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Roswell: Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe

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What is valuable in the book, however, is that it serves as an example of how to proceed in such a difficult and laborious investigation of claims, evidence and arguments. It becomes, then, not simply an education about Roswell, but also an education about skeptical and investigatory methodology.

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Pros
  • A skeptical investigation from a believer, which is unusual
  • Goes into great detail about the events
Cons
  • May be more detail than some people want.

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  • Explores the testimony of witnesses
  • Explores information from government documents
  • Demonstrates how to proceed on a skeptical inquiry

Guide Review - Roswell: Inconvenient Facts and the Will to Believe

So what really did happen in Roswell, New Mexico back in 1947? According to popular legend, a UFO crashed, and from the wreckage, the United States government obtained the bodies of dead aliens and all sorts of advanced technology. Ever since, the government has been involved in a complicated cover-up and a conspiracy of silence regarding the truth. Plock, as someone who believes that aliens have visited our planet, proceeds to explain what is wrong with the allegations of cover-up and why the "event" at Roswell is nothing to get excited about.

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