As of yesterday, Ufology was on the verge of canonizing a new saint, Bernerd Ray. The blessed Ray had descended from a holy mount, not holding two tablets, but possessing two photos. This precious gift would change the destiny of humanity...turn the cosmos on its eternal axis. The truth was to be shown to the faithful.
Roaming a desolate desert, a prophet was calling out to the UFO faithful, "Rejoice...Rejoice...for the alien photos have arrived from on high" "Do not ask questions of me for I am not worthy to reveal the truth...for I am a mere messenger."
So a path of self righteousness was set forth. A path that leads to Mexico City. And along this path towards salvation, the Roswell multitude had gathered...those who were blind and wish to see, to glimpse, to touch, to receive cure.
And it came to past that the blessed Ray had other photos in his gloried possession. The blessed Ray was seen to be in the presence of the great Dwight Eisenhower. Surely this bode well for the blessed Ray. The great Eisenhower was a man of means, wisdom, knowledge capable and willing to reveal great secrets. Both Eisenhower and Ray had been blessed and spiritually linked for both played the game of golf...surely good things would come from this union.
"Rejoice...Rejoice...for the alien photos have arrived from on high!" "Do not ask questions of me for I am not worthy to reveal the truth."
Wise men dropped to their knees for they were amazed. "Surely if the blessed Ray was in the inner court of the great Eisenhower and the blessed Ray was an esteem geologist then knowledge would be passed of the mythical land of Aztec." These wise men then set forth to the desolate lands of New Mexico.
Yet woefully these wise men were deceived. The curse of Roswell had lured them to their potential doom. The photos were a mirage...a false idol. The blessed Ray was not counted among the court of Eisenhower. The wise men were left to tear at their garments in utter despair.
In a distant land, a caravan slowly proceeds along the path of self righteousness that leads to Mexico City. The throngs of the faithful, the multitude, pay homage to the holy relics. They rejoice, they cry, for salvation is to come. Yet in the distance, the wise men cry.
"Rejoice...Rejoice...for the alien photos have arrived from on high!" "Do not ask questions of me for I am not worthy to reveal the truth."
Brilliantly acerbic, Tim, and completely spot on.
ReplyDeletePK
Paul, thanks for the kind comment. I believe that this will be the last blog post concerning the slides or Roswell in general, unless something earth shattering comes to light.
ReplyDeleteThere's something about Roswell that brings about a delirium which is difficult to escape. It makes good men act stupidly and sets up a fertile feeding ground for those willing to take advantage of opportunity.
In a reply to an email from Frank Warren, I likened Roswell as ufology's version of a black hole. The trick is to stay safely away from the event horizon so as not to be sucked in never to see the light of day.
Tim H.
Quite so, Tim.I think certain blogs are the epitome of that black hole phenomenon.
DeletePK
> Ray had descended from a holy mount, not holding two tablets, but possessing two photos
ReplyDeleteSomeone needs to Photoshop that all together.
There are things that happened in the short term aftermath of Roswell that are not properly explained. The founding of the titanium industry is at the top of that list.
ReplyDeleteAnd the polio vaccine. That worked so well, humans could not have invented it.
DeleteAnd digital watches. Don't tell me a human could think of something so wonderful.
Velco do-ups...
(Well, we could all make a long list.)
> Velco do-ups...
DeleteAnd the proper spelling of "velcro" -- clearly, a human couldn't do that (as my previous comment showed, QED).
Considering that titanium was discovered in the 18th century, and that its processing and manufacture had begun prior to WWII, there's no mystery at all. The war and then the post-war arms race rapidly accelerated technological change as titanium came to be seen as a strategic material, first by the Soviets. It's all quite simple - fairly standard historical model of military necessity driving technological development. Nothing to do with space aliens.
DeletePK
My my first Obama now you attacking religion Tim?
DeleteDelusion Hunter,
ReplyDeleteOdd moniker for you to go by since you appear to be oblivious of the intent of the post and its underlying subject matter.
But, it is a satire, or an attack if you will, against a cult, a charade, a false idolatry and the intellectual psychotic break that it breeds and for those that would suckle from it's teats.
Every philosophical movement is eventually co-opted, corrupted, and sold as if a whore in a brothel.
I paraphrase our Lord Jesus Christ, "He that has ears, let him hear." "He that has eyes let him see."