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1.0 PrologThis web article examines the intriguing topic of Nemesis, the hypothetical 'companion star' to our Sun (aka Sol) ... This proposed star would make our Sun part of a binary star system, which is a more common type of star system in the universe than a solitary star system (aka unary star system) like our Sun is currently thought to be ... (Note: Trinary star systems are also more common than unary star systems.) Nemesis is also thought to be responsible for the cataclysmic ELEs (extinction-level events) that had occurred periodically — every 26 million years or
thereabouts — on Planet Earth (aka Terra) ... If the hypothetical Nemesis was suggested by anyone other than sober scientists, it would have been treated as science fiction ... but the scientists involved (especially astrophysicists and paleontologists) in its conception are apparently serious about it ...
ELEs — Extinction-Level EventsThe following text is adapted from Wikipedia ... Extinction event An extinction event (also known as: mass extinction; extinction-level event, ELE) is a sharp decrease in the number of species in a relatively short period of
time. Mass extinctions affect most major taxonomic groups present at the time
— birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates and other
simpler life forms. They may be caused by one or both of:
Over 99% of species that ever lived are now extinct, but extinction occurs at
an uneven rate. Based on the fossil record, the background rate of extinctions
on Earth is about two to five taxonomic families of marine invertebrates and
vertebrates every million years. Marine fossils are mostly used to measure
extinction rates because they are more plentiful and cover a longer time span
than fossils of land organisms. Since life began on earth, several major mass extinctions have significantly
exceeded the background extinction rate. The most recent, the
Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event, occurred 65 million years ago, and has
attracted more attention than all others as it marks the extinction of nearly
all dinosaur species, which were the dominant animal class of the period. In
the past 540 million years there have been five major events when over 50% of
animal species died. There probably were mass extinctions in the Archean and
Proterozoic Eons, but before the Phanerozoic there were no animals with hard
body parts to leave a significant fossil record. Estimates of the number of major mass extinctions in the last 540 million years
range from as few as five to more than twenty. These differences stem from the
threshold chosen for describing an extinction event as "major", and the data
chosen to measure past diversity. — en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_event
2.0 Notes 
Wikipedia — the very useful, user-editable and free online
encyclopedia — explains 'Nemesis' as follows (adapted) ... Nemesis (mythology) Nemesis, also called Rhamnousia/Rhamnusia ("the goddess of Rhamnous"), at her sanctuary at Rhamnous, north of Marathon,
in Greek mythology was the spirit of divine punishment against those who
succumb to hubris, vengeful fate personified as a remorseless goddess. The name Nemesis is related to the Greek word ... [that means] "to give what is
due". The Romans equated the Greek Nemesis as Invidia. Nemesis is now often used as a term to describe one's worst enemy, normally
someone or something that is the exact opposite of oneself but is also somehow
similar. For example, Professor Moriarty is frequently described as the nemesis
of Sherlock Holmes. —
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_(mythology)
NEMESIS (Adrasteia, Rhamnusia) Nemesis was the goddess of divine indignation and retribution, who punished excessive
pride, evil deeds, undeserved happiness or good fortune, and the absence of
moderation. She was the personification of the resentment aroused in both gods
and mortals by those who committed crimes with impunity, or who enjoyed
undeserved luck. True to her name, which variously may be translated as 'she who distributes or
deals out'; 'due enactment'; or 'divine vengeance', Nemesis was a feared and
revered goddess. With a discriminating eye she directed human affairs in such a
way as to maintain equilibrium on earth. Happiness and unhappiness were
measured out by her, with firm care being taken that happiness was not too
