A Skeptic Cries out…for Help
I’m reaching out to the skeptical community to offer support to one of their own, Stuart Robbins, who seems to have gotten himself way over his head in some very deep “stuff” and is obviously crying out for help.
Stu posted a blog, a seemingly harmless enough venture for a professional astronomer in a field not usually known for creating ongoing public controversy. The problem is that the blog in question (which will doubtless be the lengthiest and most popular he’ll ever post) pertained to Billy Meier, the Swiss UFO contactee, especially in regards to what Meier called the Red Meteor, now officially known as asteroid Apophis. (The illustrated information can be seen here, in six languages; is it “coincidental” that the Russians and Chinese both became proactive about deflecting Apophis…after this was published?)
For those who are moved to come to the aid of a beleaguered and, frankly, overwhelmed colleague, I’ll just say that Stu’s troubles effectively started at the very beginning of the blog where he claimed that Meier had retrodicted his Red Meteor information to fit the discovery and description of Apophis.
In other words, Stu blatantly called him a liar…without producing even one tiny piece of substantiated evidence; only Stu’s conjecture and suspicions because Meier claims his information comes from extraterrestrial sources. This so violates Stu’s own unscientific beliefs and prejudices (that may be redundant since he proudly describes himself as a “skeptic”) that he finds it acceptable to hurl defamatory accusations without substantiating them, kinda like a real scientist would have to…should they engage in such behavior in the first place.
Regarding the accusation that Meier retrodicted the information, I pointed out more than once that taking credit for information that you disagree with – since Meier warns of an almost certain impact with the Earth and NASA completely disagrees – is illogical and absurd, as I’m sure you’ll all agree.
And this reinforces my concern for Stu, since no respectable Ph.D. would knowingly resort to offering such wild speculation, off-the-wall remarks and virtual non sequiturs in response to being challenged to present factual substantiation for their own serious claims. (In comparison with such irrefutable, ironclad specific examples of Meier’s prophetic accuracy as was recently posted, Stu’s vagaries reinforce our concern that his cry for help be heeded.)
It’s additionally troubling that Stu has gone so far off protocol for attacking the Meier case, especially considering how embarrassing it’s been to the professional skeptics that their efforts to “debunk” Meier have resulted in retractions from skeptical stars such as James Randi and Derek Bartholomaus (who’s now apparently so enamored with the Meier information that he’s even naming his own websites after Meier and my website!). And then there’s the thorough drubbing of IIG’s imported hit man, Ike42, as well as the foibles of the likeable Tom Quinn.
For those of you with even an ounce of compassion, can you understand now why I’m calling out for intervention? Do you see what additional harm Stu is doing not only to his own reputation but to those of his esteemed skeptical colleagues as well, if that’s possible, of course?
Obviously, things are getting much worse for Stu and his skeptical associates, who’ve inadvertently found themselves stuck to the proverbial diminutive distillate of coal that the Meier case represents for them. Now that a real scientist (who at first thought that the whole Meier case was utter nonsense) is endorsing Meier’s authenticity, in fact calling Meier’s specific, accurate prediction about the recent Russian troop movements “astonishing” (for numerous reasons), we may see a return to standard skeptical targets such as ghosts and toast (with images of the fantasy figure known as “Jesus”) since the skeptical attempts against the Meier case – over the past dozen years! – are now obviously also…toast.
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A Thing of Perverse Beauty
What’s the old saying, “Give a person enough rope and they’ll hang themselves”? Sometimes a person will reveal their deviousness and dishonesty when they think that they’ve got it very well concealed. They’ll actually find it irresistible to show you just how clever and crafty they are and, in the process, nakedly reveal (even to themselves, one has to hope) their utter foolishness…as well as confirm the very thing they’re trying so desperately to deny.
To the point, I had engaged in my longest ever online battling on a skeptical blog. I’ve written about this, and its host, Stuart Robbins, before. For some reason, which wasn’t clear then but is now, I hung in there, battling it out with a few other diehard deniers, and Robbins – the self-proclaimed “scientist” who refused to look at Billy Meier’s evidence – until he made a fast escape. Most of them fell by the wayside too; some even ended up admitting that Meier’s prophetic information was accurate.
This is no small thing for the religiously rigid (or vice versa) skeptics.
These unforeseen defections encouraged Robbins to extend his vacation and focus on writing lightweight attacks on various flimsy New Age targets, etc. But there was still one little denier determined to mock the Meier information at every turn, an amateurish, predictably anonymous, low achiever seeking to pump up his own self-image by attacking someone, and something, far greater than himself.
You’re certainly free to read through the entire, torturous debate there, if you don’t have another handy outlet for your masochism. But I’ll just post the last two pertinent comments, one from me, and one from the delightful character who calls himself Chew Bird. So you’ll understand it just a bit better, he had mockingly challenged the Plejaren to predict some more events (like we don’t see enough of them fulfilling right before our eyes?) and to top it all off, defiantly challenged them to also reveal what number he had written on a piece of paper that he put on top of his TV set:
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First things first. Either disprove or acknowledge the factual accuracy of Meier’s Jupiter-Io information and its verifiable publication BEFORE “official discovery” by NASA, or acknowledge and admit that it’s accurate, which proves Meier’s extraterrestrial contacts. THEN you will get the verification of your number. Comment by Michael Horn — November 5, 2011 @ 6:40 am | Reply
Why? So you can make another idiotic “skeptics admit” press release? No thanks. Instead I’ll claim “Horn chickens out when asked for a specific non-vague actual prediction before the event actually happened.” Comment by Chew Bird — November 5, 2011 @ 12:27 pm | Reply
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It seems that Mr. Bird didn’t quite realize that he was in fact doing exactly what he didn’t want to do, i.e. admitting that Meier was correct, is authentic and that extraterrestrial contact is the only explanation. He could have opted to dispute Meier’s factual accuracy, etc., as that was the other choice…if only he had the ammunition.
Allow me to dwell on and savor this for just a moment, especially since the intention of the person I’m writing about has indeed been to obfuscate and destroy the undeniable truth. I like how life has a way of revealing both its own laws of operation and those who willingly, defiantly try to flaunt them. Now truly, if only we could see much more rapid justice on a grander scale in the world it would be even more gratifying. If only the lies, falseness and deceit were revealed and stripped away so quickly that potential wrongdoers would stop and consider the ramifications before acting.
What a wonderfully different world this would be.
It probably doesn’t sit too well with Robbins, whose arrogant, unscientific handling of the whole opportunity imploded on him too. Just what is it about all of these skeptics, these pseudo-scientists, that they’re so damn uncomfortable about Billy Eduard Albert Meier in fact being at the center of the most important story in all of history…and a veritable gold mine for real scientists? Is it simply because they’re green with envy that it wasn’t them? Do superficial celebrity-seekers like Robbins just view it as a career killer, unable to let themselves be in awe, unable to see the opportunities for immense knowledge and scientific advancement?
Now I should keep my word, especially in light of how Chewie closed out his career by being yet another skeptic on that blog to confirm Meier. So, in response to the number that he wrote on that piece of paper, which he put on top of his TV, allow me to reveal it.
Chew Bird, it turns out that – just like Robbins and the other skeptics – your number is…up.
Figuratively, of course.
Be sure to The Silent Revolution of Truth, now available online for free viewing.
For more entertainment provided by the hapless skeptics, please see:
Scrutinizing Supercilious Steve, the Pseudo-Scientific Skeptic
