Opinions on UFOs?

[bogie]

technology has a funny way of reaching a plateau. its happened all across time for various reasons. also, its not so much we know how to do it and just need the fuel or energy or composite to get there. it defies physics as we know them, which don't get me wrong, theories of physics and chemistry are proved wrong all the time, but to make that leap is more difficult.

But then we use muscle confusion and interrupt that plateau! Seriously though, humans tend to break barriers. That's what we do best, for better, or worse.

I had an Uncle that worked at Area 51. He recently (couple years ago) died on the base. Don't know what the hell he did in the Air Force. I know he once was going to retire and they gave him money to stay. He told my cousin once that people like him don't get to retire. Well he was set to retire and came up dead...yea we all think its weird. No secret that he worked at the base..people from the base stayed with my cousin for a couple weeks after he died just to make sure they were ok. Told them that he was part of a very tight knit family and thats why they stayed with her like that. She nick named them spy one and spy two.

Who ever and whatever my uncle did I have no clue, but I know he knew experimental aircraft. Only reason I know this is because he told me that when he retired from the Air Force his friend had a job waiting for him in that field.

Now how it relates to this post. Once at his house my little brother pestered him the entire time about,"Are there Aliens". After a few days he told my little brother to shut the fuck up!! There's no such thing as aliens!!! That's words from the highest security clearance guy I'll ever know. Now maybe his was just getting pissed...maybe it was hitting a nerve because little brother was getting warm. The world may never know...but that's the only time I ever seen my uncle get mad or use language like that towards a kid. He was normally a very easy going kind of quiet guy.

Apparently he wasn't at work the day of the interrogation

[tmckay2]

sure but my point is technological advances aren't always exponential. remember back to the future part 2? the date that marty went to the future was actually just like a month ago, sometime in july 2012. now sure its a movie but much of the world thought life would really be like that, flying cars and all of these ridiculous electrical devices. we have some of that, but really things haven't changed as much as people in the 80s figured they would. after all, computers were on the rise and developments were being made daily. even now small advances are being made but we haven't come near as far as people assumed. sometimes technology is funny in that many advances are made quickly, and then it levels out for many years, sometimes hundreds. there are certain points where the laws of physics and chemistry have to be completely disproven and broken in order to move forward and that doesn't always happen in a short amount of time, no matter how advanced.

plus, things like war can set us back, or move us forward. if a serious world war ever broke out again, with the amount of devastating weapons even small nations have these days, i think scientific discoveries could take a serious hit. as is always the case some advances in military technology would happen but basic scientific research would in many ways be put on hold.

all i am saying is it is a mistake to assume that our development will be exponential.

But then we use muscle confusion and interrupt that plateau! Seriously though, humans tend to break barriers. That's what we do best, for better, or worse.



Apparently he wasn't at work the day of the interrogation

[Irving]

s

all i am saying is it is a mistake to assume that our development will be exponential.

I think that developments never fail to be exponential, just not in the way that people think. People in the 80's could imagine a flying car much more easily than an Iphone for example.