{"id":6604,"date":"2025-03-25T15:56:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/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-4\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:56:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:56:29","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-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/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-4\/","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>It seems that some individuals require a higher standard of evidence before accepting something as fact. The more fantastical claims often appeal to those who are already inclined to believe, but they may alienate those of us who are still searching for solid proof. <\/p>\n<p>I find the subject fascinating. My interest was sparked by David Grusch, as I came to this topic with little knowledge of ufology beyond a basic understanding of the Roswell incident. After watching the Joe Rogan episode featuring Fravor, I became more engaged.<\/p>\n<p>However, after nearly two years of following the discussions, it&#8217;s become painfully clear\u2014at least to me\u2014that there&#8217;s very little substantive evidence to get excited about.<\/p>\n<p>While Grusch was certainly intriguing, he didn&#8217;t provide any concrete evidence. It seems he\u2019s primarily relaying information from people with impressive titles, like Elizondo\u2014who has claimed some unusual things\u2014rather than substantiating those claims himself.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t hold much weight, even under oath. I could say, &#8220;An esteemed intelligence official involved in a UAP program told me we possess alien spacecraft,&#8221; and if it turned out that Elizondo was the source, I wouldn&#8217;t actually be lying\u2014but it wouldn\u2019t be convincing either.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the Grusch revelations appear more impressive in theory than in practice. Beyond that, we have almost nothing concrete to substantiate claims of alien visitation; I genuinely mean that\u2014nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, there are eyewitness accounts, and yes, they come from credible sources like pilots and military personnel. But for me, that&#8217;s simply not sufficient. We have an overwhelming number of witness reports, yet the only tangible \u201cevidence\u201d we can point to involves the FLIR, GIMBAL, and GOFAST videos\u2014all of which, in my opinion, fall short of being convincing.<\/p>\n<p>Consider this: if you weren\u2019t already invested in the topic, and you were shown those videos, would you genuinely think, &#8220;Wow, this looks like intelligent alien life has traveled light-years to reach us and is flying around in this manner&#8221;? <\/p>\n<p>The only reason those videos are even considered to depict UFOs is due to the specific lens through which they are viewed. To me, they aren\u2019t convincing at all\u2014not in the slightest.<\/p>\n<p>So what do we actually have? Essentially, it&#8217;s a mountain of hearsay. In fact, there seems to be more evidence supporting the claims of the Abrahamic religions than for alien visitation. It\u2019s noteworthy that many credible individuals with impressive backgrounds truly believe in the existence of the Christian God, which is something to consider when evaluating their claims.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, we have very little. Now, they seem to be leaning into the more abstract and spiritual narratives, claiming that evidence exists within one\u2019s soul, that UFOs don&#8217;t require hard evidence\u2014just an open mind, and so on. <\/p>\n<p>This approach appears to be a way of keeping those who believe still engaged because they don\u2019t have any tangible proof to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nIt seems that some individuals require a higher standard of evidence before accepting something as fact. The more fantastical claims often appeal to those who are already inclined to believe, but they may alienate those of us who are still searching for solid proof. I find the subject fascinating. My interest was sparked by David&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/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-4\/\" 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":88,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6604","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\/6604","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=6604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}