Ufology

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{{cquote|What counts is not what ''sounds'' plausible, not what we would ''like'' to believe, not what one or two witnesses ''claim'', but only what is supported by hard evidence rigorously and skeptically examined. [[Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence]].|||[[Carl Sagan]], ''{{wpl|Cosmos:_A_Personal_Voyage#Episodes|Encyclopedia Galactica}}''}}
'''Ufology''' is the "study" of [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]]s ('''U'''nidentified '''F'''lying '''O'''bjects). This mostly consists of people saying "wouldn't it be cool if they were [[Extraterrestrial|alien]] spacecraft", and as such ufology also includes looking at the supposed encounters and [[Alien abduction|abductions]] with extraterrestrials that go with them. Ufologists are much like [[paranormal]] researchers — indeed, UFOs are often included in paranormal "documentaries", and can be considered a sub-class of that &mdash; and they aren't too bothered by the fact they cannot really prove or disprove their assertions.  Ironically, as [[Isaac Asimov]] pointed out, if people insist on ''identifying'' UFOs as spacecrafts piloted by alien beings, then they aren't truly ''unidentified'' anymore.

==Government cover-ups, etc.==
Most Ufologists spend their time pushing [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] regarding government cover-ups.  

Stories about alleged government cover-ups of evidence for aliens are inherently unprovable and unfalsifiable, but 1 of 2 things is definitely true:
#If real aliens exist and want to communicate with Earthlings, they can easily do this, by, for example, landing something in any crowded part of any big city and repeating as necessary. Aliens could also do things near major broadcasting studios.   
#If real aliens exist and ''don't'' want Earthlings to find out about them, with their probable superior technology, they could easily hide from us.  
 
Many of the vocal ufologists, like [[Erich von Däniken]], make up fake histories and rumors of covert alien invasions.

Calling a website [https://web.archive.org/web/20070214054335/http://www.raysoftruth.tv/ "Rays of Truth"] [[Badger's Law|doesn't prevent it from being a hoax]].

==Alien protection==
It has been alleged by at least one disreputable source that aliens are protecting the Earth from bombardment from [[asteroid]]s by using [[fermion]]s or {{wpl|Hyperspace (science fiction)|hyperspace|.}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060113110831/http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/4397.asp India Daily: Advanced extraterrestrial alien civilization protecting the earth by systematically neutralizing incoming asteroids and comets with radiation energy tapped through Fermions] (August 28, 2005) ''India Daily'' (archived copy from January 13, 2006).</ref>
The lack of bombardment on the [[Earth]]'s surface isn't hard to explain, since many lunar features date back to the [[Pre-Cambrian]] and similar features on Earth have eroded or been destroyed through geological activity.

==See also==
*[[Exobiology]] &mdash; Leaving ufology and entering [[science]].
*[[Exopolitics]]
*[[Exotheology]] &mdash; Leaving ufology and entering [[religion]].

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20031005124243/http://ufoevidence.org/ UFO Evidence] — plenty of ''"quality"'' evidence to 
laugh at
 check out here.
*[https://alien-ufo-research.com/ufo_videos/ UFO Videos] — Whether you believe or not here are a bunch of UFO videos so you can be the judge.
*[http://nuforc.org/ National UFO Reporting Center] — If you see one, you can make a written statement here along with the conditions of the sighting, date, direction of travel, etc.

==References==
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Categories: Ufology, Paranormal, Pseudoscience, Pseudoastronomy, Science fiction