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I was recently listening to an old school Paracast episode from the Biedny days with Jim Moseley and Christopher Roth where they explored the sociocultural aspects of the phenomenon. At one point Moseley talked about a lawyer by the name of Koi who compiled a list of the top 100 UFO stories after supposedly reading over 900 books on the subject. There were few if any that came from the last two and a half decades. These older tales have accumulated a sense of lore about them, as the tapestry of UFO events are woven out of these early tales. Roswell is now more commodity than anything else.

Part of why the teller tells the tale is found in the commodification of the story, as there is always some form of power held in being the weaver at the loom. Moseley brought up how Marcel, key Roswell witness, had made other outlandish claims prior to the story of finding ET crashed remnants.

But surely the more interesting stories come from inexplicable tellers who are confused themselves by the experience. Betty and Barney Hill have also moved towards mythology, for much of their story serves as a strong example of the effects of culture on human psychology.

There is, however, much peculiarity about these types of cases that do suggest that these narratives rise up out of complex circumstances. Sometimes I like to 'believe' that these stories are indicative of our own limited understanding of consciousness and perception of reality, and that there is something to be learned from drilling down into the tale.

<blockquote data-quote="Burnt State" data-source="post: 154612" data-attributes="member: 5332">I was recently listening to an old school Paracast episode from the Biedny days with Jim Moseley and Christopher Roth where they explored the sociocultural aspects of the phenomenon. At one point Moseley talked about a lawyer by the name of Koi who compiled a list of the top 100 UFO stories after supposedly reading over 900 books on the subject. There were few if any that came from the last two and a half decades. These older tales have accumulated a sense of lore about them, as the tapestry of UFO events are woven out of these early tales. Roswell is now more commodity than anything else.Part of why the teller tells the tale is found in the commodification of the story, as there is always some form of power held in being the weaver at the loom. Moseley brought up how Marcel, key Roswell witness, had made other outlandish claims prior to the story of finding ET crashed remnants. But surely the more interesting stories come from inexplicable tellers who are confused themselves by the experience. Betty and Barney Hill have also moved towards mythology, for much of their story serves as a strong example of the effects of culture on human psychology. There is, however, much peculiarity about these types of cases that do suggest that these narratives rise up out of complex circumstances. Sometimes I like to &#039;believe&#039; that these stories are indicative of our own limited understanding of consciousness and perception of reality, and that there is something to be learned from drilling down into the tale.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Burnt State, post: 154612, member: 5332"] I was recently listening to an old school Paracast episode from the Biedny days with Jim Moseley and Christopher Roth where they explored the sociocultural aspects of the phenomenon. At one point Moseley talked about a lawyer by the name of Koi who compiled a list of the top 100 UFO stories after supposedly reading over 900 books on the subject. There were few if any that came from the last two and a half decades. These older tales have accumulated a sense of lore about them, as the tapestry of UFO events are woven out of these early tales. Roswell is now more commodity than anything else. Part of why the teller tells the tale is found in the commodification of the story, as there is always some form of power held in being the weaver at the loom. Moseley brought up how Marcel, key Roswell witness, had made other outlandish claims prior to the story of finding ET crashed remnants. But surely the more interesting stories come from inexplicable tellers who are confused themselves by the experience. Betty and Barney Hill have also moved towards mythology, for much of their story serves as a strong example of the effects of culture on human psychology. There is, however, much peculiarity about these types of cases that do suggest that these narratives rise up out of complex circumstances. Sometimes I like to 'believe' that these stories are indicative of our own limited understanding of consciousness and perception of reality, and that there is something to be learned from drilling down into the tale. [/QUOTE]

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