Dec 10 2008

UFOs, Pope & More

Ben Emlyn-Jones provides the latest news on an interesting recent debate between two people who are familiar faces on the UK-UFO scene: Nick Pope and Chris French. And here’s Ben to tell you more:

This, my fourth Skeptics in the Pub, was a SitP with a difference. It featured a debate between two speakers, Nick Pope and Chris French, but just for fun they were both playing Devil’s advocate and arguing in favour of each other’s position. The idea for this event came when Chris and Nick were invited to be interviewed on TV and present the case for and against UFO’s being Extraterrestrial, as they have many times. In the dressing room, Nick turned to his opponent and said: “Chris, we’ve been through this routine so many times we could easily swap roles and table the other’s case.” So thus was last night’s event born. The bill’s title was Believer versus Skeptic, but Nick considers this unfair; it’s an oversimplification and polarization. In fact Nick is one of the most cautious UFOlogists on the scene and is seen as a virtual Skeptic by much of the UFO community; what’s more he and Chris are fairly similar in their approach, and indeed some of their opinions.

And here’s the link to the rest of Ben’s post.

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