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People with lower cognitive ability more likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit | Eric W. Dolan, PsyPost A new meta-analysis published in Applied Cognitive Psychology offers insight into why some people are more likely than others to be taken in by pseudo-profound statements—sentences that sound deep and meaningful but... are essentially meaningless. The study found that receptivity to this type of language is more common among individuals with lower cognitive abilities and greater faith in intuition, and is also linked to stronger belief in the paranormal, conspiracy theories, and religion. Pseudo-profound bullshit refers to statements that appear meaningful but don’t actually convey any real substance. These phrases are often grammatically correct and filled with abstract, inspirational words, but upon closer examination, they lack any concrete or verifiable content. For example, the sentence “Hidden meaning transforms unparalleled abstract beauty” might sound insightful, but it doesn’t actually say anything meaningful. The term gained attention after a 2015 study by Gordon Pennycook and colleagues, which found that some people consistently rate such statements as profound—even though they were generated using random buzzwords. Since then, researchers have become increasingly interested in what makes someone more susceptible to these kinds of statements. In an age of information overload, distinguishing truth from nonsense is more important than ever. Pseudo-profound bullshit may seem harmless on the surface, but it can shape people’s beliefs in ways that promote misinformation, influence political attitudes, and even affect health behaviors. To better understand who is most likely to fall for pseudo-profound bullshit, the researchers conducted a meta-analysis—a statistical technique that combines the results of multiple studies to identify patterns across a larger body of evidence. They analyzed 46 separate experiments drawn from 26 articles published between 2015 and 2023. The studies included more than 13,600 participants in total, with most of the data coming from Canada and the United States. All of the included studies used variations of the Bullshit Receptivity Scale, which presents people with meaningless but syntactically correct statements and asks them to rate how profound they find each one. The researchers then looked at how responses on this scale were related to other variables, such as cognitive reflection, verbal intelligence, belief systems, and thinking styles. The analysis revealed a consistent pattern: people who scored higher in receptivity to pseudo-profound bullshit were more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, religious and paranormal claims, and had greater faith in intuition. These individuals also tended to score lower on measures of cognitive reflection, verbal intelligence, and mathematical ability. Cognitive reflection, which refers to the ability to override intuitive but incorrect answers in favor of more deliberate reasoning, showed the strongest negative correlation with bullshit receptivity. In other words, people who are more reflective and analytical are less likely to fall for nonsense that sounds deep. Verbal intelligence and arithmetic skills also showed negative correlations, although these effects were somewhat smaller. On the other hand, individuals who expressed stronger intuitive thinking tendencies—such as relying on gut feelings—were more likely to find pseudo-profound statements meaningful. They also tended to find mundane or motivational quotes more profound. These findings support the idea that some people have a general tendency to see depth and wisdom in all kinds of statements, regardless of their actual content. Interestingly, people who were more prone to ontological confusions—such as believing that thoughts can influence physical objects—also rated pseudo-profound statements as more meaningful. This suggests that a blurry distinction between abstract and concrete concepts might play a role in how people assess meaning. The researchers found that these relationships were generally consistent across the studies, though the strength of the effects varied. One of the most robust findings was the link between bullshit receptivity and motivational quotes. People who were more receptive to pseudo-profound bullshit were also more likely to find depth in simple, inspirational phrases, even if those phrases lacked substance. Although the findings paint a fairly consistent picture, the authors caution that the data come with some limitations. Most of the studies were conducted in Western countries, primarily the United States and Canada, which means the results might not generalize to other cultural contexts. Additionally, the studies used slightly different versions of the bullshit receptivity measure, which could introduce inconsistencies. Another limitation involves the measurement tools themselves. While widely used, the Bullshit Receptivity Scale and the Cognitive Reflection Test have been criticized for their reliability and for overlapping with other cognitive traits, such as numeracy. These concerns suggest that future research should aim to refine these tools and develop more precise ways to assess how people process ambiguous or misleading information. Despite these limitations, the meta-analysis offers a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about bullshit receptivity and provides a foundation for future work. It shows that bullshit receptivity is not random but is meaningfully connected to individual cognitive differences and belief systems. Read more:show more

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DefundTheABC1 年前

Sam Harris is a master of this. After listening to a good sample of his podcasts, I simply can't believe ANYONE would listen to him yet alone actually be popular. His content is just total rubbish the the point that's insane that he has a following.

