They’ll turn on you in a moment. First the Geller thing, and now this.

Keeping me honest. I like that.

Crews didn’t research the subject past the three books he reviewed, but extrapolated his views to ALL UFO research and writing. I had actually read all of Strieber’s UFO books to that point except Confirmation. I believe that gave me a little more insight into the man’s thoughts. I didn’t write about Posner very much in that essay, although at that point I had met him and he seemed like a reasonable guy, although many of his main arguments in Case Closed (which I HAD taken the time to learn about) seemed superficial to me, as well as taking things out of context and ignoring well-documented evidence that would hurt his case.

Maybe Ken was too infatuated with “Quantum Leap” at the time he wrote about the possibility of ‘fixing the past’. Your arguments are very solid; although I admit I’d fantasized if our current world, despite all the suffering, wars and general stupidity, is actually the best world we could have —this if you consider all the ‘close calls’ we’ve had with global annihilation, Bay of Pigs is the most obvious example, but there have been others that were classified until very recently.

One of my favorite “Quantum Leaps” episodes was when Sam jumped into Lee Harvey Oswald; seemingly he didn’t fix anything because JFK still dies, but then he’s friend (shit I forgot his name) corrects him when he points out than in the “original” (for them) assassination, Jackie O was also killed.

The other was very good. BUT I do must point a tiny point of criticism, given the fact that you accuse this skeptic guy of “writing reviews of things he doesn’t care to research to any reasonable depth”; when you yourself admitted not reading yet Strieber’s book (Confirmation was it?), and much of Posner’s work. That doesn’t mean you aren’t capable of making an educated comment; but… well, I think you know what I’m trying to say here, right?