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		<title>The things that people believe&#8230;.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do UFOs really exist?
Probably not.
At least, currently there is not enough compelling  evidence to support either their existence or visits to earth from space men. But, this doesn&#8217;t stop people believing. In fact, something like four million Americans think they have been abducted by an alien craft and many have abduction insurance.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do UFOs really exist?</p>
<p>Probably not.</p>
<p>At least, currently there is not enough <em>compelling </em> evidence to support either their existence or visits to earth from space men. But, this doesn&#8217;t stop people believing. In fact, something like <a href="http://www.csicop.org/si/9805/abduction.html">four million Americans</a> think they have been abducted by an alien craft and many have abduction insurance.</p>
<p>Last night in Australia on Channel 7, a story aired about <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/14/spaceexploration.military">the release of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) &#8220;X-files&#8221;. It seems a little strange to me that this report has only just aired &#8211; the files were released some months ago. </p>
<p>In any case, the report consisted of &#8220;eye witness accounts&#8221; in the form of &#8220;actual audio&#8221; from air force employees, played over fairly credulous looking UFO footage of space craft flying low over trees, with a powerful searchlight. The doco neglected to reveal that the footage was stock special-effects footage, but nevertheless&#8230; </p>
<p>The report also showed a UFO hovering over a level railway crossing in Australia. This photograph was <a href="http://scepticsbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/beveridge-skeptic-vol-4-no-1.pdf">debunked </a> as a fly speeding past the lens many years ago, by our own Steve Roberts. I wonder who did the research for this show&#8230;</p>
<p>In any case, our own favourite sceptic, Richard Saunders, (or TRS to his friends and my Mum) was invited onto the Channel 7&#8217;s morning show &#8220;Sunrise&#8221; to discuss the &#8220;doco&#8221; this morning. Take a look at the clip below. Go Richard!</p>
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