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ksminnovation1 年前

Can AI redefine scientific discovery? Dr. Tal Patalon explores OpenAI’s Deep Research in her latest Forbes article. 🎨 Future by Eduardo Kobra, provided by Eden Gallery. @TalPatalon @forbes @edengallery_

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James Long Hale1 年前

Jen Psaki’s base?

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Premus1 年前

Did they study @KamalaHarris? Never says anything, or at least that is the way it has been and will continue to be what has been.

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Sumbolus1 年前

Yet we continue to allow the stupid and gullible to vote.

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Husker4Life1 年前

Shorter: "dumb people are easily fooled." Should have asked @ScottAdamsSays

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Tommy McTurtleson1 年前

Factor in that people with lower cognitive ability are the ones most likely to still be getting their news from MM and you have the equation for the existence of liberals.

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Shield of Achilles1 年前

This reminds me of every academic paper written in the past 15 years. I'll make one up off the top of my head for fun... "The Generational Trauma Inherent in Contigencies For Cis/Hetero Courtship Rituals"

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Eddie1 年前

Pseudo-Profound Bullshit. PPB for short. I’ll be spreading the news to my friends about that, see if they’re running into it.

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Sheep 🐑🇺🇸1 年前

So many parallels with business buzzwords like "Thinking outside the box," "Agile," "Silo," and "Value add." I often find that the people that use these words the most don't know what they're doing. They think the more they can string together, the smarter they sound. A famous cartoonist has an ongoing comic about this stuff. ;)

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Tim Conrad1 年前

Stupid people are gullible? Could have asked Tim...

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Their aim was not to link a specific diagnosis like depression to a single brain region, but rather to identify patterns across a broad spectrum of mental health experiences. “Our interest grew from the long-standing discussion about the role of the body in shaping emotion, a question that has fascinated philosophers and scientists for centuries,” said study author Leah Banellis (Leah Banellis), a postdoctoral fellow in Cognitive Neuroscience at Aarhus University. “Yet, while the heart and lungs have received much attention, the stomach has been largely overlooked. This gap struck us as especially surprising, because the link between the stomach and emotional experience feels so intuitive. It is heavily reflected in everyday language, with phrases like ‘butterflies in the stomach,’ ‘sick to our stomach,’ or ‘trust your gut.'” The research was part of the Visceral Mind Project, a large-scale initiative that combines data on brain activity, bodily rhythms, and psychological assessments. The team recorded data from 243 people using a method that captures both electrical signals from the stomach (electrogastrography) and brain activity measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The participants represented a wide range of mental health profiles, from those reporting high well-being to others showing signs of distress, including anxiety, depression, fatigue, and insomnia. To capture this diversity, the researchers didn’t exclude people with psychiatric symptoms or diagnoses. Instead, they aimed for variation, which would allow their models to detect patterns across the mental health spectrum. Each participant underwent a series of recordings while lying still in the MRI scanner. At the same time, sensors on the abdomen captured the stomach’s slow electrical rhythm, which cycles about three times per minute. This rhythm, which originates from specialized cells in the stomach lining, is typically involved in coordinating digestion. But the researchers suspected it might also be linked to mental state. To analyze the relationship between stomach and brain activity, the team used a method that looks at how well the two rhythms align over time. This measure, known as phase-locking value, essentially captures the degree of synchronization between stomach signals and brain signals across different regions. The researchers then combined this data with results from a comprehensive mental health questionnaire. The battery included 37 different scores across a range of domains—such as anxiety, stress, mood, fatigue, attention, sleep quality, and life satisfaction. Using a statistical method known as canonical correlation analysis, they looked for patterns that linked brain-stomach coupling with the participants’ mental health profiles. The analysis revealed a clear and statistically significant pattern. Stronger coupling between the stomach’s rhythm and brain activity was associated with poorer mental health. Individuals who reported more symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and fatigue tended to show increased synchronization between their stomach and brain rhythms. In contrast, those with higher levels of well-being and life satisfaction showed weaker coupling. “For the first time, we’ve found a scientific link between your ‘gut feelings’ and your mental health, showing a surprising connection between your stomach’s natural rhythm and your brain,” Banellis told PsyPost. “Specifically, our study revealed that stronger communication between the stomach and brain is linked to worse mental health, such as higher symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and fatigue, whereas weaker stomach-brain communication aligns with better mental health reflected in higher overall well-being and quality of life.” This stomach-brain signature was not random. It was localized in specific brain networks, particularly those involved in attention, cognitive control, and salience detection. Some of the strongest associations were found in regions like the superior angular gyrus and the posterior frontal and parietal areas—regions often implicated in cognitive tasks and mental health disorders. Importantly, the researchers ran multiple control analyses to ensure the robustness of their findings. They ruled out the possibility that the observed effects were simply due to general brain activity patterns, fluctuations in heart rate or breathing, or basic features of stomach physiology. In other words, the association appeared specific to the coupling between the stomach’s electrical rhythm and particular brain networks—not just a general marker of body or brain state. Their approach was designed to detect broad psychological dimensions rather than focus on one diagnosis. The strongest psychological pattern they found was a spectrum ranging from negative affective states (like anxiety and depression) to positive traits (like well-being and quality of life). This result suggests that the stomach-brain connection is not tied to any one disorder but instead reflects a general mode of psychological functioning. “Anxiety, depression, stress, and fatigue showed the strongest links to stomach-brain communication,” Banellis explained. “While phrases like ‘butterflies in the stomach’ or feeling ‘sick to your stomach’ are common ways we describe emotional distress, it was surprising to find such consistent and clear evidence across these symptoms. Even more unexpected was the direction of the effect: we might have assumed that stronger alignment between the body and brain would be beneficial. Instead, our findings suggest that heightened stomach-brain communication could act more like a warning signal, an internal alarm system reflecting mental strain rather than harmony.” Read more:

