Kondoru
Beloved of Ra
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<Complete aside>
Visiting a farmer friend this weekend. I saw lots of things to interest me (Earthworks, cats, an old cider press, some super longhorn horns, a Gypsy caravan, vintage tractors etc...) But they pointed out their new Combine harvester. "It self drives!"
Which got me thinking.
A lot of people are not in favour of self driving cars because of saftey, and yet as far as we know, they are very safe.
But the Media latch onto any accident (or percieved accident) Its human nature to take note of something that is atypical.
Which is where Forteana comes in. And yet of course some `Fortean` events are actualy quite ordinary.
But arent the poor public perception of Forteana due to Media scoffing?
Serious scientists do not scoff, note. (Keel had a bugbear abou what he called `Type A` scientists (Researchers) and `Type B` Scientists (Disseminators) note).
If you say you saw a UFO you are scoffed at, and if you debunk a UFO you are scoffed at.
Why are we so fringe?
<Complete aside>
Visiting a farmer friend this weekend. I saw lots of things to interest me (Earthworks, cats, an old cider press, some super longhorn horns, a Gypsy caravan, vintage tractors etc...) But they pointed out their new Combine harvester. "It self drives!"
Which got me thinking.
A lot of people are not in favour of self driving cars because of saftey, and yet as far as we know, they are very safe.
But the Media latch onto any accident (or percieved accident) Its human nature to take note of something that is atypical.
Which is where Forteana comes in. And yet of course some `Fortean` events are actualy quite ordinary.
But arent the poor public perception of Forteana due to Media scoffing?
Serious scientists do not scoff, note. (Keel had a bugbear abou what he called `Type A` scientists (Researchers) and `Type B` Scientists (Disseminators) note).
If you say you saw a UFO you are scoffed at, and if you debunk a UFO you are scoffed at.
Why are we so fringe?