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We may define "faith" as a firm belief in something for which there is not evidence ... Where here is evidence, no one speaks of "faith". We only speak of faith when we wish to substitute emotion for evidence.
- Bertrand Russell, 1955.

3.1 The Shroud of Turin

This site purports to be a result of one of the researchers into the Shroud of Turin Mystery. There is a lot of good material here. The intro is a little on the biased side, in favor of the Shroud being a genuine miracle and not some sort of painting. Irregardless of whether you believe in the shroud or not, this page has got really good information of the ongoing study of this artifact.

3.2 This is my page ....... Welcome to my home page!!!!! I Kiss you!!!!!!

Who hasn't heard of Mahir? Well probably most people! Seems there was a fellow in Turkey who, back in 1999 created innocent little web site Introducing himself to the world. Trouble is he (sort of) translated his native language into English and the results were well, hilarious. Mahir become an overnight Internet sensation. Why? look at the web page and see for yourself! If you can understand this than more power to you because I have NEVER been able to figure this one out!

Here is a good Salon piece on the Mahir phenomenon .

There also seem to be another page purportedly by Mahir. it's very slow and does not even host the original page. LATE BRAKING NEWS! The page has been updated and in the words of Mahir (king of the bloggers himself).." Now my site has more banwit !!!!!!!!!!"

3.3The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization.

(Lordly) Breaking news on the Bigfoot front is....well someone made an impression of Bigfoot's ass...I'm not joking either! But, no really, this site has some very good stuff on it...if ....you're into this sort of thing that is..like Bigfoot's buttocks n' all..(shucks.) All joking aside though, if it's even possible that a large unknown hominid exists in the North American continent than these folks are likely to be the ones to find the first good evidence.

3.4 Occultopidia

Big indexed list of Occult related subjects. Really dumb flash animation on home page. This is a"hook and capture" site too. In other words you will not be able to back out to a previous page without closing your browser window.

Do people do that just to be irritating?

3.5 Welcome to the World of Mysteries of Erich von Däniken

I was SO impressed with Eric von Däniken - when I was 7 years old! In the ensuing decades I have learned a little trick called critical thinking. If you too understand critical thinking than you will probably think that von Däniken is a crank. If not than here is proof that God was just some alien in a busted spaceship (and that people are really gullible.)

3.6 The URANTIA Foundation

The Urantia Foundation web page deals with the Urantia book. The Urantia Book is a mysterious bible which is apparently displayed in it's entirety on the web page. The origins of the book seem to be shrouded in mystery, some doctor in Chicago started a "Contact Commission" and the book sort of fell out of this. Some people think this is channeled material and from what I have read of the text, there does not seem to be anything particularly earth shattering here.

3.7The official web site of Zecharia Sitchin

Back in the early 1970s, this fellow from Palestine began writing books on a discovery of that never occurred to thousands of trained archeologists and historians world-wide. Through the wonders of psudo-science he found that humans are actually a slave race created by mysterious beings from a 12th planet which swoops through our solar system every 36,00 years.

This web page is primarily a vehicle to promote Mr Stichin's books. There is no debate here (and very little in his books either BTW) , simply some carefully picked data that seems to corroborate Mr. Stichin's so-called evidence. His books and this web page do not come across as a sober alternative to early civilization but as a science fiction idea that managed to capture the imaginations of people on the fringes of archeology and has now taken on a life of it's own. There are even Stichin conventions!

It all sounds reasonable until one actually starts looking around at the evidence. Thislooks like just another Erich von Däniken-like attempt to make money from book sales. Real archeology is just a boring (to some) attempt to discover the lives and customs of people who lived a long time ago by examining what they left behind.

I mean, who wants another translation of Gigamesh anyway? Saying that the Sumariens were spacemen and that some large unknown planet hurls through our solar system every 36,00 years is far more entertaining.

Updated July 2, 2003

3.8 X Facts.com

This is a kind of residual web page for the works of Zecharia Sitchin. Not much new material here, just a rehash of stuff gleaned out of Stichin's books and other writings. All behind a nice pinball machine homepage.

Updated July 2, 2003

3.9 Christ Love.com

Ma friends, there is a place in Hell, a special place, just for people like those who created this site. Here they will don earphones, not fiery earphones or earphones with spikes, just ordinary earphones. They will have to listen to music. Not just any music ma friends! they will have to listen to all of the DAMNED MIDI tunes that they have forced visitors to their site to listen to - FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!!

