|
|
|
|
Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
4955 Posts |
 Posted - 06/11/2005 : 05:23:21
|
I didn't realize this, but the has a show devoted entirely to UFOs. What UFOs have to do with history was not immediately clear, but with episode descriptions like:quote:
In an investigation of some of the most puzzling UFO sightings in Soviet history, we uncover the work of an underground network of believers and reveal a clandestine 13-year government investigation of UFOs. Many Russian UFO enthusiasts believe that proof of alien encounters exists--but it's being hidden from them! We also meet George Knapp, an American broadcast journalist who traveled to Russia in the early 1990s and believes there's a treasure trove of KGB UFO files that remain top-secret.
Andquote:
Legends from China tell of 716 mysterious stone discs, known as "The Dropa Stones". Some believe the stones hold secrets about ancient contact with extraterrestrials. Discovered in a cave in 1938, each 12" disc contains a double spiral of tiny hieroglyphs that are said to contain the historical record of an alien race called the Dropa that crash-landed in an isolated region of China 12,000 years ago. The story of the Dropa Stones is an amazing tale filled with mystery, deceit, and conspiracy, and today, skeptics and true believers wage an ongoing battle over what they are, what they mean, and if they even exist at all. Regardless, the Dropa Stones continue to consume the imaginations of scientists, journalists, historians, UFO buffs, and stargazers in general.
It's possible to see how once could try to pass such a thing off. Naturally, discussions of Roswell are a feature over every other episode.
In any event, tonight (Saturday, but a repeat of a Jun 5 show) is an episode that's quite interesting:quote:
Journey back through time into the mysterious world of UFOs as revealed through ancient biblical texts. Through intensive reinterpretation of early religious documents, researchers believe that they have found evidence of ancient UFO activity. From Elijah's flying "chariots of fire" to Ezekiel's "wheels within wheels in the sky", and even the enigmatic aerial phenomenon leading Moses during the Exodus, we put a modern perspective on the writings of the Bible in the context of UFOs.
Anyone familiar with the whole UFO phenomenon has heard of this stuff, but it will be interesting to see it done with a bigger budget...
|
|
|
filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
 Posted - 06/11/2005 : 06:41:11 [Permalink]
|
It's an interesting topic, certainly. I have little doubt that ancient peoples had UFO sightings and stories, but they were likely of flying religious figures, rather than space shots ships.
Sorta wish I had cable. I might like to see that one.
 |
"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist! 
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
Topic Locked
