, spurred by jealousy, mis-interpretation, conjecture etc.
I see alot of these things in the character assassination of people like Alex Jones, etc. Doesn't surprise me to see the same baseless judgements passed on Lazar.
Originally posted by NewWorldOver
Implying that a person is a liar IS a judgement of character
Stop pussyfooting around it, it's totally fine. If you think Lazar is a liar, that's just as respectable an opinion as anyone else's. I myself don't think modern science could possibly 'confirm' his theories on extraterrestrial for the obvious reason that it's not a scientifically accepted topic. This doesn't mean I 'believe' him, but I definitely reserve jugement for the experts and those that know the guy personally.
Originally posted by Grey Basket
And as for John Lear, it's simply not right that he can get away with saying things without proof (or even evidence) that anyone else would be banned for, perpetrating hoaxes.
Originally posted by projectvxn
While Lazar was in school he should have published at LEAST 2 or 3 papers in the field of physics, this is prior to employ at any facility. I have found none. Not even one alluded to. Which is strange.
Originally posted by TheStarMan
Most people think it is really weird that I don't know the names of my professors, or even class numbers and all that stuff.
But I am there to learn, I am not concerned with things like professor names.
Originally posted by DogHead
If this particular dog and pony show didn't rely on science then it wouldn't matter, but because there is the veneer of science it leads people along into dangerous waters of belief.
Scientific theories have standards of proof, experiment needs to be able to be duplicated, observations need explanations that make sense, and so on and so on. There is a lack of this kind of detail in the Lazar story especially as enhanced and enhanced by Lear.
Originally posted by senshido
Omg, tell us 1 thing he's brought forward on this specific thread?