Owen Gregorian

92,301 次观看 • 8 个月前

It is no accident that we are witnessing a complete shift in our world—a profound unraveling and reweaving of how we experience each other, the creatures we share this planet with, and the quiet, intricate beauty of the universe itself. This transformation is a call to remember our place in the web of existence, not as masters of it, but as participants—deeply entwined, urgently invited to feel more, see more, and live with reverence for all that surrounds us.

It is no accident that we are witnessing a complete shift in our world—a profound unraveling and reweaving of how we experience each other, the creatures we share this planet with, and the quiet, intricate beauty of the universe itself. This transformation is a call to remember our place in the web of existence, not as masters of it, but as participants—deeply entwined, urgently invited to feel more, see more, and live with reverence for all that surrounds us.

armygirl

123,574 次观看 • 11 个月前

One of the reasons Joe Rogan is so good at spotting bullshit is that he uses Eric Weinstein as his fact checker. Good thing Joe would never make the mistake of falling for people peddling pseudo-profound bullshit and verbose jargon…

One of the reasons Joe Rogan is so good at spotting bullshit is that he uses Eric Weinstein as his fact checker. Good thing Joe would never make the mistake of falling for people peddling pseudo-profound bullshit and verbose jargon…

Chris Kavanagh

23,019 次观看 • 1 年前

🚨 MADNESS: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard just revealed that the opponents of COVID mandates were labeled "domestic violent extremists" by the Biden administration. She says people opposed to his border policies could also have been labeled. This ran deep. "People who may likely turn out to be 'domestic violent extremists' or those who may likely turn to violence because of these specific 'ideologies' that they hold." "And there's a consistent thread through here that these ideologies that they are designating as turning into potentially violent activities or being manifested in violent activities - happen to be those of people who were using their First Amendment rights to oppose certain policies of the Biden administration." "And while some of the examples that are focused on there have to do with those who oppose the COVID vaccine mandates, those who opposed the mask mandates, parents who were concerned that their children going to school may be forcibly vaccinated with the COVID vaccine without the consent or awareness of parents..." "...It's not exclusive to this. In some of these reports that we've declassified, it shows that people who were opposed to Biden's border policy, for example, could therefore have propensities to join a militia or could become these domestic violent extremists that we're talking about here." "Look at this in the totality and the sequence of how this happened. These documents were issued in December of 2021. You remember very well, the speech, the ominous speech that President Biden gave in 2022, where, with this red background and Marines standing in the background, he issued an address to the nation warning the American people that Donald J. Trump and MAGA Republicans pose a direct threat to the fabric of our republic." "And then you put that together with how the FBI and others within the Biden administration directed social media companies to censor Americans and undermine our First Amendment rights." "You understand at its core, the thing that I committed to the American people to root out, which is the weaponization and politicization of the intelligence community and national security state against the American people." Thank you for exposing this, Tulsi Gabbard 🌺.

