05-16-2011, 02:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-16-2011, 02:45 PM by Bring4th_Austin.)
I can see where you'd think people wouldn't be satisfied with, "something unexplainable is going on." But I feel that's the path to take. When the government would have no answers to give, it might prompt people to look beyond their typical authority figure for answers, like we here have done.
And while I'm not saying it doesn't happen, I don't think this has to do with authority figures validating beliefs. The government and its many branches and organizations take the responsibility of knowing what is going on, keeping records and investigating occurrences. A single person cannot validate that a pilot is telling the truth about a UFO on their own, but the FAA can provide records and testimonials from multiple people and sources, provide it to the public, and then the public is allowed to decide for themselves what to believe. When the information is kept hidden and classified, someone can't even validate on their own that something actually happened.
And while I'm not saying it doesn't happen, I don't think this has to do with authority figures validating beliefs. The government and its many branches and organizations take the responsibility of knowing what is going on, keeping records and investigating occurrences. A single person cannot validate that a pilot is telling the truth about a UFO on their own, but the FAA can provide records and testimonials from multiple people and sources, provide it to the public, and then the public is allowed to decide for themselves what to believe. When the information is kept hidden and classified, someone can't even validate on their own that something actually happened.
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