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More Meier Apologetics - NeuroLogica Blog theness.com Sep 15, 2011 11 facts
claimJim Deardorff is a long-time supporter of Billy Meier's claims regarding extraterrestrial contact.
claimThe author of the NeuroLogica Blog post asserts that Jim Deardorff makes logical and scientific errors in his analysis of Billy Meier's claims, specifically by failing to understand the nature of post-hoc reasoning.
quoteIn an article defending Billy Meier from critic Kal Korff, Jim Deardorff wrote: "None of the above photographic findings is surprising if Meier’s ET contacts are treated as the reality they appear to be. Yet, apparently because he is unable to seriously consider this possibility, Korff has failed to look into, or report on, the above evidence validating the genuineness of this series of 34 beamship photos."
referenceJim Deardorff references a document detailing the history of the debunking of the Billy Meier case, which began around 1978, available at the URL www.tjresearch.info/Review_Clark.htm.
claimJim Deardorff, a Research Professor emeritus at Oregon State University and Fellow of the AAAS, asserts that people who know Billy Meier closely regard him as honest and sincere.
claimProfessor Jim Deardorff argues that the extraterrestrials associated with Billy Meier provide evidence containing ambiguous elements, which creates 'plausible deniability' allowing skeptics to maintain a negative interpretation without being forced to accept the reality of the extraterrestrials.
perspectiveJim Deardorff characterizes skeptics of Billy Meier's claims as "negative skeptics."
referenceJim Deardorff references a list of witnesses who visited Billy Meier in Switzerland, which is documented at the URL www.tjresearch.info/witness-list.htm.
claimJim Deardorff asserts that over 60 individuals have provided first-hand eye-witness accounts of events involving Billy Meier in Switzerland over a period of 35 years, including visitors and those who lived near his residence.
claimJim Deardorff argues that if Billy Meier's beamship photos were created using models, the model and a miniature tree would have required a support pole 40 to 50 feet long, as detailed at www.tjresearch.info/BillyYes.htm.
claimJim Deardorff claims that evidence regarding Billy Meier's beamship photos indicates they could not be hoaxes and that refutations of debunking attempts exist at the website www.tjresearch.info/ufology.htm.