🚨 MADNESS: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard just revealed that the opponents of COVID mandates were labeled "domestic violent extremists" by the Biden administration. She says people opposed to his border policies could also have been labeled. This ran deep. "People who may likely turn out to be 'domestic violent extremists' or those who may likely turn to violence because of these specific 'ideologies' that they hold." "And there's a consistent thread through here that these ideologies that they are designating as turning into potentially violent activities or being manifested in violent activities - happen to be those of people who were using their First Amendment rights to oppose certain policies of the Biden administration." "And while some of the examples that are focused on there have to do with those who oppose the COVID vaccine mandates, those who opposed the mask mandates, parents who were concerned that their children going to school may be forcibly vaccinated with the COVID vaccine without the consent or awareness of parents..." "...It's not exclusive to this. In some of these reports that we've declassified, it shows that people who were opposed to Biden's border policy, for example, could therefore have propensities to join a militia or could become these domestic violent extremists that we're talking about here." "Look at this in the totality and the sequence of how this happened. These documents were issued in December of 2021. You remember very well, the speech, the ominous speech that President Biden gave in 2022, where, with this red background and Marines standing in the background, he issued an address to the nation warning the American people that Donald J. Trump and MAGA Republicans pose a direct threat to the fabric of our republic." "And then you put that together with how the FBI and others within the Biden administration directed social media companies to censor Americans and undermine our First Amendment rights." "You understand at its core, the thing that I committed to the American people to root out, which is the weaponization and politicization of the intelligence community and national security state against the American people." Thank you for exposing this, Tulsi Gabbard 🌺.

Eric Daugherty

23,750 次观看 • 1 年前

“We were used as slaves to build the cathedrals and churches in Mogadishu” In a recent video, a Puntland minister confirmed that the Italians enslaved the Majerteen people to build churches in Mogadishu. The Majerteen people, who were once fifth column collaborators for the Italians, were brutally conquered and used as slaves to build the churches and cathedrals in Mogadishu. They were also forced to work in the salt fields of Hafun. The Italians were hell bent on proving to them that they were “lowly” people that are used and discarded.

“We were used as slaves to build the cathedrals and churches in Mogadishu” In a recent video, a Puntland minister confirmed that the Italians enslaved the Majerteen people to build churches in Mogadishu. The Majerteen people, who were once fifth column collaborators for the Italians, were brutally conquered and used as slaves to build the churches and cathedrals in Mogadishu. They were also forced to work in the salt fields of Hafun. The Italians were hell bent on proving to them that they were “lowly” people that are used and discarded.

Menes

30,473 次观看 • 1 年前

Susan and I have spent the day with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other community members who were involved in the tragic shooting episode that took place in Michigan on Sunday. The devotion of these faithful members makes me want to be more devoted, and the faithfulness of these good people makes me want to be more faithful. They have the capacity—because of the eternal perspective of the gospel of Jesus Christ—to learn lessons in tragedy in mortality that prepare them for eternal life. We are familiar with the admonition that we should mourn with those that mourn. There are broken hearts here in Michigan. My invitation to any and all is to continue to pray for these good people.

Susan and I have spent the day with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other community members who were involved in the tragic shooting episode that took place in Michigan on Sunday. The devotion of these faithful members makes me want to be more devoted, and the faithfulness of these good people makes me want to be more faithful. They have the capacity—because of the eternal perspective of the gospel of Jesus Christ—to learn lessons in tragedy in mortality that prepare them for eternal life. We are familiar with the admonition that we should mourn with those that mourn. There are broken hearts here in Michigan. My invitation to any and all is to continue to pray for these good people.