frequent or too excessive. If this happened, Nemesis could bring about abrupt
and catastrophic losses and suffering. As one who kept extravagant favors by Tyche (Luck, Fortune) in check, Nemesis
was regarded as an avenging or punishing divinity. Tyche was often
irresponsible in handing out Luck and Fortune, indiscriminately heaping gifts
from her horn of plenty, or depriving others of what they had. But woe be to the individual favored by Tyche who failed to give proper dues to
the gods, became too full of himself and boasted of his abundant riches, or
refused to improve the lot of his fellow humans by sharing his luck! Indignant
Nemesis would step in and snap the fool back to reality, in short order
humiliating him and causing his downfall. —
thanasis.com/modern/nemesis.htm
Wikipedia also has the following list of Nemesis:
Philosophy- Nemesis, "a painful response to another's undeserved good fortune" as defined
by Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics
Arts and Entertainment - Books and literature - Nemesis (Alfred Nobel play), a tragedy
- Nemesis (Agatha Christie novel), a 1971 detective novel
- Nemesis (Philip Roth novel), an upcoming novel by Philip Roth
- Nemesis: The Death Star, by Richard A. Muller, a 1988 account of the Asteroid Impact Dinosaur
Extinctions and the Nemesis theory of a solar companion star
- Nemesis (Isaac Asimov novel), a 1989 science fiction novel
- Nemesis, a 1989 novel by Louise Cooper, first book in the Indigo series
- Nemesis (Angel novel), a 2004 novel set in the fictional Buffyverse
- Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
- Hitler: Nemesis 1936-45, by Ian Kershaw
- Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45, by Max Hastings
- The Nemesis Affair by David M. Raup
- Nemesis: Part I-VI by Wolfgang Hohlbein
- Nemesis (Nesbo novel), a 2002 crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbo, the
fourth in the Harry Hole series
Arts and Entertainment - Comics - Nemesis the Warlock, a series published in the British comic 2000 AD
Arts and Entertainment - Characters - Nemesis (DC Comics), a superhero character in the DC Universe, affiliated with
the Suicide Squad
- Nemesis (American Comics Group), a Silver Age superhero character appearing in Adventures into the Unknown
- Nemesis (Marvel Comics), the name of three Marvel Comics superheroine characters
- Nemesis (Ultraverse), a Malibu Comics and Marvel Comics character
- Nemesis (Wildstorm), a Wildstorm Comics character
- Nemesis, a Marvel Comics character also known as Holocaust (comics)
- Nemesis, a living planet/villain character in the "Black Moon Clan" story arc
in the manga Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon
Arts and Entertainment - Film - Nemesis (film), a 1993 science fiction film that spawned three sequels
- Star Trek Nemesis, the tenth Star Trek movie, released in 2002
- Nemesis Game, a 2003 mystery-thriller film about complex riddles
Arts and Entertainment - Games - Nemesis (Magic: The Gathering), an expansion to the collectible card game
- Nemesis (role-playing game), a horror role-playing game
- Nemesis (video game), a 1990 Game Boy game based on the Gradius series
- Nemesis, title of the arcade and MSX versions of the original Gradius, outside Japan
- Nemesis, a 1983 home video game for the BBC Micro released by Micro Power; a clone of
the Centipede arcade game
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, a 1999 video game
- Nemesis (Resident Evil), the titular bio-weapon of the above game
- Nemesis, the final boss in the game Dark Sector
- Zork: Nemesis, an adventure game in the Zork series
- Lord Nemesis, a villain character in the online game City of Heroes
- Nemesis, an enemy character in Final Fantasy X
- Nemesis, a persona of the character Ken Amada in Persona 3
- Nemesis, a vehicle in Unreal Tournament 3
Arts and Entertainment - Other - Nemesis Tipshus, a famous American cat with a streaming website working
continuously since February 1994
Arts and Entertainment - Music - Performers - Nemesis (band), a South Korean rock band
- Nemesis (Sri Lankan band), a heavy metal band formed in 2006
- Nemesis, a Swedish doom metal band, predecessor of Candlemass
- Nemesis (musicians), a pop music duo
- Nemesis (group), a Dallas, Texas rap crew who recorded on Profile Records in
the early 1990s
- Nemesis, a Finnish electronic and ambient music group
- Nemesis a hip hop raper from Lockport NY
Arts and Entertainment - Music - Albums - Nemesis (album), a 1997 release by Grip Inc.
