tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post114687126603199448..comments2024-03-11T07:26:04.670-05:00Comments on Posthuman Blues: Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1146892992705744562006-05-06T00:23:00.000-05:002006-05-06T00:23:00.000-05:00Ken--I wouldn't doubt it. Plus there's stealth to...Ken--<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't doubt it. Plus there's stealth to consider: Who believes the "crazy" things kids say?Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1146887489697226152006-05-05T22:51:00.000-05:002006-05-05T22:51:00.000-05:00Mac,A fourth possibility could be that these crypt...Mac,<BR/><BR/>A fourth possibility could be that these cryptoterrestrials prefer to deliberately target children rather than adults. Perhaps children seem more vulnerable or less intimidating...Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990422319710269218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1146881810904032772006-05-05T21:16:00.001-05:002006-05-05T21:16:00.001-05:00Tim--Interesting recollection. Thanks!Tim--<BR/><BR/>Interesting recollection. Thanks!Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1146881766963858972006-05-05T21:16:00.000-05:002006-05-05T21:16:00.000-05:00Paul--I'm not unaware of the third possibility. I...Paul--<BR/><BR/>I'm not unaware of the third possibility. I mention it in the post:<BR/><BR/><I>It's as tempting to speculate an actual neurophysiological basis for this discrepancy as it is to ascribe all childhood encounters to overactive imagination.</I><BR/><BR/>In other words, "kids making things up" is definitely in the running, although I'm not sure it's the best theory.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1146879573845775972006-05-05T20:39:00.000-05:002006-05-05T20:39:00.000-05:00Mac:I hate to be a wet blanket, but there is a thi...Mac:<BR/><BR/>I hate to be a wet blanket, but there is a third possibility - children are making it up, as children are wont to do.<BR/><BR/>PaulPaul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-1146874144378613752006-05-05T19:09:00.000-05:002006-05-05T19:09:00.000-05:00Hi, I recall as a very young child, maybe 2 or 3, ...Hi, I recall as a very young child, maybe 2 or 3, lying in bed one afternoon, presumably taking an obligatory siesta when for some reason I can't recall, I felt the presence of something next to me in the bed - there was nothing to see, no sound or smell, I don't know why, but I started smacking and pinching thin air - and everything I did was done exactly back to me - to this day I can still 'feel' the strong pinch on my right forearm, (with associated goosebumps) which for me confirms some sort of attached reality to the event- I think I backed off at this point - since then I've never had anything remotely similar happen to me when wide awake, nor have I heard anyone relate a similar story, and as such I have no plausible explanation - over and out...have a good weekend - TimTim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348172781757483036noreply@blogger.com