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Groupthink Must Die
<style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --></style> Just listened to the Louis Jarvis interview and was . . . somewhat frustrated. Thought I would pop in and give the reasons why but then realized I might broaden my comments to include other guests and why they were thumbs up or down in my book.
Louis Jarvis . . . where to begin. First of all, I like the guy and I respect his devotion to his spiritual beliefs. He expects miracles to happen (Garabandal) and, who knows, maybe they will. Louis is sort of in his own little world, a world where he has all the answers (and each one is at least ten minutes long). He's knows exactly what the third secret of Fatima is. He knows exactly what technology the Socorro UFO used. He knows for a fact that George Noory is a CIA puppet. He knows that the ETs are tracking Ray Stanford 24/7. He tends to ramble and ramble and, while Chris gobbles it up, it can sometimes drive me to distraction.
Many of you have probably heard Dr. Fred Bell on Coast-to-Coast. He also knows everything in the world and will spew out 1,001 facts in five minutes if you ask him a question. Most times, though, he won't get around to actually answering your question. Steven Greer—same thing. He's "vectored-in" the flying saucers, he's dined with a former CIA director and he has all the answers. But he just can't seem to answer any specific question in under five minutes.
Well now, you don't really have a conversation with these folks, do you? When did Jarvis give a brief, coherent answer to any question that was posed to him? Maybe once? For these three guys, a question posed to them is just an opportunity to make a long-winded speech—one that frequently meanders far off topic. Would you invite any of these guys over for dinner? Well, maybe Jarvis. The trouble is, all three tend to deliver speeches instead of putting their feet up, relaxing and engaging in two-way conversation.
Luckily, many skilled conversationalists have appeared on the Paracast stage this year and that's why I keep coming back. In fact, our leader Stein Geneberg has a real talent, I think, for finding guests who don't disappoint. He's also the behind-the-scenes master of making the Paracast a viable commercial product that won't disappear anytime soon. Major kudos for that effort.
Who are my favorite talkers? We've heard so many pros it's hard to single a few out, but here goes: Budd Hopkins, Nick Redfern, Paul Davids, Ted Phillips, David Childress, Rich Dolan and Leslie Kean. I also agree with Chris that there's another lady who deserves more credit and attention for her work, and that would be Linda Howe. There's a reason this workaholic won an Emmy and has a phenomenal number of daily hits on her website. She's very good at what she does and is currently unraveling the Bentwaters case better than anyone ever has. I hope Gene will invite Linda to the Paracast microphone and I hope she will accept.
One final thought. Louis Jarvis is a serious intellectual with much to tell, much to teach. He reminds me a little of Walter Starcke (Aug. 2009). It's incumbent on the interviewer to seriously dig in and carefully interrogate a thinker like this. That means interrupting him when necessary and asking for explanations and clarifications. If you listen carefully you'll hear Gene doing exactly that. I'd have Jarvis back on the Paracast sometime because he has a lot to say and practice makes perfect.
Louis Jarvis . . . where to begin. First of all, I like the guy and I respect his devotion to his spiritual beliefs. He expects miracles to happen (Garabandal) and, who knows, maybe they will. Louis is sort of in his own little world, a world where he has all the answers (and each one is at least ten minutes long). He's knows exactly what the third secret of Fatima is. He knows exactly what technology the Socorro UFO used. He knows for a fact that George Noory is a CIA puppet. He knows that the ETs are tracking Ray Stanford 24/7. He tends to ramble and ramble and, while Chris gobbles it up, it can sometimes drive me to distraction.
Many of you have probably heard Dr. Fred Bell on Coast-to-Coast. He also knows everything in the world and will spew out 1,001 facts in five minutes if you ask him a question. Most times, though, he won't get around to actually answering your question. Steven Greer—same thing. He's "vectored-in" the flying saucers, he's dined with a former CIA director and he has all the answers. But he just can't seem to answer any specific question in under five minutes.
Well now, you don't really have a conversation with these folks, do you? When did Jarvis give a brief, coherent answer to any question that was posed to him? Maybe once? For these three guys, a question posed to them is just an opportunity to make a long-winded speech—one that frequently meanders far off topic. Would you invite any of these guys over for dinner? Well, maybe Jarvis. The trouble is, all three tend to deliver speeches instead of putting their feet up, relaxing and engaging in two-way conversation.
Luckily, many skilled conversationalists have appeared on the Paracast stage this year and that's why I keep coming back. In fact, our leader Stein Geneberg has a real talent, I think, for finding guests who don't disappoint. He's also the behind-the-scenes master of making the Paracast a viable commercial product that won't disappear anytime soon. Major kudos for that effort.
Who are my favorite talkers? We've heard so many pros it's hard to single a few out, but here goes: Budd Hopkins, Nick Redfern, Paul Davids, Ted Phillips, David Childress, Rich Dolan and Leslie Kean. I also agree with Chris that there's another lady who deserves more credit and attention for her work, and that would be Linda Howe. There's a reason this workaholic won an Emmy and has a phenomenal number of daily hits on her website. She's very good at what she does and is currently unraveling the Bentwaters case better than anyone ever has. I hope Gene will invite Linda to the Paracast microphone and I hope she will accept.
One final thought. Louis Jarvis is a serious intellectual with much to tell, much to teach. He reminds me a little of Walter Starcke (Aug. 2009). It's incumbent on the interviewer to seriously dig in and carefully interrogate a thinker like this. That means interrupting him when necessary and asking for explanations and clarifications. If you listen carefully you'll hear Gene doing exactly that. I'd have Jarvis back on the Paracast sometime because he has a lot to say and practice makes perfect.