- Nemesis Divina, album by Norwegian black metal band Satyricon
Arts and Entertainment - Music - Songs - "Nemesis", a song on the 2007 album Judgement by VNV Nation
- "Nemesis", a song on the 2001 album Shakedown! by TheStart
- "Nemesis", a 1985 song by Shriekback
- "Nemesis", a song from the album Nymphetamine by Cradle of Filth
- "Nemesis", a song on Doomsday Machine (album) by Arch Enemy
- "Nemesis", a single by Indian alt rock band Fossils (band)
Arts and Entertainment - Television - "Nemesis" (Voyager episode), an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
- "Nemesis" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
- Nemesis in Transformers can refer to:
- Nemesis (Transformers), a fictional starship
- Nemesis Breaker, an evil clone character
- Nemesis Prime, another usually evil clone character
Arts and Entertainment - Music - Roller Coasters - Nemesis (roller coaster), a popular inverted roller coaster at UK theme park
Alton Towers
- Nemesis Inferno, an inverted roller coaster at UK theme park Thorpe Park
Politics - Operation Nemesis, "The Armenian Nuremberg", the Armenian Revolutionary
Federation code-name for the covert operation in the 1920s to assassinate the
Turkish masterminds of the Armenian Genocide
Science and Technology - Nemesis (computing), a computer operating system
- Nemesis, a street name for the drug benzylpiperazine
- Nemesis (star), a hypothetical companion star of the Sun
- 128 Nemesis, an asteroid
Transport - HMS Nemesis, four ships of the Royal Navy
- USS Nemesis, three ships of the US Navy
- HEIC Nemesis, an early iron warship used in the First Opium War
- Sharp Nemesis, a famous racing plane now on display at the National Air and
Space Museum
- Sharp Nemesis NXT, a kit-built racing plane
- AAQ-24 Nemesis, part of Directional Infrared Counter Measures, a
Northrop-Grumman aircraft defense system
For this web article, we are interested in the following ...
- Nemesis: The Death Star (book) , by Richard A. Muller, a 1988 account of the Asteroid Impact Dinosaur
Extinctions and the Nemesis theory of a solar companion star
- Nemesis (star), a hypothetical companion star of the Sun
Wikipedia has the following in its entry on Nemesis (star) ...
Nemesis (star) Nemesis is a hypothetical red dwarf or brown dwarf star, orbiting the Sun at a
distance of about 50,000 to 100,000 AU, somewhat beyond the Oort cloud. This
star was originally postulated to exist as part of a hypothesis to explain a
perceived cycle of mass extinctions in the geological record. Claimed periodicity of mass extinctions In 1984 paleontologists David Raup and Jack Sepkoski published a paper claiming
that they had identified a statistical periodicity in extinction rates over the
last 250 million years using various forms of time series analysis. Raup, D.M.; Sepkoski, J.J. (1984-02-01). "Periodicity of Extinctions in the
Geologic Past". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 81 (3): 801–805 They focused on the extinction intensity of fossil families of marine
vertebrates, invertebrates, and protozoans, identifying 12 extinction events
over the time period in question. The average time interval between extinction
events was determined as 26 million years. At the time, two of the identified
extinction events (Cretaceous-Tertiary and Late Eocene) could be shown to
coincide with large impact events. Although Raup and Sepkoski could not
identify the cause of their supposed periodicity, they suggested that there
might be a non-terrestrial connection. The challenge to propose a mechanism was
quickly addressed by several teams of astronomers.
