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Greg Eghigian
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referenceGreg Eghigian published an article titled 'Making UFOs make sense: Ufology, science, and the history of their mutual mistrust' in the journal Public Understanding of Science on December 6, 2015.
quoteGreg Eghigian described Budd Hopkins, Whitley Strieber, David Jacobs, and John Mack as 'new missionaries' who defended the veracity of abduction claims while acting as investigators, therapists, and advocates for the claimants.
quoteGreg Eghigian stated that John Mack signaled the culmination and end of the peak period of alien abduction interest.
referenceGreg Eghigian published an article titled 'More Human Than Alien: Researching the History of UFOs' in Perspectives on History on March 14, 2017.
perspectiveHistorian Greg Eghigian stated that the "mudslinging over convictions" regarding UFOs is familiar to historians of religion, a field characterized by deep divisions over interpretations of belief.
quoteGreg Eghigian noted that the UFO problem had become 'far more interesting to ponder than to actually solve.'
quoteHistorian Greg Eghigian stated that the current divide regarding UFOs has roots in the postwar decades, stemming from events involving news coverage, grainy images, celebrity crusaders, skeptics, military statements, and accusations of government cover-ups.
referenceThe article 'UFOs and the Boundaries of Science' by Greg Eghigian explores the historical relationship between unidentified flying objects and scientific discourse.
referenceGreg Eghigian published an article titled 'UFOs and the Boundaries of Science' in the Boston Review on August 4, 2021.
perspectiveHistorian Greg Eghigian noted that discussions about UFOs often become personal, with proponents of extraterrestrial origins labeling skeptics as "narrow-minded, biased, obstinate, and cruel," while skeptics label proponents as "naïve, ignorant, gullible, and downright dangerous."
quoteGreg Eghigian wrote that while outlier abduction reports existed in the 1950s and 1960s, a new generation of UFO advocates emerged in the 1980s and 1990s.
quoteHistorian Greg Eghigian wrote in August 2021 that "over the last fifty years, the mutual antagonism between paranormal believers and skeptics has largely framed discussion about unidentified flying objects."