-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 10/18/99 6:46:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > So, please don't assume you're in hostile territory here on CTRL and > don't treat me as if I'm a force to be reckoned with, who needs to be > appeased somehow, in order to "earn" your right to express your own opinions! > > We WELCOME different points of view on CTRL and welcome them even more when > they're as carefully expounded as yours > It was certainly an interesting post, especially for what you've said > about (alleged) encounters with the (alleged) "retro-engineering" of "alien" > technology -- a subject which I'm not qualified to judge, about which, being > short on facts, I can only have "opinions." IF TRUE, that might indeed lend > credence to the "extraterrestrial origins" hypothesis. Let me jump in and second this idea. Many times on this list there are people of very forceful personality who drive home their comments in a very direct way, which can, at times, intimidate people, or make them feel that they must conform or appease when addressing the list. There are only a couple of rules on this list and they are encapsulated in the disclaimer which is in each mailing. All ideas that are debated here, no matter who expresses them are open to any kind of criticism, even foolish or faulty ones (at least from some peoples perspectives). As for belief systems they are foolish to attack since you can never win any argument that your present. Please feel free to post on any topic and say what you will, let the people hear it all and decide what they will. My opinions about UFO's and extraterrestrials are known to many on this list and I usually don't take it easy on people who spout extraterrestrial origins for UFO's simply because it is my BELIEF, which I FEEL is based upon FACT and OBSERVATION, but in reality is still subjective and mayu not be agreed to by you or anyone else. My succinct comments on that topic should in no way deter others from chiming in to present their views pro or con. That is what this list is all about. about. ***************************************************************************************************************** "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of seas of infinity, and it is not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but someday the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age." H.P.Lovecraft; "The Call of Cthulhu" DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
