Discerning Truth
| Misinformation needs no introduction. You’ve seen it around, and a lot of it piggybacks on fringe subject matter. Sensationalism is a staple of the UFO genre. It can be argued that has to be accepted as the case before meaningful discussion becomes possible.
I asked a few writers and podcasters familiar with UFOs and similar subject matter if they would share some thoughts on how we explore such topics without getting overwhelmed in false information. How do we know what’s true and what’s not? How do we keep an open mind without making ourselves vulnerable to lies, opportunists, and cult-like thinking? |
 By Jack Brewer |
Sarah Scoles is a science journalist and writer of many articles published at outlets such as WIRED Science and Popular Science. She is the author of the books Making Contact: Jill Tarter and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers. Sarah replied in response to my request for a contribution for this blog post:
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See Also:
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UFO Critical Thinking 101 |
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Good By Ufology, Hello Truth |
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MUFON, Science and Deception |
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