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December 8 Event
December 8th Event Part II
December 8th Event Part III
December 8th Event Part IV
Abductions and Hypnosis
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Area 51 Interview
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Alien Stiffs
Evolution of Abductions
Greys
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| The Evolution Of Abductions |
| Are They Just Figments Of Our Imagination? |
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| An aspect of the abduction phenomenon which we don't believe has been thoroughly examined is the historical aspect. Abduction reports seem to evolve and adapt to fit in with the culture which surrounds the experiencers. No more reports of demons, faeries, or heavenly space brothers for the most part. And now it seems that the dependable old gray is facing some competition from the praying mantis alien. Firm ET/abduction believers explain this by saying that a new race of aliens is becoming interested in our planet. Looking at the phenomenon from a historical aspect it seems to suggest that these experiences are evolving in a nearly mythological way for some reason. The majority of abduction researchers wish to look only at the types of cases which are currently being reported. Many of these researchers ignore the stories told by the contactees of the fifties, as well as reports hundreds of years old (faeries, succubi, etc.), which seem to describe similar types of paranormal/abduction experiences. These types of reports are usually dealt with in one of two ways by the majority of UFO researchers, A) they are dismissed as foolish nonsense, or B) they are explained as being reports of the exact same phenomenon reported today, which were reported incorrectly because of the impact that the reporter's environment had on his perception. Let us look at theory A first. If the reports of the contactees and the stories told of the fairies and demons are mere nonsense, we must ask what makes our mythology any better than that of those who lived before us? How can we so easily dismiss past reports of abductions by nonhuman entities merely because they don't fit in with the current trend, which we do accept? If we dismiss these types of reports, shouldn't we also dismiss the reports of abductions which are made today? It seems that the evidence in both past and present cases relies almost entirely on witness testimony. Fifty years from now will we dismiss the stories of the abductions of today as nothing but mythology, in exchange for a new type of experience which we will consider "real"? Let's take a look at theory B. If contact/abduction experiences of the past are merely the exact same thing reported today, except that they were reported with a bias caused by the culture in which the experiencer lived in, should we not also assume the same of the abductions reported today? Are we so egotistical that we assume that we are at the level at which we can unbiasedly report and understand these experiences? Shouldn't we rightly assume that instead of finally being right, that we are involved in the same evolutionary process of experiences that our ancestors were? We must try to find some common ground before we move forward and try to use logic to analyze a confusing mystery. We will assume that the following statement is true; abductions reported today are in some sense "real", meaning that they are a real phenomenon which may be purely psychological, or may not, but they are (often) reported by the witnesses to the best of their ability, without the intention to deceive. If abduction reports are real, what does that mean? It means that there are three general categories of theories which may explain them. These three are in no way the only possibilities, as they each have been proposed in some variation or another numerous times. Let's examine them in a general sense in order to look at each of their flaws, so that we may weigh them each without bias. 1) The pure psychological theory. Abductions are purely psychological phenomena, which are not caused by an external stimulus. Reports seem to have an evolutionary quality to them because humanity has progressed, causing these psychological experiences to evolve and fit in with the surrounding environment. In order for this to be true we would have to assume that there is an unknown and unexplained cause, or even a need, if you will, buried deep inside the human mind which somehow causes hallucinations, vivid dreams, etc., in which the experiencer is abducted by nonhuman entities and is subjected to an assortment of intrusions (poking, prodding, and sexual assault among them) which seem to, at least generally, fit in with experiences reported by other people. These dreams and hallucinations are misunderstood as being physically real events. This possibility, if true, could help us understand how mythology evolves. The main problem with this theory is that we would be forced to assume that the experiencers are merely reporting dreams and the like, (which would have to be more realistic than any dream we've ever had by the way), or that they are all extremely gullible and fantasy-prone. That's a very difficult assumption to make, especially when we consider that these experiences seem to have at least very general factors in common. Because these types of experiences have been reported in various forms throughout history, we would have to assume that there is an unknown psychological cause which has been present in many individuals generation after generation. 2), The purely physical theory. The abduction phenomenon is completely and physically "real". Abductions are carried out by physical nonhuman entities whose origins are unknown, but are proclaimed by many to be extraterrestrial in nature. There is a very big problem in assuming that this theory is true; the lack of indisputable physical evidence. We're not referring to implants which may or may not be of terrestrial origin, we're referring to a video taken by an awakened neighbor who films as the "abductee" and is carried/floated out of his house by several small humanoids into a huge craft waiting outside, or to an instrument dropped by the illegal invaders as they wrestle their captive out of bed. With all the abductions which have been reported, where is this small piece of evidence? How can these aliens be so perfect in abducting the experiencer so that no physical evidence is left behind, yet seem primitive and incompetent in regards to masking the memories of the experiencer and carrying out absurdly overexaggerated (symbolic?) testing using huge needles and the like to perform "scientific" research? In order for this possibility to be true we would have to make many assumptions and, more importantly, ignore aspects of these experiences which do not fit in with the theory. 3) The chameleon theory, A.K.A. the quasi-physical theory, etc. The abduction phenomenon is caused by an external stimulus, possibly the UFOs, possibly not. This stimulus can be considered physically real, but may not necessarily interact with the witnesses on a "completely physical" level. Meaning, the abductions are not imagined, but also may not physically take place. This stimulus may be capable of interpreting what the experiencer is most prone to believing, and causes this experience to occur through controlled and deliberate hallucinations. A devout Catholic may experience visions of the Virgin Mary, while a scientifically minded "nuts and bolts" type person, may experience abductions by aliens. But what about cases in which people other than the primary experiencers have reportedly seen something unusual? What about abductions in which others have reportedly witnessed it occurring? If these reports are true, to deal with this aspect of the phenomenon, we could hypothesize that instead of this external stimulus causing hallucinations in the experiencer, the stimulus may, at times, physically change to appear as what the witnesses are prone to see. This stimulus may be capable of changing shape and appearance. It may, possibly, at times physically interact with the witness in a controlled manner. It may even physically abduct individuals, but no evidence would be left because this stimulus is not "physical" (at least as we commonly mean it) in its natural state of existence, therefore, all actions by this stimulus would be deliberate and nothing could be accidentally dropped or left behind. This could explain reports in which witnesses other than the primary experiencers saw unexplained phenomenon, such as abduction cases in which independent witnesses saw something unusual. Even photographs which show the phenomenon could be taken because the stimulus may be capable of changing it's physical appearance. This stimulus may have been present during the happenings at Fatima, Portugal. This stimulus may have appeared unintentionally to the secondary witnesses (the crowd) while it was interacting with the primary witnesses (the children who saw the apparition), or it may have appeared intentionally to both groups. By now you're asking what this stimulus could be. It could be some type of intelligent energy form, or an energy form which performs these actions because it's an instinct for it to do so. It could be a race of nonhuman beings with the technological capability of doing these things. It could be any number of things. Where does this leave us? It leaves us with some things to consider which we may not think about very often. It leaves us with several different avenues to explore. It reminds us that in exploring mysterious phenomena, and life in general, things are not always as clear cut as real or not real, good or bad. We must not forget that instead of merely black and white, there are shades of gray. Most of all, it leaves us with the knowledge that in exploring this phenomenon, we may at times have to revise theories to make them fit the facts, instead of revising the facts to make them fit the theory. |
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