Development of the Nemesis hypotheses Two teams of astronomers, Whitmire and Jackson, and Davis, Hut, and Muller,
independently published similar hypotheses to explain Raup and Sepkoski's
extinction periodicity in the same issue of the journal Nature. Whitmire, D.P.; Jackson, A.A. (1984). "Are periodic mass extinctions driven
by a distant solar companion?". Nature 308 (5961): 713–715Davis, M.; Hut, P., Muller, R.A. (1984). "Extinction of species by periodic
comet showers". Nature 308 (5961): 715–717] This hypothesis proposes that the sun may have an as yet undetected companion
star in a highly elliptical orbit that periodically disturbs comets in the Oort
cloud, causing a large increase in the number of comets visiting the inner
solar system with a consequential increase in impact events on Earth. This
became known as the Nemesis (or, more colorfully, Death Star) hypothesis. If it does exist, the exact nature of Nemesis is uncertain. Richard A. Muller
suggests that the most likely object is a red dwarf with magnitude between 7
and 12, while Daniel P. Whitmire and Albert A. Jackson argue for a brown
dwarf. See this site:-- http://muller.lbl.gov/pages/lbl-nem.htm Muller.lbl.gov If a red dwarf, it would undoubtedly already exist in star catalogs, but
its true nature would only be detectable by measuring its parallax; due to
orbiting the Sun it would have a very low proper motion and would escape
detection by proper motion surveys that have found stars like the 9th magnitude
Barnard's star. The last major extinction event was about 5 million years ago, so Muller posits
that Nemesis is likely 1-1.5 light years away at present, and even has ideas of
what area of the sky it might be in ..., near Hydra, based on a hypothetical
orbit derived from original apogees of a number of atypical long-period comets
that describe an orbital arc meeting the specifications of Muller's hypothesis.
Looking for Nemesis If Nemesis exists, it may be detected by the planned Pan-STARRS or LSST
astronomical surveys, or similar future projects. If Nemesis is a brown dwarf,
as proposed by Dr. Dan Whitmire and Albert A. Jackson IV, then the upcoming
WISE mission (scheduled for November 2009) should easily find it.
Other hypotheses Matese and Whitman have suggested that the supposed extinction periodicity
might be caused by the solar system oscillating across the galactic plane of
the Milky Way. These oscillations may lead to gravitational disturbances in the
Oort cloud with the same proposed consequences as the orbit of "Nemesis".
However, the period of oscillation is not well-constrained observationally, and
may differ from the needed 26 million years by as much as 40%.
Literary references Certain parallels may be drawn between Nemesis and the red star from Anne
McCaffrey's Pern books series. Both disturb the Oort cloud and both bring destruction down upon
their respective planets. Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle also describe such a mechanism in the novel Lucifer's Hammer. Niven commented in his short story collection N-Space that had they named the conceptual dark companion in Lucifer's Hammer, the name "Nemesis" would have been used. Isaac Asimov's novel Nemesis deals with the repercussions of a future colony being established around a
star named Nemesis as a way of escaping an oppressive Earth. While the star in
the book is on a course that will take it through the solar system, it is not
in orbit around the sun as is the theorized Nemesis. Piers Anthony makes several 'matter-of-fact' comments on the existence of the
Nemesis star, stating it to be a companion star of the Sun, in his Bio of a Space Tyrant series. Matthew Reilly's novel The Six Sacred Stones deals with a dark companion to the sun that will end all life on the planet
unless it is stopped by the accumulation of several artifacts from around the
world. In the Japanese Sailor Moon metaseries by Naoko Takeuchi, the members of the Black Moon Clan, the antagonists of the second major story arc, come from Nemesis. —
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_(star)
3.0 YouTube Video
3.1 Video ClipThe popular video hosting site, YouTube, carries the following video clip that deals with Nemesis (Hypothetical Star) ...
Nemesis (Hypothetical Star) "The Universe: Unexplained Mysteries 1" (History Channel - Documentary) Uploaded to YouTube by: Purdey600 Date of Upload: August 24, 2008 Description/Info: The Universe: Unexplained Mysteries. The History channel presents a wonderful
review of the science behind our Universe and beyond. Tags: The Universe Unexplained Mysteries Area 51 Roswell Aliens Sun
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4.0 EpilogThis web article comprises some introductory notes and a YouTube video clip, on
the Nemesis (Hypothetical Star) ... Cheers!
