This post deals with the topic of UFO lore that many of us know, and belief systems.
I’m an older Gen-X’er, and the white scruff of my beard reminds me every morning that I’m not getting younger. I’ve been following this topic for most of my life since I was a teenager. I’ve been down the rabbit hole and have ferociously read every snippet and every tidbit of UFO lore. I know the dates. I know the names. I know the places and I understand the most likely timeline. I have connected the dots and my understanding (I won’t say belief), not in what it is, but that it exists, is inarguable to me and based in as much fact as mostly anything I have ever learned in an educational setting.
And I realized, that may be what it takes.
Belief is something that exists in one’s personal space. It’s based on a lot of things, but not necessarily steeped in facts or evidence. Take religion: one of the longest-standing forms of belief that we, as humans, have. We are so far removed from any actual evidence of [pre-emptive edit: many of] the events in the Bible, Quran, the Vedas, the Tanakh and the Talmud so as to make religious study nothing more than reading retellings of a fantasy story. Yet, about 50% of Americans consider themselves “religious,” and far more than that consider themselves “spiritual.”
Most people, I believe, become religious through indoctrination. Please keep in mind that I don’t say this to disparage any religion. To me, all religions are equal in the protections that should be afforded them and anyone should be free and able to practice whatever religion or spirituality so long as it doesn’t impinge on the rights of others to do the same or prefer not to do the same and avoid religion entirely. But consider it: most people are religious because their parents were, and their grandparents were, and on-and-on. To me, the greater part of religion, despite any potentially real basis in reality or history, is more about tradition rather than the quest for enlightenment. I’m willing to bet that there is a fairly large percentage of people who consider themselves “religious” and regularly attend church, who know very little actual information, history and lore of their own religion.
So, does that make someone who is herded to church on a Sunday morning when they’d rather be sitting on the couch watching the pre-game have any less belief in a creator? I don’t believe it does. Regardless of whether or not a person is “practicing” religion or not, I believe most people who consider themselves religious, but don’t necessarily follow the tenets of their religion or meet en masse, do continue to communicate with their god.
Where am I going with this?
People grow up in cultures and the early basis of those cultures are hotbeds of supernatural, paranormal and divine activity. Most don’t question their religion. Heck, I grew up a Methodist and have been an agnostic since I was 20 but continue to this day answer that my religion is Methodist when asked. Why? I don’t know for sure. Societal pressure, perhaps. But, that’s really my point: children are expected to take up the mantle of their elders. There’s a lot of pressure involved in people thinking the way that they do.
I don’t mean to point out religion, either. This type of belief without proof is so heavily existent in our daily lives. It’s easy to believe something you’ve only been told and never, ever seen. Children do it all the time and carry that belief through adulthood. It’s easy to believe what you’re told. Except UFO’s (and, by association, supernatural and paranormal events).
Why is that?
Again, societal pressure. But this time, it’s coming from a different source, not the same source that told you an afterlife was waiting for you, that there are angels and demons everywhere fighting a never-ending battle of good and evil.
And, if you put two-and-two together, it’s very easy to discern this origin of this source: the Pentagon and our intelligence agencies, and similar world governments and agencies, and their long-reaching program of control, indoctrination, obfuscation and crimes against their people.
With that in mind, man, is this going to be a hard fight. And has been. For years and decades.
Again, where am I going with this?
Despite evidence that grows daily (and yes, debunkers, testimony is evidence), it seems people are not getting any closer to understanding the true nature of their world, or even making an attempt to do so. I’ve compared conversations with the same people I had in 2017 and 2024. Despite mountains of new testimony, despite highly credentialed officials coming out of the woodwork, most people won’t budge on their stance against UAP’s or the fact that there’s a cover-up at all. They are the sleepers, ignorantly moving through life, never going down that rabbit hole.
So, what will it take?
As someone who has gone down that hole, I am floored that people like Karl Nell can say what he has and generally garner no attention whatsoever. What is it going to take? How many people will it take backing other peoples’ stories before anyone decides to pay attention?
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