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re: Humbug. Prosaic explanations work just fine. You are believing nonsense.

Doug Ellison — 7/14/2009 3:03:44 PM (archived)

FWIW - I think the psychology behind things like alien abduction, crop circles, UFO's etc - is very similar to religion. I bet an NMRI would show the same brain regions triggering.

It's a desire to believe in something bigger. Some take the bible and believe in a god. Some take a crop circle and believe in something else.

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Why do some people always look for exotic solutions to mysteries? - David F Mayer - 7/13/2009 1:29:42 PM
- re: Why not? - Johannes - 7/19/2009 7:08:07 PM
  - One patent pending. Here is the link. - David F Mayer - 7/24/2009 1:17:04 AM
    - re: One patent pending is OK. - Johannes - 7/26/2009 2:18:27 AM
      - No interest so far. That is because it is too simple. - David F Mayer - 7/26/2009 11:53:02 PM
    - That was a wonderful idea. - Eri - 7/25/2009 12:45:12 AM
      - It is SO simple, you can do it yourself at home for a very few bucks. - David F Mayer - 7/26/2009 11:57:42 PM
    - That is remarkable that you guys have patents. - Jody - 7/24/2009 3:16:47 PM
      - I have NOT received the patent as yet, and may not even bother to - David F Mayer - 7/26/2009 11:54:11 PM
      - re: Even if you carry the ball to the prototype stage - Johannes - 7/26/2009 2:37:16 AM
  - Johannes, I like the way you think! - Eri - 7/19/2009 9:15:26 PM
    - re: Thank You Eri - Johannes - 7/20/2009 6:55:45 PM
      - I must let in a lot of light then! (n/t) - Eri - 7/20/2009 11:48:24 PM
        
        I was thinking of you as a friend, and - Johannes - 7/21/2009 4:02:45 AM
        
        And here I thought I was all cracked up. ;-) - Eri - 7/25/2009 12:41:45 AM
- Because it's fun for them. A concept with which you may not be familiar. - Eri - 7/14/2009 3:08:48 AM
  - That is certainly PART of it. - David F Mayer - 7/19/2009 3:12:09 AM
    - David, David, David - Eri - 7/19/2009 3:42:00 AM
- I like exotic positions - Jody - 7/14/2009 1:26:49 AM
  - Is it hot in here? - REB - 7/16/2009 3:01:16 PM
    - LOL! - Jody - 7/17/2009 1:48:19 AM
      - re: LOL! - REB - 7/17/2009 2:59:08 PM
        
        It's all good REB... - Jody - 7/17/2009 3:30:04 PM
        
        It does? Name one. (n/t) - Eri - 7/18/2009 12:15:05 PM
        
        I can do that! - Jody - 7/18/2009 2:43:18 PM
        
        I've never understood why women do that anyway. - Eri - 7/18/2009 8:30:28 PM
        
        Because the men like it :/ - Jody - 7/18/2009 11:51:04 PM
        
        Heh - Eri - 7/19/2009 2:47:04 AM
        
        TMI - RNE - 7/18/2009 6:47:09 PM
        
        LOL!..I was wondering how long it would take... - Jody - 7/18/2009 7:39:11 PM
- Because there is more than what can be proven - Jody - 7/13/2009 9:26:40 PM
  - Holey Moley - Lindy - 7/14/2009 1:06:38 AM
  - “A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence”. - David Hume - David F Mayer - 7/13/2009 11:57:51 PM
    - Your last surgery was to remove your funny bone, wasn't it? (n/t) - Eri - 7/18/2009 12:17:50 PM
      - he he... (n/t) - Jody - 7/18/2009 6:37:07 PM
    - Yep. I suck (n/t) - Jody - 7/14/2009 12:02:21 AM
      - and I also - Jody - 7/14/2009 12:06:00 AM
- Because some minds are bigger than others... - Lindy - 7/13/2009 6:31:02 PM
  - "We are now on track for a record year. " (for ufos) - British Ministry of Defense - 7/14/2009 1:16:58 AM
    - Also a record year for alcohol sales. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/14/2009 1:27:12 PM
  - "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof." - Marcello Truzzi - David F Mayer - 7/13/2009 11:50:39 PM
    - re: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof." - Marcello Truzzi - Lindy - 7/14/2009 1:05:41 AM
      - Humbug. Prosaic explanations work just fine. You are believing nonsense. - David F Mayer - 7/14/2009 1:29:35 PM
        
        re: Humbug. Prosaic explanations work just fine. You are believing nonsense. - Doug Ellison - 7/14/2009 3:03:44 PM
        
        I'd like to point out ... - Lindy - 7/14/2009 3:23:34 PM
        
        "Field Investigator?" What crap. There is nothing to investigate. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/19/2009 3:14:01 AM
        
        Oh Ye of little faith. - Jody - 7/19/2009 3:51:37 PM
      - re: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof." - Marcello Truzzi - Doug Ellison - 7/14/2009 7:48:58 AM
        
        re: "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof." - Marcello Truzzi - Lindy - 7/14/2009 3:36:49 PM
        
        So what? Nothing in your statement rules out hoax. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 7/19/2009 3:15:04 AM
- Because.. - Raoul - 7/13/2009 4:39:49 PM
  - Because science is, like, boring and for nerds and definitely not cool - Socrates II - 7/13/2009 5:17:46 PM
    - Lame attempt to blame it on sex - Lindy - 7/13/2009 8:13:51 PM
      - Referring to our level of reality, for just a moment - Socrates II - 7/13/2009 9:09:08 PM
        
        I wasn't picking on you any more than you were picking on yourself - Lindy - 7/13/2009 11:50:11 PM
        
        The reproductive drive governs everything - Socrates II - 7/14/2009 2:12:41 PM
        
        re: The reproductive drive governs everything - Lindy - 7/14/2009 3:27:26 PM
        
        The celibate clergy are a vast minority - Socrates II - 7/14/2009 3:31:35 PM
        
        # 1 Sport - Lindy - 7/14/2009 3:44:21 PM
        
        Evolution just hasn't caught up with our civilization - Socrates II - 7/14/2009 3:49:05 PM
        
        The celibate clergy are a vast minority - Socrates II - 7/14/2009 3:31:31 PM

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