Christ Love is a Christian porn site and if you don't believe me, just look for yourself.

3.10 CAMPAIGN FOR A UNIVERSE ECOLOGY (CUE)

Now one would think, with a domain name like ecologynews.com, this site would be about rain forest devastation, pollution, global warming - that sort of thing. BUZZZZ (Wrong!) This site is actually about the ALARMING threat of hostile aliens, bent on world domination.

3.11 Leading Edge International Research Group

Very respectable looking site, until you start reading the content. From biowater to brain lightening (what ever that is.) A huge data base of articles from god knows where. Good place to blow about three hours.

3.12The Why Files

This is large anthology of small articles on various Fortean subjects,mostly regarding UFOs. The site author's do not seem to fall into the speculation trap. Most of the articles (I read a dozen or so) appear to be factual accountings of the events, not that the events themselves are necessarily factual. Their depiction here seems to be pretty much on the money and this is a refreshing change from 99% of all web pages of this type.

3.13David Icke

You remember "V", that awful made-for-TV mini series back in the 1980s? In V, strange reptiles from another planet masqueraded as humans to steal our water (and us,water was used to wash the people sandwiches down.) WELL! According to Mr. Icke, it's all true! Strange reptilian creatures are actually invading the Earth - we have even elected a few to high office (can you guess which ones?) What's really scary is that if V had died in production, Icke would have had to use "Mork and Mindy" or "ALF" to base his aliens on. (nanu nanu!)

3.14Filer's Research Institute

George Filer's UFO web site. Sometimes called "filer's Files. A very large- up to date web page.I don't know why he calls it an institute. But, I always say, "you can call yourself a Captain, while in your own rowboat."

3.15AMERICAN PATRIOT FRIENDS NETWORK

I guess this is sort of like the Psychic Friends Network for conspiracy nuts. The author of the site seems to think that the US is THE most repressive, restrictive and unfair country in the world. Ask any high government official in Russia and they would probably agree.

3.16Ascension Research Center

This is a big fat mishmash of Christian and other religious motifs. This is SO new age that defies description.

3.17 DREAMS OF THE GREAT EARTH CHANGES

Now this is an eclectic site. Kind 'a dreaming spew. Lots of links to all sorts of crazy stuff and a huge collection of dreams. From dreams about potatoes to prophecies of war in space. This site has it all!

3.18Lamb of God

This one make no sense at all! Either someone worships beanie babys or they are a certifiable nut case, probably both. I hate to say this but, I know couple collectors of the damn things - lets just say that I really don't try to engage them in any sort of meaningful communication outside of "nice day isn't it."

Beany babys! why don't they make wepages about ordinary collectible things like Hummels or something!

3.19Dr. Richard Boylan, Ph.D., MSW, M.S.Ed.

In case you were wondering what the alphabet soup in Mr. Boylan's name stands for (I was,) It seems to be - Master of Social Work and Educational Psychology. He also seems to be a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. Pretty impressive in the context of UFO investigations! He has published a bunch of papers regarding UFOs and abductions and in a genre were most investigators have never set foot inside a college it's rather impressive indeed. Despite this, he seems pretty controversial even within the UFO believer community. His papers are very well written but, they seem to follow the normal UFO evidence pattern I.E. lots of speculation couched as fact and little in the way of corroborating evidence. Too bad really because this guy could have made a difference.

3.20-Beyond the Illusion

Big file arcive. This is not a site per say, more like a large cluttered attic full of god knows what.

3.21TAMPA BAY TRAILS

This site author begins "These erie [sic] lines often cover our sky. Nobody seems to take notice. Are they just contrails"

Here is living proof why people who still think WebTV is a good idea ought to be banned from adding content to the Internet. The "content" in this case is a number of boring photos of contrails, sorry CHEMTRAILS in what the author purports to be the skies of Tampa Florida. It's hard to tell, he dosen't even place a freakin building or landmark into the frame.

To think that the good people of Tampa Bay Florida are somehow being influence by toxic crap pored forth from aircraft is just too much for me to believe. Than I realize which strange UFO cult lurks in nearby Clearwater Florida, the US's plan becomes all too clear. Way TA GO I say to this web page author! Keep those chemtrail pics coming! It's not going to do any good but it' s a great way to relax!