Alien Abductions!!! (Pseudoscience Example Post)

Amy Gets Abducted

The girl's claim to have been abducted by aliens in the video is an example of pseudoscience because there was no real evidence which showed that she was indeed abducted. The torn curtain and burnt bush could have both been caused by something other than aliens. It would be absurd to think that aliens were the only ones who could tear curtains and burn bushes. . . . Anyways, aliens abductions, UFOs, and other things of the sort are often categorized as science when they have no real means of a scientific method. The mark on the girl's leg could have been caused by something else as well. There really aren't any legitimate claims in the video. The evidence is weak, and most of the information comes from claims of the witnesses. The fact that the girl was transported 800 kilometers (about 500 miles) in just 3 hours is a claim from the video which is very difficult to support. This transportation is very difficult to explain, considering the girl moved from town to town in the middle of the night without a car. However, questions concerning this claim later arise when the police are said to be investigating reports of Amy being seen in Mackay before the alleged abduction. This would then mean to say that Amy is lying along with her husband and friend, and it is clear that the whole situation is a hoax. People could potentially fall for this claim by simply trusting Amy and the other eyewitnesses. The fact that they claim to have not been drinking or taking drugs, adds to the reliability factor of the witnesses. The three witnesses seem to be pretty stable individuals after watching the interviews, even though their claims are somewhat outlandish.

Paradigm Shift Experience

I was a happy little 6th grader on the day i received my first pet...ZiZi the kitten. She was such a fun little fur ball. I was ecstatic to have a new member in the family. After 10 months of residence in the Moosvi household, ZiZi was taken to her first check-up. The first thing the vet noticed was how large ZiZi was. She was a 16-pounder at 10 months - a pretty hefty kitten she was. But after a little more examining of ZiZi, the vet had made a discovery that none of us had, "you got yourselves a boy here!" he proclaimed. To say i was shocked would be an understatement. My perception of ZiZi took a 360 degree turn. I couldn't believe that my cat was really a boy after thinking he was a she for such a long time. There was an awkward adjustment period but i eventually got comfortable with having ZiZi the boy around the house.

You're Hired!

So i was recently hired as a delivery boy by Edgar, the manager of Salerno's Pizzeria in Brielle.  Edgar has known me for a large portion of my life, as Salerno's has always been a hangout spot for me and my friends for as long as i can remember.  The shop is run completely by Edgar and his wife, while their 2 year old baby runs around the kitchen during the work hours.  So one day i was in the shop by myself and Edgar asked me if i wanted to come in on Saturdays to deliver.  At first i was hesitant because i didn't want to give up my saturdays for working at Salerno's.  Then in my head i thought about my mom who had been on my case to apply for a job.  So just to get her to stop nagging me, i told Edgar i would do it.

Whenever me and my friends were in Salerno's there were never many people in the rester aunt besides us. So i assumed i would just be sitting around most of the time on my first day.  I prepared myself for a boring day.  Boy, was i mistaken.  The second i stepped through the door Edgar was yelling at me to come to the kitchen to take a pizza that was ready to be delivered to Wall.  After i took the pizza i hopped in my car and headed to the house of a hungry family waiting on their dinner.  While i drove, the thought of what i was doing excited me a little.  I though to myself, "this is kind of cool".  A smile began to form on my face.  After i delivered the pizza and returned back to the restaurant Edgar already had another delivery job for me.  I ended up making 8 deliveries in 3 and a half hours.

Perception and emotion are the two primary ways of knowing that deal with my situation.  I initially assumed that my job was going to be boring based on the perceptions i had obtained from being in the empty rester aunt with my friends.  When in reality, Salerno's is an extremely busy place on saturday nights.  My initial emotion to working was a state of discontent, thinking i would be bored on the job.  But once i was thrown into the heat of delivering a pizza, excitement arose within myself.  My primary issue here was jumping to conclusions.  I should never have assumed that my job would be boring when i had no idea what it was really like.  I was judgmental based on my preconceived notions.  The knowledge issue in this situation is: How reliable are one's preconceived notions?  When is it safe to make an assumption or a conclusion about something?