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Sciences ... Four Categories of Science By Stanton T. Friedman (Former Nuclear Physicist)Some people have insisted that if I can't provide a piece of a [flying] saucer
or an alien body, there is nothing to support my claims. I was quite surprised
during my last visit with Carl Sagan in December 1992, when he claimed that the
essence of the scientific method was reproducibility. In actuality, as I wrote
Sagan later on, there are at least four different kinds of science: - [Category-1 Science] Yes, there is a lot of excellent science done by people who set up
an experiment in which they can control all the variables and equipment. They
make measurements and then publish their results, after peer review, and
describe their equipment, instruments, and activity in detail so that others
can duplicate the work and, presumably, come to the same conclusions. Such
science can be very satisfying, and certainly can contribute to the advancement
of knowledge. However, it is not the only kind of science.
- [Category-2 Science] A second kind of science involves situations in which one cannot
control all the variables, but can predict some. For example, I cannot prove
that on occasion the moon comes directly between the sun and the Earth and
casts a shadow of darkness on the Earth, because I cannot control the positions
of the Earth, moon, or sun. What can be done is predicting the times when such
eclipses will happen and being ready to make observations when they occur.
Hopefully the weather where I have my instruments will allow me to make lots of
measurements.
- [Category-3 Science] A third kind of science involves events that can neither be
predicted nor controlled, but one can be ready to make measurements if
something does happen. For example, an array of seismographs can be established
to allow measurements to be made at several locations in the event of an
earthquake. When I was at the University of Chicago, a block of nuclear
emulsion was attached to a large balloon that would be released when a
radiation detector indicated that a solar storm had occurred (something we
could neither produce nor predict). Somebody would rush to Stagg Field and
release the balloon. When the balloon was
retrieved, the emulsion would be carefully examined to measure the number,
direction, velocity, and mass characteristics of particles unleashed by the sun.
- [Category-4 Science] Finally, there is a fourth kind of science, still using the rules
to attack difficult problems. These are the events that involve intelligence,
such as airplane crashes, murders, rapes, and automobile accidents. We do not
know when or where they will occur, but we do know they will. In a typical year
more than 40,000 Americans will be killed in automobile accidents. We don't
know where or when, so rarely are TV cameras whirling when these events take
place. But we can, after the fact, collect and evaluate evidence. We can
determine if the driver had high levels of alcohol in his or her blood, whether
the brakes failed, whether the visibility was poor, where a skid started, and
so on. Observations of strange phenomena in the sky come under this last
category.
In all the category-4 events, we must obtain as much testimony from witnesses
as possible. Some testimony is worth more than other testimony, perhaps because
of the duration of observation, the nearness of the witnesses to the event, the
specialized training of the observer, the availability of corroborative
evidence such as videos and still photos, or the consistency of evidence when
there is testimony from more than one witness. Our entire legal system is based
on testimony — rarely is there conclusive proof such as DNA
matching. Judges and juries must decide, with appropriate cross-examination,
who is telling the truth. In some states, testimony from one witness can lead
to the death penalty
for the accused. We should take note of the fact that even instrument data is dependent on
testimony from the observer of the instruments, and on appropriate calibration
and validation under standardized circumstances. Also, our courts place limits
on requirements for testimony, such as that against one spouse by the other.
Furthermore, there are rules about hearsay testimony, and rules regarding legal
evidence are complex and detailed. When it comes to flying saucers, we must remember that the reason most
sightings can be determined to be relatively conventional phenomena, often seen
under unusual circumstances, is that most people are relatively good observers.
The problem comes with the interpretation of what was observed. People watching
the sky late at night may get excited about a very bright light that moved very
slowly. Checking on the position of the planets at that time may reveal that
that light was Venus, because we have good information as to the angle of
observation, the direction of the light from the observer, the relatively slow
rate of motion, the location of Venus at that time, and so on. On three
occasions, when living in Southern California, I was called by people who
described an unusual object moving rapidly. I tried to make sure that I
analyzed their observations, such as, what time was it? In what direction were
you looking? In what direction did it seem to be moving? Was there any sound?
