My Skepticism On Ufos And Aliens

October 17, 2010Although some people often label me as a UFO skeptic, I have never been ("and will never be") a UFO debunker.I have researched the phenomenon for more than 45 years, and although it seems ("at least to me") that there appears to be no physical, tangible, irrefutable evidence whatsoever that we have ever been visited by physical extraterrestrials in physical UFOs, I have never been ("and will never be") a debunker.The UFO phenomenon and the "belief in UFOs" ("AS PHYSICAL SPACECRAFT PILOTED OR MANEUVERED BY PHYSICAL ALIENS FROM ELSEWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE") are separate matters.It is highly likely that the U.S. intelligence communities as well as the military have manipulated ("and in some instances even created") a segment of the population's "belief in UFOs" as part of counter intelligence operations. Many defense contractors still continue to create cover stories to conceal or detract attention away from public's scrutiny of sensitive defense programs.Yes, people's "belief in UFOs" is a very important factor in all of this.What about alien visitations?As most UFO enthusiasts have heard already, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking ("one of the most brilliant minds of our time") recently made several statements suggesting that there OUGHT to be extraterrestrial life and civilization elsewhere in this vast universe.But he also made a puzzling statement ("a statement which has not been popular with most UFO enthusiasts") saying that "aliens have never visited earth in UFOs and will never visit earth in UFOs".Here is what he said: "I discount suggestions that UFOs contain beings from outer space. I think any visits by aliens would be much more obvious, and probably also, much more unpleasant.""What is the explanation of why we have not been visited? One possibility is that the argument about the appearance of life on Earth, is wrong. Maybe the probability of life spontaneously appearing is so low, that Earth is the only planet in the galaxy, or in the observable universe, in which it happened. Another possibility is that there was a reasonable probability of forming self reproducing systems, like cells, but that most of these forms of life did not evolve intelligence.""I am discounting reports of UFOs."So, basically, Stephen Hawking thinks aliens exist somewhere in the universe but doesn't believe any are visiting us.Stephen Hawking is not only skeptical about UFOs but also about alien abductions.Yes, it is true that I consider myself a UFO skeptic when it comes to alien visitations.I was a strong proponent of the E.T. hypothesis of the origins of UFOs up till the late 1970s when I began to abandon that theory. That was when I became a UFO skeptic.But I consider myself a "healthy" skeptic.That is to say, my policy is to give an opportunity to any sincere researcher to express their viewpoints, even if I may not agree with them.Do I believe in the existence of "underground bases"?Yes, certainly I believe that there may be "underground bases", large and small, in many locations but personally I tend to believe that those are government/military/scientific installations or laboratories that have nothing to do with aliens.I still maintain that if, for example, the alleged DULCE UNDERGROUND INSTALLATIONS in New Mexico really exist, they would most likely be related to the U.S. government's biological warfare research facilities.However, "as difficult as this may be for me to say", I do not rule out anything.Yes, "healthy" skepticism is very important because it does not completely leave the door closed.The door must be kept open, even slightly, for any possibility.I am a believer in open platforms so that people with other viewpoints could freely express their opinions.NORIO HAYAKAWAhttp://noriohayakawa2012.blogspot.com/http://www.facebook.com/norio.hayakawa