Author: Roger

  • Life and Politics in the World Beyond Death

    Life and Politics in the World Beyond Death

    Afterlife researchers are impressed by how closely the afterworld resembles our physical planet, so much so that many who die think they are still alive. In many other ways the two worlds are similar, which will become obvious as you read on. In this article I’ll speculate a little more…

  • Is Future Psychical Research Merely ‘Reinventing the Wheel’?

    Is Future Psychical Research Merely ‘Reinventing the Wheel’?

    It was recently announced that the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) received a £2-million donation (approximately $2.65-million in U.S. currency) from Professor Yew-Kwang Ng, emeritus professor of economics at Monash University in Australia. It is apparently intended specifically for “survival research” and is believed to be the largest endowment ever…

  • AI on the Certainty of Life After Death

    AI on the Certainty of Life After Death

    It has been suggested by various philosophers that having absolute certainty of consciousness surviving death is not in humanity’s best interest.  To put it another way, some doubt on this concern is necessary for humanity to flourish.  I was curious as to what Artificial Intelligence (AI) has to say on this matter…

  • ‘No easy explanation’: Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light

    ‘No easy explanation’: Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light

    Two new peer-reviewed papers claim thousands of unexplained light flashes in vintage Palomar telescope images show statistical ties to nuclear tests and UFO reports. Not everyone agrees with the paper’s conclusion. One night in 1952, five transient objects (blue circles) appeared and disappeared within an hour, archival sky surveys show.…

  • Abduction Attempt in Lodi, California, 1896

    Abduction Attempt in Lodi, California, 1896

    Over 60 years before alien abduction claims became mainstream, two people were nearly abducted in Lodi, California. Colonel H. G. Shaw, along with his friend Camille Spooner, had a close encounter with previously unknown entities, traveling with their UFO in 1896. Shaw was in charge of putting together an exhibition…

  • Area 51

    Area 51

    Literally thousands of government employees are sworn to secrecy at the base called Area 51. Why? It is known for a fact that many USA aircraft are designed and tested there, and for national security reasons, these state-of-the-art planes and weapons demand secrecy. But is that the only reason for…

  • If We Discover Aliens, What’s Our Protocol for Making Contact?

    If We Discover Aliens, What’s Our Protocol for Making Contact?

    Aliens. (Image credit: Image via Shutterstock) It is conceivable that humans could someday discover aliens. We scour the cosmos looking for their radio signals, and though we’re not capable of interstellar space travel, it is remotely possible that we could find what we’re looking for right here in our solar system. Life could theoretically…

  • British MoD Expert Tells Why He Views Some UFOs as E.T.

    British MoD Expert Tells Why He Views Some UFOs as E.T.

    Interview with Nick Pope, by Michael Lindemann Summary: From 1991 until 1994, Nick Pope worked the “UFO desk” at Air Secretariat 2-A, British Ministry of Defense. His job was to assess UFO reports for any possible defense significance. What he learned gradually convinced him that at least some UFOs were most…

  • If UFOs are real, shouldn’t they produce some real physical effects?

    If UFOs are real, shouldn’t they produce some real physical effects?

    James McDonald, Statement on UFOs to U.S. House Committee on Science and Aeronautics, 1968 Symposium on UFOs Summary: The answer is that they do. There are rather well-authenticated cases spanning a wide variety of “physical effects.” James E. McDonald ,  Ph.D Again, the answer is that they do. There are rather well-authenticated…

  • Meet Chrysalis, The Generational Ship Designed To Take Humans On A 400-Year Trip To Alpha Centauri

    Meet Chrysalis, The Generational Ship Designed To Take Humans On A 400-Year Trip To Alpha Centauri

    In order to prepare for the journey, the first generation would have to spend 70-80 years in Antarctica. Could this ship take us to Alpha Centauri? Image credit: Giacomo Infelise, Veronica Magli, Guido Sbrogio’, Nevenka Martinello, Federica Chiara Serpe, Project Hyperion For beings of our size and lifespans, space is…