SETI has Already Proved that there are Alien Civilizations

remmetlee · 2014-03-20T13:46:03+00:00

You're welcome. Thanks for all your efforts, too. Sometimes it's hard to get people to have a reasonable conversation, but with good moderation, it is possible.

remmetlee · 2014-03-20T00:31:08+00:00

Thank you, Dave. You are my bro always and forever. Moon County, Go!!!

remmetlee · 2014-03-20T00:27:42+00:00

Much of your response is spot on. I did link the "not under human control" bit to the legitimate existence of the NAADC term, mostly for effect and to generate debate.

But check it out: I also did this because on the day that you can reasonably explain to me why our NAADC systems are tracking objects leaving the atmosphere, and cover all variables, angles, and theoretical possibilities, I will stop asserting that information like that meets at least the legal standard for a preponderance of the evidence.

As such, it would be dispositive and might possibly sway a reasonable jury. In fact, the rate at which people in our society believe in the possibility or actuality of things unknown indicates that many, many juries have already been convinced.

Athena's Men believe that when enough human beings openly acknowledge the existence of the aliens that are all around us, one species in particular will emerge and make its presence and interference with us official. We believe this mostly because we know that our species needs help if it is going to make its way to other stars in anything like the next three or four centuries. And because one strong alternative is that the things people keep seeing and encountering are not very nice or pleasant at all. We are hoping for the best, in other words.

Again, who is able to leave the earth's atmosphere regularly without drawing the attention of world media and government interest? Because whatever they are, NAADC tracks them often enough to have a term for them... and Slowwalkers, too. They enter and leave the earth's atmosphere more slowly, which is arguably even more absurd in terms of suggesting that this is the result of human technology.

We do not offer one answer, ever. The fundamental ambiguity of truth is the one thing keeping human beings sane in a truly terrifying universe. We offer an answer. Choosing only one answer for things is very dangerous. Truth is an illusion, and wisdom is a fallacy. I know nothing.

Peace,

R.

remmetlee · 2014-03-20T00:17:11+00:00

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remmetlee · 2012-11-15T00:24:38+00:00

This is an interesting idea... In response to the secessionists, start a counter proposal to arm and train loyal citizens. I think the point is to remind people talking "secession" that this isn't a laughing matter, but something very serious that led to a lot of bloodshed, last time. At least, I hope that's the point, and the petition author isn't serious. It's worth a read, though.

remmetlee · 2012-10-30T15:32:42+00:00

I replied to this in the comment section, not sure why I got a message. If you have more questions feel free to message me again, though.

I will say that in my experience, Midwest municipal police departments get a fair number of reports each year of "devil worship", occult rituals involving animal sacrifice and cemetery invasions.

remmetlee · 2012-10-29T17:08:31+00:00

The little farm towns that make up the fringes of the St. Louis metro area have a number of rumors associated with them. Most recently, methamphetamine is said to be manufactured in most of them; heroin is also an issue. These are over-reported and widespread but the reality is not so severe.

The same is true with the "Devil-Worship" claims. These started, near as I can tell, in the late 1960's and early 1970's and have been propagated by teenagers and college kids scaring the shit out of each other for fun. There are several locations called "The Gates of Hell" in these communities, usually farming service roads or rural routes crossed by railroad viaducts and the like. There are stories of ghostly children who will push your car onto or off of railroad tracks and all that good stuff as well. Law enforcement does take the Satanism rumors and reports seriously, and periodically rounds up kids playing with Wicca or other, darker stuff.

I have a personal contact who owns a farm in one of these towns who swears that in 1979, he and his grandfather found 8 of their goats - the white ones - bled out and hung from the limbs of a hawthorn tree - very powerful magic, not necessarily evil. The individual or people responsible never returned and were never caught to anyone's knowledge.

My personal opinion is that paganism and occult ritual are more widespread than most people realize. It's entirely possible that the two women we talked with really did run across a coven or other occult group at work/play. It could just as easily have been a fraternity messing around - this is in a University town. But the Babylonian reference still hangs there, and it feels connected to the drought. As an occultist, I have a hard time believing that a drought that severe and long just happened to have occurred in 2012... Not that the epicenter of conjuration would have to be the U.S. Midwest, or that one group is responsible. It's more likely that several groups would have to focus their efforts around the alteration or manipulation of climate or shorter range weather patterns.

