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Dr. Hugh Ross Reasons to Believe (www.Reasons.org) A z us a Pacific U niversity Com m on Day of Learning, 2002 Formatted and edited by Dr. Leslie W i ckm a n, C R I S, AP U CClloossee EEnnccountounteerrss

First kind: •sighting or detecting a UFO •10,000,000+ cases

Second kind: •physical effects, e.g. burn m arks or other damage, from the UF O •1000+ cases

Third kind: • p ersonal contact with U F O - nauts •2,000+ cases PoPollllss InInddiiccateate::

• O ne in every ten adult A m ericans has seen at least one U F O . FamFamoouuss UUFFOO WWiittnneesssseess

• Thutmose III, pharoah

• C hristopher Colum b us, explorer

• Andrew Jackson, president

• John Gilligan, state governor

• James McDivitt, astronaut

• Gordon Cooper, astronaut

• Jimmy Carter, president II ddeenntifitifiaabbllee UU FF OO’’ss ……

• fire b a lls • Venus • star clusters • hoaxes and pranks • top secret aircraft • false images • inversion layer reflections • Earth lights • aurora borealis • phosphorescent dust on birds • red or green flash • ball lightning • balloons WW hh yy iitt’’ss nnotot EETTII……

• heavenly body problem •origin of life pro ble m • space travel problem EEvviiddencencee ooff NNoonn--PPhhysiysiccaall NNaattuurree

1. At the same sighting, UFO may be seen but not photographed or photographed but not seen. 2. At the sa me sighting, UFO m a y be radar detected but not seen or seen but not radar detected. 3. No sonic boom has arisen from UF O movement; no evidence for air resistance. 4. Some UF Os project light bea ms of finite length. 5. UFO s frequently violate la ws of physics, e.g. m aking right-angle turns, sudden stops and accelerations at 15,000 mph. 6. UFO s change shape, size, and color at rando m. EEvviiddencencee ooff NNoonn--PPhhysiysiccaall NNaattuurree,, contcontiinnuueedd

7. At the same sighting, a U F O m ay disappear and reappear or disintegrate and integrate. 8. N o electrom agnetic com m unication or control signals from U F Os have ever been intercepted. 9. T h e r e is no p h ysic al unifor mity to U F O s. 10. N o UFO artifact or crash debris has been recovered. 11. No high resolution photographs of U F Os have ever been obtained. A t the sa m e sighting, the resolution of a U F O image may change. 12. UF O-related electromagnetic phenomena are out of all proportion with electrom agnetic forces verified. PPrreessss RepRepoorrttss……

UFO reports now being published in the popular press recount alleged incidents that are strikingly similar to de m onic possession and psychic phenom ena. PPrreessss RReeppoortrtss,, contcontiinnuueedd……

Bizarre nature of U F Os “may be part of the whole plan! Perhaps there is a U F O fifth colum n … to purposely mislead us.” — D rs. Allen Hynek, Jacques Vallee D e monology is not just another crackpot-ology. It is the ancient and scholarly study of monsters and de mons. … Thousands of books have been written on the subject, m any of them authored by educated clergy men, scientists, and scholars, and uncounted nu m bers of w ell docu m ented de monic events are readily available to ever y researcher. The manifestations and occurrences d e s crib e d in this im p o sin g literature are similar, if not entirely identical, to the U F O p h e no m e n on itself. — L ynn Catoe, Library of Congress EEvviiddeennccee ofof DDeemmoonniicc NNaatureture

1.U F O messages are identical to messages receive d b y m e dium s a n d m ystics: – pro m ote racism , illicit sex, drug abuse, astrology, occult practices, etc. – deny deity of Jesus Christ, God’s judgment, salvation through C hrist, etc. – include m any scientific an d historical errors. ……DDemoemonniicc NNaattuurree,, ccoonnttiinnuueedd

2. U F O contactees suffer the sa me physical, mental, e motional, and spiritual sym ptoms as victims of d e m o n o m a nia, e.g. voices in the m ind.

3. Incidence of kidnapping, rape, murder, assault, and property da mage is far higher among UF O -nauts than for the population at large.

4. Books dictated by UFO -nauts include content identical to books produced by “auto matic writing.” ……DDemoemonniicc NNaattuurree,, ccoonnttiinnuueedd

5. Cars reported to be driven by UFO -nauts have unregistered license plates.

6. Both U F O and demonic phenomena are much more frequent in dim light than norm al light.

7. U F O - nauts preach the “new age” (actually, the old occult) message: “ We have within ourselves the power to achieve perfection without Jesus Christ.”

8. Both U F Os and de mons dazzle men with displays of miraculous power. ……DDemoemonniicc NNaattuurree,, ccoonnttiinnuueedd

9. U F O - nauts and mediums predict the future with amazing but incomplete accuracy.

10. N oxious odors often accom pany UF O events.

1 1. A bnorm ally high death, suicide, and insanity rates are noted for UF O contactees and researchers. ……DDemoemonniicc NNaattuurree,, ccoonnttiinnuueedd

12. U F O -nauts are often featureless.

1 3. U F O and de m o nic contacts occur exclusively a mong people who have opened some door to the occult w o rld.

14. Demonic theory for UFOs is the only exception to Guerin’s law: “In U F O -logy any law is imm ediately violated by subsequent sightings.” TenTen UUFFOO MMaaxxiimmss

1. “There is no new thing under the sun” 2. S eeing is not believing. 3. Instrum ents can deceive. 4. Beware the printed word. 5. Records are incom plete. 6. M en m ake m ysterious m achines. 7. “Do you know the laws of the heavens?” 8. The odds against ETI are absurdly remote. 9. There is no physical evidence for UF Os. 10. Encounters with U F Os appear to be spiritual.