David A. Bednar

140,652 次观看 • 8 个月前

Dr. Andrew Wakefield - How The MMR Vaccine Is Linked To Autism and The CDC Cover-Up "I believe that there is a causal association between the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine and autism in many children for several reasons. Firstly, based upon the clinical history given by the parents. These parents were not anti vaccine. They took their children to be vaccinated on time, and then they reported a severe side effect. The child became drowsy, slept for three days, had high pitched screaming, had a seizure, and then never recovered." "So the clinical history is compelling in terms of evidence of some kind of encephalopathic or inflammatory event in the brain that then led to autistic regression. That's number one. And then based upon the clinical findings that we see in the children, there is immunological derangement, there is gastrointestinal disturbance, all of these things have been described and characterized and are consistent with the consequences of a viral infection." "We have found evidence in several studies of measles virus consistent with vaccine strain in the intestine, the blood, and the spinal fluid of these children. These findings have been variously reproduced. Others have not been able to find them, and therefore that remains an outstanding part of the scientific question." "But overall, the most important observation that has come to light recently is the fact that the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control themselves, have found a very strong positive association between younger age of exposure to MMR and autism risk, and they have covered that up." "And William Thompson, the whistleblower, has come forward and shown that there is this very, very strong statistical correlation between autism in two groups of children, children of African American origin, boys in particular, and children of all races who were mentally normal until they were one year of age. In other words, they were developing perfectly normally. They got something, something hit them, and then they regressed into autism." "And as in Thompson's words, this is exactly the group in which you would expect to find an association. So based upon those various tiers of evidence, I believe there is a very strong case that MMR vaccine is causally linked to autism in many children."

Dr. Andrew Wakefield - How The MMR Vaccine Is Linked To Autism and The CDC Cover-Up "I believe that there is a causal association between the measles, mumps, rubella vaccine and autism in many children for several reasons. Firstly, based upon the clinical history given by the parents. These parents were not anti vaccine. They took their children to be vaccinated on time, and then they reported a severe side effect. The child became drowsy, slept for three days, had high pitched screaming, had a seizure, and then never recovered." "So the clinical history is compelling in terms of evidence of some kind of encephalopathic or inflammatory event in the brain that then led to autistic regression. That's number one. And then based upon the clinical findings that we see in the children, there is immunological derangement, there is gastrointestinal disturbance, all of these things have been described and characterized and are consistent with the consequences of a viral infection." "We have found evidence in several studies of measles virus consistent with vaccine strain in the intestine, the blood, and the spinal fluid of these children. These findings have been variously reproduced. Others have not been able to find them, and therefore that remains an outstanding part of the scientific question." "But overall, the most important observation that has come to light recently is the fact that the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control themselves, have found a very strong positive association between younger age of exposure to MMR and autism risk, and they have covered that up." "And William Thompson, the whistleblower, has come forward and shown that there is this very, very strong statistical correlation between autism in two groups of children, children of African American origin, boys in particular, and children of all races who were mentally normal until they were one year of age. In other words, they were developing perfectly normally. They got something, something hit them, and then they regressed into autism." "And as in Thompson's words, this is exactly the group in which you would expect to find an association. So based upon those various tiers of evidence, I believe there is a very strong case that MMR vaccine is causally linked to autism in many children."

Camus

35,954 次观看 • 1 年前

🚨BREAKING: MUST WATCH!!! A complete disaster the protest! This is the consequence of saying “It is illegal to go to war against the cartel” when you say that, the people are sick and tired of the exacerbated violence and cartel activity around the country. We were in the front lines, the whole time, and I can tell you, of course, like every protest they were infiltrated individuals, but a lot of these young kids they were yelling that they do not want to live in a narco government. And that they are sick and tired of a narco president. Those were their claims every single moment of this protest. Tear gas was shot multiple times, And small explosives were thrown by the police officials to the population, also this shows the lack of preparation and complete intolerance of the police officers as they took the decision to confront the population with rocks, throwing them to vulnerable citizens, who were there only to manifest their selves. A complete disgraceful attitude by police officials, and also by some infiltrated individuals. But this shows inevitably the exasperation of the population that is sick and tired of being governed by individuals, who are not willing to protect the people, and instead they protect the organized crime.

