{"id":4778,"date":"2025-03-11T17:33:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/i-think-some-people-just-have-a-higher-standard-of-evidence-before-believing-in-something-and-the-woo-is-appeasing-those-prone-to-believing-and-alienating-those-still-seeking-any-evidence-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:33:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:33:45","slug":"i-think-some-people-just-have-a-higher-standard-of-evidence-before-believing-in-something-and-the-woo-is-appeasing-those-prone-to-believing-and-alienating-those-still-seeking-any-evidence-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/i-think-some-people-just-have-a-higher-standard-of-evidence-before-believing-in-something-and-the-woo-is-appeasing-those-prone-to-believing-and-alienating-those-still-seeking-any-evidence-3\/","title":{"rendered":"I think some people just have a higher standard of evidence before believing in something, and the woo is appeasing those prone to believing and alienating those still seeking any evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I believe that some individuals hold a higher standard for evidence before they accept something as true, and the more sensational claims tend to attract those who are easily swayed while leaving skeptics feeling alienated in their pursuit of actual proof.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m genuinely interested in the subject matter. It was Grusch&#8217;s revelations that sparked my curiosity, especially since my knowledge of ufology was mostly limited to a cursory understanding of the Roswell conspiracy. After watching the Joe Rogan episode featuring Fravor, my intrigue only deepened.<\/p>\n<p>However, after nearly two years of following the developments in this field, it has become painfully clear, at least for me, that there is very little to genuinely get excited about.<\/p>\n<p>While Grusch was an interesting figure, he provided no actual evidence. It seems he is simply recounting what a number of people with impressive titles\u2014like Elizondo, who reportedly has orbs as pets and claims to have tested the limits of his mind\u2014have told him. <\/p>\n<p>This doesn&#8217;t hold much weight, even when given under oath. I could just as easily claim, &#8220;An esteemed intelligence official involved in a UAP program told me we possess alien spacecraft,&#8221; and if that individual was someone like Elizondo, I wouldn\u2019t be lying.<\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the Grusch revelations, while initially compelling, seem less credible upon deeper examination.<\/p>\n<p>And beyond that? We essentially possess NOTHING that qualifies as evidence for alien visitation. I mean literally nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Witness testimony? Sure, that\u2019s valuable\u2014especially from pilots and military personnel. But it falls short. There are countless testimonies, yet all we have in terms of tangible evidence are the FLIR, Gimbal, and Go Fast videos, which I personally find unconvincing.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine if you weren\u2019t already invested in this topic and were shown those videos. You wouldn\u2019t immediately think, &#8220;Wow, this looks like evidence of intelligent alien life that has traveled light years to reach us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The only reason those videos are viewed as potential proof of UFOs is because of the preconceived notions brought into the viewing.  <\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, these videos are far from convincing.<\/p>\n<p>So, what do we actually have? The reality is that we have little more than hearsay. In fact, there seems to be more evidence supporting the claims of the Abrahamic religions than there is for alien visitation. It\u2019s worth noting that many highly credible individuals with impressive credentials genuinely believe in the Christian God, which should be considered when citing these figures.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, we are left with essentially nothing. Now, they&#8217;re peddling vague, abstract concepts\u2014claiming that the evidence is spiritual or rooted in personal experience, insisting that UFOs don&#8217;t need solid proof, just an open mind, and so forth.<\/p>\n<p>This is a tactic to keep believers engaged because, quite frankly, they lack any concrete evidence to present.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nI believe that some individuals hold a higher standard for evidence before they accept something as true, and the more sensational claims tend to attract those who are easily swayed while leaving skeptics feeling alienated in their pursuit of actual proof. I&#8217;m genuinely interested in the subject matter. It was Grusch&#8217;s revelations that sparked my&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/i-think-some-people-just-have-a-higher-standard-of-evidence-before-believing-in-something-and-the-woo-is-appeasing-those-prone-to-believing-and-alienating-those-still-seeking-any-evidence-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;I think some people just have a higher standard of evidence before believing in something, and the woo is appeasing those prone to believing and alienating those still seeking any evidence&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufos","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}