REALL Rational Examination Association
of Lincoln Land
__________________________________________________________
David Bloomberg
May 20, 1993
Voice of the People
Chicago Tribune
435 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
To the Editor:
It would appear that George de Lama did little investigation
on his story about UFO abductees (Tempo, May 14). It seems to me
that he has a preconceived belief which he passes on to the
readers without evidence.
I've come to this conclusion from the way he discusses the
phenomenon. Comments such as "local residents who have been
abducted by aliens," and "Smith's clients have been poked,
prodded and studied, shot up with needles and fitted with
implants" make it sound like this has all been verified. In
fact, however, all of these things are nothing more than
allegations, with little or no evidence. The testimony of these
people is often garnered through hypnosis, which is a suspect
method of obtaining information when conducted by a biased
hypnotist, as in this case. The few supposed implants presented
for study have been shown to be mundane, not extraterrestrial.
Tales of UFOs and aliens kidnapping people are all very good
attention grabbers. However, if I wanted to read sensationalism
without any research or evidence, I'd buy a tabloid, not a
nationally-respected newspaper.
/s/David Bloomberg
David Bloomberg, Chairman
Rational Examination
Association of Lincoln Land
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