tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post7614213874108792686..comments2024-03-26T20:28:47.677-04:00Comments on Tellers of Weird Tales: A Pause in the Barker-Bender SagaTerence E. Hanleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-63352594933500500612018-07-08T14:02:38.225-04:002018-07-08T14:02:38.225-04:00Dear Iggy Priceless,
I think you're right tha...Dear Iggy Priceless,<br /><br />I think you're right that the American people can't handle the truth about aliens. According to a survey from 2017, 39% of Americans believe that Earth has been visited by aliens from space. Another piece of evidence, far less direct, is the large number of stories on the Internet and in other media in which people express their belief in the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence. I'm waiting right now for a feature broadcast yesterday on the radio show This American Life to be available on the Internet. The feature is about the so-called "Fermi Paradox." You and others might want to have a listen.<br /><br />Thanks for writing.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-30941661978300774302018-06-05T00:47:15.908-04:002018-06-05T00:47:15.908-04:00Truth is stranger than fiction... And a Albert Ein...Truth is stranger than fiction... And a Albert Einstein and some other genius told the American Government, the people CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH about aliens. And, I don't think most people really want to know the truth about anything!Iggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644421450064593065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-31857471671195840722018-06-03T14:00:31.414-04:002018-06-03T14:00:31.414-04:00Hi, Anonymous,
I would have to do more research, ...Hi, Anonymous,<br /><br />I would have to do more research, but I would say that if there were airships in popular culture--as in Jules Verne or the Frank Reade stories like you say--prior to the so-called sightings of airships of the 1890s, then that would be just another example of what I have been writing about.<br /><br />To put it more succinctly: Before these things can be seen by ordinary people, they have to be imagined by artists and writers.<br /><br />Thanks for your insights and for writing.<br /><br />THTerence E. Hanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268641371264950572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3852401976091776228.post-82956045129455502942018-06-03T08:28:03.867-04:002018-06-03T08:28:03.867-04:00Just tossing out an idea here. Does this seem like...Just tossing out an idea here. Does this seem like a similar situation to the Mystery Airships of the 1890s and Jules Verne and Frank Reade stories?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com