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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge > Conspiracy theories
The odds of collapsing three towers with two planes,
conservatively, are five hundred trillion to one. Aside from the
terror, the probability of the attacks on the World Trade Center is
fantastically implausible. This new mathematical approach by
alternative thinker Paris Tosen exposes the flaws and cracks in the
official 9/11 investigation. This concise book reminds us just how
powerful illusions can be.
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Triptych
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David Augustus Ball
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How-and why- were UFOs so prevalent in both conspiracy theories and
the New Age milieu in the post-Cold War period? In this
ground-breaking book, David G. Robertson argues that UFOs
symbolized an uncertainty about the boundaries between scientific
knowledge and other ways of validating knowledge, and thus became
part of a shared vocabulary. Through historical and ethnographic
case studies of three prominent figures-novelist and abductee
Whitley Strieber; environmentalist and reptilian proponent David
Icke; and David Wilcock, alleged reincarnation of Edgar Cayce-the
investigation reveals that millennial conspiracism offers an
explanation as to why the prophesied New Age failed to arrive-it
was prevented from arriving by malevolent, hidden others. Yet
millennial conspiracism constructs a counter-elite, a gnostic third
party defined by their special knowledge. An overview of the
development of UFO subcultures from the perspective of religious
studies, UFOs, Conspiracy Theories and the New Age is an innovative
application of discourse analysis to the study of present day
alternative religion.
This is a Master collection of the Award Winning Autobiographical
Mental Health Series "The Life and Times of Texas Guitar Legend
Nathon Dees" Volume 1 thru 4. This Book is a Must Have for all
seekers of Higher Truth.
UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the
desert surface along the coast of Peru. The amazing alignment of
the pyramids. Strange lines of clouds in the sky. The paranormal is
alive and well in the American cultural landscape. In UFOs,
Chemtrails, and Aliens, Donald R. Prothero and Tim Callahan explore
why such demonstrably false beliefs thrive despite decades of
education and scientific debunking. Employing the ground rules of
science and the standards of scientific evidence, Prothero and
Callahan discuss a wide range of topics including the reliability
of eyewitness testimony, psychological research into why people
want to believe in aliens and UFOs, and the role conspiratorial
thinking plays in UFO culture. They examine a variety of UFO
sightings and describe the standards of evidence used to determine
whether UFOs are actual alien spacecraft. Finally, they consider
our views of aliens and the strong cultural signals that provide
the shapes and behaviors of these beings. While their approach is
firmly based in science, Prothero and Callahan also share their
personal experiences of Area 51, Roswell, and other legendary
sites, creating a narrative that is sure to engross both skeptics
and believers.
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