Eliminatus said:
TCTTS said:
I do admit that this is a bit concerning.
However, in this field, I've long since learned not to throw out someone's entire testimony simply because of one seemingly dubious claim.
That, and he clearly states, multiple times, that his primary goal is to help bring about disclosure. This event - if it happened - could have been a "closed doors" type of thing for any number of reasons... they're still testing their methods, aren't yet ready to invite media, etc.
He's eventually going to have to put up or shut up, though, when it comes to his Skywatcher program, which he seems more than willing to do. We'll just have to wait and see.
It's not just one small claim though. It's massive. He's not saying he has some shaky footage or anything. He has blatantly said that he organized a party of top scientists and billionaires to a watch party where his org demonstrated several psionic capabilities of which any one of which would be history breaking and then had German kiddos summon a UAP for everyone to goggle at. All outside of government control and oversight. And that part is HUGE.
This to me says two things. He is confident in his ability to do it, and it should be repeatable. And he is choosing not to do it. He says he proved it to everyone there. Cool. Do it again. Invite news crews from all sides. Get some podcasters there. Anything. Anything at all. Any outside representation who can retell/report. That is what disclosure is.
At this point I have him pegged as another shill to his own ego and probable grifter. I'll eat crow if need be in the future. Till then, I'm a skeptic on this dude. A big one at that. Shut up or put up was at that event he said he did.
ETA: man, on read back I seem terribly angry huh. Oof. I'm really not. I am just not entertaining these grifters as I see them, anymore. Call it exasperation. I don't want reality tv and that is exactly how I saw that big interview initial release. When that clip of Barber aired of him all geared up on a UTV and that sweet action shot of him hopping out of it and using his binos to recon the distant land….covered in fog with visibility maybe 50 ft, I barked out a laugh. What a joke. Call it nitpicky and veering from the topic but the principal of it kills me. If you want to be taken seriously, you can't be doing unserious stuff IMO. Otherwise it just seems they are dressing up a part as best they can. Which always has my defenses up, no matter the topic.
And then this latest development of him saying he can do things….Well, time to perform IMO. Like, now.
I'm going to ask again what I asked another poster/skeptic just a couple days ago… why is it that skeptics so often either leave out or completely miss crucial info when ranting/offering their rebuttals? Because this seems to happen damn near every time in this thread, on Twitter, and in the real world too.
In this specific instance, you're straight up wrong about the bolded text above.
In no way is Barber "choosing not to do it" again.
Which tells me you either glossed over the interview or weren't paying attention, because, outside of the goal of eventual disclosure, a crucial component of the interview is Barber talking about his and his colleagues' Skywatcher program, in which they plan to replicate/document/disseminate the results via imminent future attempts. He mentions this MULTIPLE times, is incredibly transparent about it, and then even followed up on Twitter to say that they're not seeking any additional funding for their efforts, as another show of good faith.
Again, the way I interpreted the first event was that it was more of a trial run/proof of concept. Like the equivalent of a "test screening" in the movie industry. But then he CLEARLY states that he and his colleagues have every intention of attempting to repeat the results, document them, and release them to public… for the sole purpose proving to the masses that we're not alone. He even says, "I'll paraphrase the Book of Mathew, 'You will know us by our fruits'" (meaning their talk isn't going to convince anyone, only their actions will) and then immediately follows that by confidently saying, "Prepare to be dazzled."
And I just don't understand how you so blatantly missed all of that, otherwise you wouldn't be saying "he is choosing not to do it" or that he's saying he already "proved" it to everyone. When he's saying the exact opposite in every way.
Now, what I'm saying in response to that - once again - is let him try. Hence why I said, "It's time to put up or shut up." He's stated his and his colleagues goals/intentions and has even given it a time frame (this year). In other words, in no uncertain terms, he's setting himself up to definitively either be proven a success or a fraud, which is something half of these guys never even bother to do.
THEN, if/when he fails to deliver the goods,
at that point I will gladly join the chorus, call him out, and look forward to never hearing from him again. Why can't you do the same? Why all this huffing and puffing and completely misconstruing what he's saying? Should he not deliver, there will be plenty of opportunity to complain/gloat in the coming year.