🚨BREAKING: MUST WATCH!!! A complete disaster the protest! This is the consequence of saying “It is illegal to go to war against the cartel” when you say that, the people are sick and tired of the exacerbated violence and cartel activity around the country. We were in the front lines, the whole time, and I can tell you, of course, like every protest they were infiltrated individuals, but a lot of these young kids they were yelling that they do not want to live in a narco government. And that they are sick and tired of a narco president. Those were their claims every single moment of this protest. Tear gas was shot multiple times, And small explosives were thrown by the police officials to the population, also this shows the lack of preparation and complete intolerance of the police officers as they took the decision to confront the population with rocks, throwing them to vulnerable citizens, who were there only to manifest their selves. A complete disgraceful attitude by police officials, and also by some infiltrated individuals. But this shows inevitably the exasperation of the population that is sick and tired of being governed by individuals, who are not willing to protect the people, and instead they protect the organized crime.

Oscar Ramirez - Real America’s Voice correspondent

31,065 次观看 • 7 个月前

Danny Sheehan says the Psionic program recruited children to bring down actual ET craft because military pilots were having trouble. He says there has been substantial misconduct with the children that have been recruited And also the occupants of the ET craft Source -“New Thinking Allowed 🔗 in comments Danny -“Now the other problem is, of course, that that the, the fact that these vehicles are run by, by te telepathic communication on the part of the pilot, that they were in fact having substantial difficulties in having the trained pilots that they have in the Air Force, for example, and in the Navy, that somehow they weren't, they weren't capable of the kind of consciousness that was necessary to communicate and navigate these craft.” “And so what they did is they went out and they started trying to recruit people as you point out that they've actually gone and tried to find children who demonstrate these kind of psychic capabilities, and that they began a, a sub-program of, this entire effort to try to gear up people who have these capabilities and recruit them to actually be pilots for these, these craft. And, and so that they could bring down the actual ET craft themselves.” “Not a mockup of them, or not something that's like them, but the actual craft themselves. And, and have young children be trained over years to learn how to fly these things because of the high levels of consciousness and psychic abilities that they've had. Now, I'm, I'm not at liberty to go into some of the details about this, because the means by which I've acquired this information put certain people at risk of, of revealing who they are. But there have been some very substantial, there's been some very substantial misconduct involved in working with these children and trying to train them to, to pilot these craft.” “And there have been some substantial misconduct with regard to the way they've treated the occupants of these craft to the point of capturing them, killing them, you know, subjecting them to all kinds of coercive activities, you know, and, and our new Paradigm Institute is working with people in the Justice Department now, the Federal Justice Department, to try to bring about a major investigation to determine what some of those activities have been so that we can purge those activities from the present system that they're working with and, and that's a, that's a whole kind of darker dimension of this thing.”

Danny Sheehan says the Psionic program recruited children to bring down actual ET craft because military pilots were having trouble. He says there has been substantial misconduct with the children that have been recruited And also the occupants of the ET craft Source -“New Thinking Allowed 🔗 in comments Danny -“Now the other problem is, of course, that that the, the fact that these vehicles are run by, by te telepathic communication on the part of the pilot, that they were in fact having substantial difficulties in having the trained pilots that they have in the Air Force, for example, and in the Navy, that somehow they weren't, they weren't capable of the kind of consciousness that was necessary to communicate and navigate these craft.” “And so what they did is they went out and they started trying to recruit people as you point out that they've actually gone and tried to find children who demonstrate these kind of psychic capabilities, and that they began a, a sub-program of, this entire effort to try to gear up people who have these capabilities and recruit them to actually be pilots for these, these craft. And, and so that they could bring down the actual ET craft themselves.” “Not a mockup of them, or not something that's like them, but the actual craft themselves. And, and have young children be trained over years to learn how to fly these things because of the high levels of consciousness and psychic abilities that they've had. Now, I'm, I'm not at liberty to go into some of the details about this, because the means by which I've acquired this information put certain people at risk of, of revealing who they are. But there have been some very substantial, there's been some very substantial misconduct involved in working with these children and trying to train them to, to pilot these craft.” “And there have been some substantial misconduct with regard to the way they've treated the occupants of these craft to the point of capturing them, killing them, you know, subjecting them to all kinds of coercive activities, you know, and, and our new Paradigm Institute is working with people in the Justice Department now, the Federal Justice Department, to try to bring about a major investigation to determine what some of those activities have been so that we can purge those activities from the present system that they're working with and, and that's a, that's a whole kind of darker dimension of this thing.”

neandrewthal

99,419 次观看 • 1 年前