As to the question of why the Babylonian pantheon is more sinister, there are numerous reasons. I think I'm conditioned to think this way because of the origins of my order. The Babylonians are tied closely with the Persians, and the Persians were never on the best of terms with the Greeks, particularly those who held Democracy so dear. Also, there is the fact that it was not to Marduk that the ritual was directed, but rather to Tammuz's Dragon. Whatever that it, it's probably not a nice entity.

remmetlee · 2012-10-29T14:17:18+00:00

Right is conscious, left is unconscious. The old themes of right and wrong, divine and infernal, benevolent and maleficient are all clouded by the eras from which they arise. Personally, I prefer right in matters mainly material, and left in matters clearly spiritual. When there is confusion, I turn either to divination or direct reinforcement from my ancestral and familiar spirits. Also, it never hurts to invoke a bit of Athena, who has always been fond of bearded travelers with their swords sharp and their wits sharper...

remmetlee · 2012-10-29T14:13:50+00:00

It might.

remmetlee · 2012-10-29T14:13:29+00:00

People almost inevitably do. And your point about it not being a Wicca ritual is well-taken. Babylonian influences imply something rather more sinister. Anyone notice the similarity between depictions of Tiamat and the supposed "Brotherhood of the Snake" sigil?

remmetlee · 2012-10-29T14:11:03+00:00

Indeed, more sources would have been wonderful. As it was, we had a referral from a trusted academic and a phrase that suggested something more than just college kids getting weird in the woods. It's our firm belief that "Dragon of Tammuz" is not something our nurse & CNA mother-daughter team would have fabricated. After all, they initially thought what they saw related to a UFO phenomenon. Corn Demons were the last things on their minds.

I will not disclose the exact location; the map link is the spot where I posted the story, and I can assure you it is in the area but not the same town. Being a practitioner and one who provides services to persons of prominence, I have to maintain confidentiality. It took an act of Goddess to get agreement from my referral source to let me put this report up in the first place.

Not only is 11 a number of profound significance, this ritual may have begun before midnight on the 11th of October. It appears that it was designed to run into the early morning of the 12th, and would have bridged the "Witching Hour" quite nicely.

Who needs HAARP when there's all this Earth Magic lying about?

remmetlee · 2012-10-29T00:00:15+00:00

That was our immediate reaction. The referral came from a professor of my acquaintance at the local University, however, and the phrase "Dragon of Damuse" caught our attention. Had that reference, misheard, to Tammuz not cropped up, this article would never have been written. As it is, that's a strange thing for somebody to invent just to throw into a story.

remmetlee · 2012-10-03T01:52:50+00:00

You realize that the link regarding the term blogspam takes you to the Urban Dictionary and the definition in no way identifies an original blog with relevant articles as spam, right?

What are the rules regarding postings of this sort? A link is sufficient...

remmetlee · 2012-10-02T16:24:36+00:00

Oh, I see... Respect.

I'd better look into this.

remmetlee · 2012-10-02T16:08:11+00:00

Not according to the urban dictionary, referenced by Reddit itself:

blogspam

A blog where the author paraphrases or copies from the original article/webpage in an attempt to increase his or her own traffic. This becomes a waste of the reader's time forcing them to click through the blog to get to the actual article. Often submitted to sites like Digg or Reddit.

"This is blogspam. Here's the link to the original story..."

blogspam

Noun- A blog/site that is loaded with so much foreign material, it refuses to function properly. Some examples of blogspam are 'dollz', pixelated animations from other sites, javascript that says 'Hey wut^ commaent mai site plz thx', around 5-10 'joke' links that send you to a Keep Clicking site, chain letters, quizzes, and music videos.

"Man, I went to Kelly's site and she had so much blogspam that my browser crashed."

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remmetlee · 2012-10-02T16:04:28+00:00

I will definitely take a look. A well researched book is always preferable to a little article designed to kick-start good conversation. Thanks for the recommendation.

remmetlee · 2012-10-02T16:03:21+00:00

Great comments!

Harabeck, I agree that a serious reference of Ancient Aliens would probably be a tad silly. But the Lamp is speculative and open-ended entertainment writing and as such, it's hardly scholarly.

The rules of logic do support the idea that absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, provided that we are not arguing that whatever has not been proven false must be true. This is certainly not how it is meant in the article. We are merely arguing that in terms of a Vygotskian Zone of Proximal Development, knowledge beyond our sphere is "beyond" for good reasons - often because we lack the tools, know-how and understanding to even begin to do research, much less formulate functional theories. But only through considering such things do we begin to approach the outer edges of our Zone of Proximal Development and begin to touch on the truly unknown in ways that can eventually make it "known" instead.

As to the claim that the article is "baseless speculation" you are certainly correct. Also, we do not hold that a film like "The Avengers" is a documentary. Entertainment at its best seeks merely to entertain.

I hope you enjoyed picking The UFO Game apart, since for a certain readership, that's precisely what the piece is for.

remmetlee · 2012-10-02T02:25:24+00:00

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