Credible Person + Incredible Event = Completely Unreliable Nut-Job Witness
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
photo by dev nullOr Why I Never Told What I Saw
The problem with being a credible witness to unexplained phenomena is that the is simple act of seeing something outside of the scope of normal human experience seems to instantly negate any credibility you may have with the public at large. In a way, it’s easy to understand why the public is so skeptical of reports of the extraordinary. The Internet has allowed con-men into our living rooms, the mainstream media’s constant quest for ratings had led to more and more sensationalism where their used to evenhanded, responsible reporting, and there are no shortage of obvious paranormal hoaxes that face the public every day. It is no wonder that when an otherwise upstanding individual reports seeing ghosts, a UFO, Bigfoot or an other paranormal phenomena they are almost instantly classified as being “nut-jobs” or worse liars. The public has been conditioned into thinking that nearly everything they hear is at best only a partial truth.
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