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Sorry to have to say this
Socrates II — (archived)

But if you think science is just another human belief system, then
you do not understand science.

The main reason science avoids UFOs is that it is full of people who
are anything but rational and logical about what is going on with the
subject. A lot of so-called "experts" in the field are eccentric, to
put it mildly, and have no formal training in any sciences or even
how to investigate things properly.

And if you get anyone in that field who even dares to question or
disregard some aspect of a UFO report, Lord help them. Now that
is dogma and religion, not science. Science is a human institution
that has its flaws as a result, but the core of science is to examine
things objectively and take it on evidence. And guess what - if an
idea is proven to be wrong, science changes its mind and goes with
the new idea. That is the major difference between science and
religion.

I do wish more real scientists would study the UFO phenomenon,
but I can't blame them for being reluctant. One needs more than
stories and claims to figure out what is really going on.

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