Are UFO sightings just a product of ignorance or advanced alien technology?

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Astronomers often spend extensive time observing the skies without reporting UFO sightings, leading to speculation about the nature of these phenomena. Two primary theories emerge: one suggests that those who claim to see UFOs lack scientific understanding, while the other posits that advanced alien technology may render their crafts invisible to trained observers. Discussions highlight the possibility of unidentified aerial phenomena that could be earthly in origin, as well as the limitations of current detection methods, which may not account for high-speed or low-altitude objects. Some participants argue that the vast distances in space and the absence of solid evidence, such as radio signals or physical artifacts, challenge the likelihood of extraterrestrial visitation. Others acknowledge credible eyewitness accounts, particularly from pilots and military personnel, suggesting that unexplained occurrences warrant further investigation. The conversation reflects a tension between skepticism and open-mindedness regarding the existence of extraterrestrial life, emphasizing the need for objective analysis of reported incidents rather than jumping to conclusions based on limited evidence.
  • #31
Yes, I agree, esp. the one with the baptism because that could just be a temporary hole between heaven and Earth that let's heavens light shine down to that spot. It is only the Madonna one on that site that impresses me. I don't know of a website that has the cave paintings, I saw that on TV. I don't know the experts opinion of the cave paintings, so so far it is really only the Madonna one that interests me.
 
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  • #32
What an interesting painting!

My first impression is of Luke Skywalker's sandspeeder coming right towards us, but then ...

We have to remember the world these painters lived in. It was tightly governed by religious fervour. Every painting is the artist's personal take on the message trying to be conveyed. Our interpretations as onlookers can be multi-faceted.

Take Dali for example. When people a thousand years hence look at some of his work, will they think that some elephants had long stilted legs, and clocks seemed to melt all the time?

Perhaps this particular artist had had a vision which encouraged him to paint this picture (or a vivid dream). He might very well have seen something his brain attributed to 'supernatural' (as in God-like) and this is just how it came out - a little unusual and strange, glowing with holy spirit. Remember, throughout the ages, the works of Heaven have been seen as beyond human comprehension. Perhaps this enigmatic incarnation of something godly was the artist's way of confirming this.

Will people a thousand years hence listen to Orson Wells narrating his radio version of War Of The Worlds and believe we were once invaded by tripedal Martians?
 
  • #33
You have a good point, and yet there is a UFO in the painting (also, I think it was around 500y ago, not 1000). On a completely unrelated note, I disagree with your signature, reality is not subjective.
 
  • #34
Our perception (often frail) of our reality is different than everyone else's. Our reality is the sum of everything we are, interacting with a physical universe.

I suppose it really depends on your definition take on reality.

Reality has to be subjective - because everything in our lives is!

It's all personal to us, and uniquely viewed through our life-tainted eyes.

As for the painting only being around 500yrs old - I knew that, but gave the 1000yr example because I prefer 'rounder' numbers! And I agree, there is a UFO in the painting - an unidentified flying object - that might have started out life as a spilled blob of paint on the artist's canvas, cleverly reworked into the painting. It's something I did myself at school on one of my own lesser-impressive creations!
 
  • #35
However, history is like a dream: Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Maybe people painted and described exactly what they saw. Of course there are hundreds of other examples of drawings, descriptions, and other lore [even interactive stories] that sounds very similar to modern UFO reports. Still, no matter how interesting or striking a story may be, these accounts are clearly not proof of anything.

I can say this: The more one looks into this stuff, in order to ignore these anectdotal historical artifacts and myths [stories] as trivial, the more one is required to make assumptions.
 
  • #36
Yes, the accounts are proof of something, but since we don't know what it's proof of, it's kinda trivial to point that out, not to mention that it is only proof to those who experienced it, and not the rest of us who could just as easily assume they are nuts.
 

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