What was its apparent size, say, as compared to the moon (just covered by an
aspirin held at arm's length)? Two of the people wanted to tell me that the object was just over the next
hill. I stressed that this was an interpretation, because even huge objects far
away can seem to be small objects nearby. In all three cases, I felt that what
was being described sounded similar to a rocket launched down the California
Coast when the sun had gone down, but while the object was high enough to still
be in sunlight. I had seen such a spectacular case once myself. I checked, in
all three cases, with Vandenberg Air Force Base, which launches many rockets
down the U.S. West Coast. Indeed, there had been a launch at the right time in
each case. One case was especially intriguing, because several witnesses were
looking out across the ocean from a beach area and described the thing they saw
as similar to a string of popcorn. It turned out to be the launch of a special
weather satellite with extra solid boosters being dropped off multiple times. The people were good observers. To say the least, it would be irrational to say
that people are good observers when their input allows us to identify the
object being observed, and yet poor observers if we can't identify the UFO as
something conventional. — Stanton T. Friedman (Nuclear Physicist)
Flying Saucers and Science
Subtitle — A Scientist Investigates the Mysteries of UFOs: Interstellar Travel, Crashes,
and Government Cover-Ups
(Chapter 1 - "The Case for the ET Origin of Flying Saucers")
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itself, as yet, to us in many facets because we cannot apperceive the whole, of
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had even led some to label me as "Fundamentalist"! ... Whatever! Matthew 7 1Judge not, that ye be not judged.2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye
mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest
not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye;
and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt
thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. — Jesus the Christ
(Yahoshua ha Mashiach;
Yeshua/Yesua; Ieosus; Joshua),
"Sermon on the Mount"
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In short, in this website, I present many things that, I am hopeful, would be
of interest to a student, explorer and investigator of the Mysteries of the World ... but this doesn't mean that I believe in any of the stuff presented. ... Got it? ... Right! - Here is a purpose that I am wholeheartedly in agreement with ...
[Mysteries, Monsters, Mutants, Myths, Miracles & Much More ...]Our purpose ... is to describe the rich variety of anomalous, unexplained,
sometimes totally bizarre phenomena that people have experienced in all times
and places and that are still occurring today. ... the nature of the world and
of our existence are quite different from that which we were taught at school.
The reality is far more interesting, humorous and expansive than any religious
or rational, scientific world-view can possibly accommodate. It is not our intention here to dispute anyone's beliefs or
theories — but we should like to point out their limitations.
There are things that happen in this world - and have occurred throughout the
whole of human experience - for which there has never been a lasting
explanation. Explanations are temporary products, coming and going in response
to fashions. Meanwhile, the happenings they are supposed to explain carry on as
mysteriously as ever. — John Michell and Bob Rickard
The Rough Guide to Unexplained Phenomena (Rough Guide Reference)
(New York, NY: Rough Guides Ltd, 2007) - Here is a sentiment that I am wholeheartedly in agreement with ...
As I sit down to redo this book for an American audience, what rises before me
is last night's dream: I'm in a broad and beautiful land among many trees. It's
night. I look up at a huge old tree that's dark against the starry sky in its
detail of twig and branch. There is room enough here for all of us, I realize,
here in this big, intricately textured park. But I see that some want to cut
down the trees and level it out, so huge throngs of people can gather to gaze
up at the sun's glare. I watch dark twigs fingering the remote, untouchable
stars. A voice speaks: "Don't turn this into a Copernican Garden." Waking up, I remember that I went to sleep wondering how to put this book
together. And I take "Copernican Garden" to mean a parking lot vista where
masses gather to honor the bright sun of traditional science with its old rules
as the center of the universe. So I will not cut down the trees and level this book out. It is between you and
me [or you and I], a conversation as we stroll along in a moonlit fractal
garden past webby connections of thought that merge to patterned insight. Here
hidden delights nestle in scaling patterns of self-similar but never quite
repeating beauty. Here the tree of life hold stars in its branches. No matter
how huge, this garden stays human-sized because we have a place in it, you and
I. No need to cut down the connective forest and level things out for that
bright Sol [sun] of left-brain logic whose daytime dazzle — so
close and glaring — can blind us to the myriad constellations
beyond. [...] — Katya Walter, Tao of Chaos
Sub-title: Merging East and West
(1994, 1996) - Here is an observation (adapted) made in the Acknowledgement page of a book ...
