Saturday, October 20, 2012

Question 2 (UFOs)


Condon claims that the reason there has been so little study of UFOs and their sighting is because it is not a field that will lead to fruitful scientific discovery. Although he does encourage the continued study of it by those with adequate training and experience, he doesn't approve of their writing and spreading unsubstantiated claims. Hynek believes that the study of UFOs needs to increase their efforts. He says they should categorically compare large groups of sightings and investigate further into eye witness accounts. Hynek believes all of the confusion about the topic has prevented proper data collection and essentially kept them from making more progress. Paynter, although skeptical about the matter, believes it should be conducted in accordance with the highest standards of scientific inquiry. I believe that Paynter makes the best argument. As there is not enough evidence, he doesn’t claim that UFOs to be real but he doesn't discount the possibility either. He says that they need more research before they can know for certain.

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