{"id":5110,"date":"2025-03-12T01:51:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T01:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/the-goal-post-moving-of-bad-faith-skeptics-mick-west-touted-james-clapper-in-2021-as-someone-credible-and-would-be-worth-taking-seriously-on-ufos-until-clapper-appeared-in-a-ufo-documentary-taking\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T01:51:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T01:51:41","slug":"the-goal-post-moving-of-bad-faith-skeptics-mick-west-touted-james-clapper-in-2021-as-someone-credible-and-would-be-worth-taking-seriously-on-ufos-until-clapper-appeared-in-a-ufo-documentary-taking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/the-goal-post-moving-of-bad-faith-skeptics-mick-west-touted-james-clapper-in-2021-as-someone-credible-and-would-be-worth-taking-seriously-on-ufos-until-clapper-appeared-in-a-ufo-documentary-taking\/","title":{"rendered":"The goal post moving of bad faith skeptics – Mick West touted James Clapper in 2021 as someone credible and would be worth taking seriously on UFOs – until Clapper appeared in a UFO documentary taking UFOs seriously – now he’s one of the “usual suspects saying the same things”."},"content":{"rendered":"

The shifting stance of bad faith skeptics is evident in Mick West’s change of opinion regarding James Clapper. In 2021, West presented Clapper as a credible figure whose views on UFOs should be taken seriously. However, after Clapper participated in a UFO documentary where he addressed the topic earnestly, West now dismisses him as just another “usual suspect” repeating the same old narratives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nThe shifting stance of bad faith skeptics is evident in Mick West’s change of opinion regarding James Clapper. In 2021, West presented Clapper as a credible figure whose views on UFOs should be taken seriously. However, after Clapper participated in a UFO documentary where he addressed the topic earnestly, West now dismisses him as just…\n<\/div>\n
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