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No one takes Ufology seriously, save the "ufologists
Thank you for admiting that!!
That is the problem at the moment. Because if they do not take ufology seriously, how the hell can they take any case seriously. Thats where the old planet venus, weather ballons, weather, mars, stupid people etc come into it. Its sad really, but you have hit the nail on the head yourself.
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"...while many ufologists strive for legitimacy, and some are respected scientists in other fields, ufology has never been fully embraced by the scientific community, for a number of reasons. Despite involvement of some respected scientists, the field has seen very little attention from mainstream science.
And that another problem!
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One cannot obtain a "ufology" degree from any college or university, though there have been a few college or university courses on the subject, often from a folklore perspective.
Ufo's are not folklore. It has only been recently that ufology could be studied around the world. Even here in beijing china, you can study ufology.
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Many ufologists are amateurs (or alternatively, individuals in search of fame and fortune), and however well intentioned, are often unfamiliar with generally accepted research standards, thus often rendering their own research useless even to sympathetic mainstream experts.
Yes! we all know that many people are out there to make money on the subject, and that cant be changed. But there are many ufologists, who are very experienced in research, and have very respected backrounds. Some mainstream experts have come out with some of the most stupid explanations, because anything is better than something that is unexplained.
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Many amateur ufologists have been criticised for accepting as true stories or tales without demanding supporting evidence or conducting even cursory research."
And they should be criticised, if the evidence is not there to back there claims up. At least evidence that begs further investigation.
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The Wikipedia quote above is essentially correct. It would only be rubbish to you because you do not realize that this is in fact the case as pertains to "ufology", and its general regard by the scientific community, and/or, you disagree with with it because it goes against what are probably deeply held personal beliefs.
Well, because its not a rather factual representation of the situation, i have to disagree.