FACT AND FICTION

Many truths are told in fictional stories, books, movies and other information we come into contact with. I hope that my two novels are able to do this as well.

When we see information in the media and on the Web about UFOs, extraterrestrials, secret projects, weird science, remote viewing and human consciousness, it is often difficult to "separate the wheat from the chaff" and figure out what is valid and what is untrue.

The same thing is involved when we deal with more routine and conventional considerations about politics, government, international relations, economics and finances, climate change, society and other kinds of current events.

Some things presented as fiction could be fact. Many "facts" we see have aspects of fiction.

Of course, we also look at the sources of information and decide if we trust them. Certain news outlets may or may not be trustworthy. With politicians and some government officials, getting the truth and good judgment from them can be a challenge.

Nowadays, with the open source information or "open source intelligence (OSINT)" available to us on the Web, we can all be researchers who can gather information and try to understand what is truthful and useful, what is not accurate and what has mixtures of both.

When information and events come along that stretch our minds somewhat, like news stories about UFOs, tales of special fantastic research activities and discoveries, remote viewing and human consciousness along with other interesting topics, it is tempting to either believe it all or believe none of it.

There is a middle ground and happy medium here, but it takes a little more effort to read between the lines and look beneath the surface to get a fuller understanding of what might be going on.

Recent news about the UFO sighting in the Stephenville, Texas, region as well as the 1997 "Phoenix lights" incident, and the many related elements and developments, are situations that seem to indicate we might want to use our intelligence to its fullest.

By doing this, maybe we have a good chance to make our world a better place, and face the challenges ahead in ways that give us the best chances for success.

NOTE TO READERS: Readers interested in this article may also want to read a similar piece posted Jan. 30: "Human race ready for quantum leap breakthrough?". By clicking this link, readers can see Hammons' many articles on unconventional and conventional areas. He is the author of two novels – MISSION INTO LIGHT and the sequel LIGHT'S HAND. Readers can browse the novels online at the publisher's Web site where the books appear online just as they do in print.

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