| Zeal. Fervor. Blind Faith. Unswerving Belief. | | | | know something even if they have to make it up |
| These are the symptoms and attributes that | | | | so as to establish some sort of safety or |
| denote the ugly side of religion. Religion being that | | | | security net even if that same net is tied to |
| which is a system or enacted operation of ideas | | | | imaginary posts. |
| that are anchored into one's psyche and thereby | | | | There are many cults of personality in the |
| act as a format or basis of day to day | | | | Paranormal Community and it is becoming so |
| functionality in one's own life. We all have a | | | | accepted as such that the acceptance of these |
| religion, be it in the accepted wisdom traditions of | | | | viral memetic infections is yet another submeme |
| the world, science, atheism, agnosticism or any | | | | of the acceptance itself. It is very subtle and it is |
| structure whereby one has devised a foundation | | | | rife with myriad nuances and almost imperceptible |
| of principles to govern one's self by. | | | | subconscious beliefs of its own also based on |
| A meme. | | | | perceptively real fears. It is all a very confused |
| There is nothing inherently wrong with a memetic | | | | and convoluted mess and each interwoven layer |
| mindset unless the mindset is one of division, | | | | is yet another virulent and infectious meme. |
| polarity or a superiority complex in nature. These | | | | Memes themselves are an oddity in that the |
| tend to be harmful as brother against brother and | | | | highly subjective nature of one's own perception |
| sister against sister exact a very real and | | | | would almost seem like a fail safe against them |
| principled physical or mental judgment of cruelty | | | | as each and every perception is unique with no |
| on one another with both sides thinking they are | | | | exception to that rule yet here it is that someone |
| right in their zealotry to reaffirm their beliefs | | | | comes up with a compelling idea and subsequently |
| within themselves in a self righteous way. I give | | | | almost without fail, others, not experiencing the |
| you the condition of the world today as an | | | | originator's point of view or perception, blindly |
| example of this infectious memetic polarity | | | | accept the idea unquestionably and thus are |
| brought about by religious divisiveness in which | | | | ensnared into following with no more thought to |
| others suffer at the hands of anothers beliefs. | | | | their act of following than a "this guy is right" |
| What I wish to address in this article is viral | | | | perception and mentality. |
| memetic infection in which an idea spreads like a | | | | Am I the only one that finds the obviousness of |
| disease from mind to mind from it's source or | | | | this running rampant throughout the Paranormal |
| origin that is accepted unquestionably as is with no | | | | Community and UFOlogy in particular? I should |
| thought of potential harm to one's self or another | | | | hope not but then again, I don't want you to take |
| with the other idea that by following, one is doing | | | | my ideas as wrote and start following me or my |
| a greater good. Many cults of infamy such as the | | | | line of thinking. I have tendencies toward being a |
| Peoples' Temple of Jim Jones, Heaven's Gate of | | | | hermit and wish no one to be that close to me. I |
| which I lost a distant family member of mine and | | | | would rather you thought for yourself! It is only |
| the Unification Church are all examples of a mass | | | | because I am personally affected by the invasive |
| viral memetic infection. | | | | thoughts and actions of the self perceived self |
| All it takes is a somewhat educated Alpha | | | | righteous that I right this at all. It is a selfish |
| Personality with a megalomaniacal ego and a | | | | indulgence, I know. So be it. My motivation doesn't |
| penchant for power to instill a plausible but still | | | | take away from the validity of the point being |
| askew set of ethics and ideals into the mushy | | | | made in any way. |
| minds of the "lost" or low self esteemed seeker. | | | | You are alone in all of your perceptions and |
| Does this sound familiar to you? Let's take away | | | | experiences. Only you can ascertain a direction of |
| the rituals of obvious religious overtones and | | | | action should there be any to take, point being, |
| change the names of the memetic seed planters | | | | make sure that you are clearly deciding for |
| who love to find the feeble minded that don't | | | | yourself and not blindly following the unproven |
| think for themselves to build a cult of personality | | | | ideals, principles and contructs as outlined by the |
| upon full of just as much zeal, fervor and | | | | unclear thinking of another. |
| unbending faith as any fundamentalist religion and | | | | The ultimate pointing out and intent of this article |
| call it UFOlogy. | | | | is simple. I can't, nor can anybody else tell you |
| I think that this is a valid assessment and | | | | what to think or how to think. This is impossible. |
| observation although not a new one. The | | | | Everything that comes into your mind is there |
| obviousness of it, however, is more on the nose | | | | because your either |
| today than it ever was. | | | | A) Created it, or |
| Their are two major infectious memes plaguing | | | | B) Allowed it to be put there |
| the Paranormal Community today and they are | | | | You have a choice. All I ask is that you exercise |
| easily recognized as the two camps known as the | | | | that precious ability of choice. The bottom line is, |
| True Believers and the Debunkers leaving the | | | | nobody has any answers for YOU. Nobody has |
| precious few Skeptics scattered haphazardly and | | | | the truth for YOU. Nobody knows something that |
| thinly throughout the middle somewhere. Both are | | | | you don't because there is nothing to know! |
| highly zealous in nature. Both have an unswerving | | | | Literally! |
| faith in their beliefs that allows them to | | | | Think for yourself. Decide for yourself. Act for |
| preconceive an entire notion or decision without | | | | yourself. These are brave and courageous deeds |
| reviewing any other possibilities, evidences or | | | | but again these are foul, vicious and heinous times |
| processes. The only difference between these | | | | and no less an ethic will assuage the unfounded |
| viral memes is simply one idea. A belief. Other | | | | assertions of a self proclaimed prophet or power |
| than that, both seem to be terrified of the | | | | monger. |
| prospect of not knowing. They are hellbent to | | | | Free thyself for thyself... |