It takes many minds to produce a book [including an e-book, of course].
Although most authors [especially of non-fiction books and articles] would
prefer not to admit this fact, fundamentally they are merely 'synthesisers' of
accumulated knowledge. The process of synthesising may unveil a new reality map, or paradigm, which,
in due course, will be used by future pioneers to unveil further paradigms. This principle was summed up by Sir Isaac Newton when he remarked: "If I have
seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants". [...] — Christian von Nidda, Our Secret Planet
(2005) - Here is an observation about UFO-Aliens cover-up or conspiracy that may be of
general interest, although some readers would not agree with the observation
(e.g., they may say that some whistleblowers, such as Bob Lazar on the
Roswell-type flying saucers in secret Area-51 labs, have already come forward)
...
If any long-term coherent cover up of UFO information does exist, however, then
it must operate at all levels of government and the media. It must encompass
all the relevant written materials, from the briefest handwritten note in
government files to entries in squadron log books to letters in the personal
papers of members of the Establishment. Hundreds of politicians, service
personnel, police officers, clerks and officials, over half a century, would be
required to excise any reference to the reality of UFOs from official documents
and the media. The number of people who would have taken part in this cover up
would be vast, yet not one person has broken ranks to 'blow the whistle' on the
greatest story ever told. Meantime, millions of dollars are being spent every
day on space probes and radio telescopes that are searching for evidence of
alien life. Would there be any reason for a conspiracy of silence if that
evidence already existed? — Dr David Clarke and Andy Roberts, Out of the Shadows
(2002) - Even though I am a "Charismatic Christian", the views presented herewith, in
this Mysteries of the World Website, will NOT be colored by this fact of being a Charismatic Christian. Rather, where and
when I find it necessary (and usually, I would NOT find it necessary, since I find it tiresome to repeat myself, again and again
and again ..., ad infinitum ..., but if I should find it necessary to repeat myself), I will then state
what my Charismatic Christian beliefs lead me to believe
in — even though I am aware that my own Charismatic Christian
beliefs may or may not be the same as, or in accord with, those beliefs of
others who also may want to regard themselves as Charismatic Christians
(nb/note well: there appears to be so many varieties of Charismatic Christian
beliefs, including from those who are simultaneously of the
traditional-historical denominations — such as the Roman
Catholics, with their purgatories, mortal and venial sins, and their Mother
this and Mother that. Shudder! Shudder! Shudder!).
Thus, for example, I do not necessarily "believe" in "ghosts", even as I (will
later) examine the entire gamut of so-called "paranormal events or phenomena",
especially of those with a psychic bent (truly, these are bent!, as in
less-than-straight, aka "crooked", thinking variety). Many so-called "ghosts"
are probably some form of "fallen angels" or "demons" of the Biblical kind,
masquerading as either gods, demons, spirits, ghosts, or even "angels of light"
(when they are obviously "fallen" and are "angels of darkness", or "sons of
darkness" as used in one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, i.e. The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness). Anyway, the author of 1 John, gave us a simple test against any "spirit" to see
whether that spirit is of light (God; Christ/Son of God; Holy Spirit of
God/Comforter/Advocate/Paraclete/The One; Jehovah/Yahveh/Yahweh/God the Father)
or of darkness (Satan, Lucifer, the Devil; the Anti-Christ; the False Prophet;
the Beast): 2This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges
that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the
spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is
already in the world. — First Epistle of John
(1 John 4:2-3; New
International Version/NIV)
(Note: many Catholics like NIV
and dislike KJV! Tough!) Whatever the case may be about "ghosts" and other "apparitions", in this
website, I have stated that we will be truth-based and science-based. Despite
this, definitely, I will not be ashamed of being a Charismatic Christian or of
God's Word:If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him
when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy
angels. (Spoken by Jesus and recorded in Luke 9:26; NIV)If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful
generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's
glory with the holy angels. (Spoken by Jesus and recorded in Mark 8:38; NIV) I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the
salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. (Apostle Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans; Romans 1:16; NIV)
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