Comments on: Teach The Lizard Overlord Controversy

By: skinman

skinman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:02:06 +0000

Ugh. Why does my state accumulate so many loons? Balloon Boy’s Parents, Ward Churchill, Horn, Ted Haggard. The list goes on but it is too depressing for me to continue.

By: Oroboros

Oroboros — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:44:00 +0000

Good point there Matt. If schools should teach all the theories of creation, then Sitchin gets his slice of time too, and that means the kids have to learn a bit of Sumerian history. Of course, that wikipedia article claims his translations have been generally found wrong. I haven't seriously followed up on the citations yet, but someone felt strongly enough to register a whole domain to point out how wrong he is.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:35:41 +0000

It’s a hobby of mine to stay up to date on all the latest conspiracy nut-cases. I’ve spent untold hours reading this stuff, and I have to say it makes for some fantastic storytelling. The lizard-overlord people are kind of a minority fringe themselves, even within the fringe community. But having immersed myself in their “theories”, it’s a *little* less absurd than it appears on the face of it. Certainly doesn’t hold a candle to, say, scientology. Not sure if that’s a comfort to you, Kitty, but, these people at least do volumes of, I hesitate to say “research”, but I can’t find a better word. I mean, hours and hours looking into historical myths and gods, drawing connections between Quetzacotl and Egyptology and Grendl and whatnot. I kind of have a grudging respect for that. I mean, at least they’re reading, right?

By: Noel

Noel — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:26:29 +0000

Reminds me of when the ‘girlfriend’ joined up with the guitarist in SpinalTap; just so much woo, inspired by the love of a woman…

By: Joseph J. Steinberg

Joseph J. Steinberg — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:28:25 +0000

Aside from the whack factor here – and, thanks for the laugh – I wondered how a married man could seriously decide to quit his prestigious job and become a professional crackpot. So, I ask, anyone, just how lucrative is a career in woo these days? I’m not talking about what James Randi does, but rather 100% crackpot charlatans.

I also have to wince at the references to Asian woo. Americans have the silliest notion of anything that’s not Christianity.

By: Kitty'sBitch

Kitty'sBitch — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:34:03 +0000

The first time I stumbled across this reptilian thing, I naturally assumed that it was a joke.
To be honest, my brain still won’t allow me to accept that people believe it. I know that some do, but I’m not strong enough to confront that fact. I just bury the knowledge in the dark recesses of my mind and let it fester.
There’s no place like home…there’s no place like home…

By: Ben Zimmer

Ben Zimmer — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:38:36 +0000

Wasn't Icke also responsible for Balloon Boy?

By: Oroboros

Oroboros — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:19:17 +0000

My problem with Icke is the vaccine scaremongering. If these were just private beliefs that didn't affect public health, I probably wouldn't care about him as much.

By: Joshua Zelinsky

Joshua Zelinsky — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:17:57 +0000

Hmm, he got his PhD at Yale. Seems a bit similar to Jonathan Wells, the ID advocate.

Why does my alma mater keep churning out these people?

By: Romeo Vitelli

Romeo Vitelli — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:03:07 +0000

I always liked Icke. He has a way of making his crazy ideas sound plausible. Especially when he accused George Bush of secretly being an evil reptilian alien seeking to dominate the Earth. I can’t be the only to suspect that Icke may be right about that.

By: Oroboros

Oroboros — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:59:57 +0000

*sigh* This calls for the Star Trek Double FacePalm AND a Bear Double FacePalm. I didn't see any mention of Icke's name, but that's what it sounds like to me. I liked this part at the end:

Though he is not a UFO expert, Chambers said he considered the speakers legitimate due to the scope and organization of the convention. "It's not like a couple of yahoos sitting in their van."