"Every fact is a coin with two faces, which must be seen to be understood" Aesop
Sunday was one of those epic days for skepticism, or what seemed to me. For a long time, we had to endure that from the mass media reach us a number of strange stories about what happened in an Andalusian village, the famous case of the Faces of Bélmez.
died since the owner of the house, we had to endure a series of newspaper stories, radio and television: This does has been an Operation Trident. Sunday
But things changed: first, in an environment of large circulation, particularly World, denounced the possibility that perhaps Bélmez faces were a fraud.
Never mind that from media (mainly internet pages) skeptics take years announcing the manipulation that has been around the phenomenon, to no media was interested in the opinion of these spoilers. Was perhaps more beautiful, dreamy, believe the opinion of the manufacturers of paradoxes. It is this ability to charm, with the complicity of the scientific ignorance of many journalists, which have long been used to sell a series of pseudo-mysteries.
Before the woman died of faces, we had to endure such categorical statements as: the greatest mystery of parpsicología has no solution, CSIC studies revealed that they are a supernatural phenomenon, etc etc ... Since died, we had to support the emergence of new "faces" (the former are more currades, but is that new designs are no more than water) which is invoked on television as "experts" on the subject to some reputable people known (euphemism with which I intend to say that your resume does not say much to his credit), which be given her toddler to a number of assumptions air pseudoscientific guise of science, ...
Bélmez On the issue of not intend to speak at this very moment, what he wanted to talk before I go around the bush it was this Sunday, and more of that after giving a note that I can not leave off.
Since long time the press has been selling esoteric idea that in the 90s, CSIC researchers concluded that after the sides had a paranormal phenomenon. Nothing is further from the truth. It happened in 1991, a "parapsychologist" Rev. Pilon gave some concrete examples of the house, for study, to 2 researchers from the Institute of Ceramics and Glass, Ruby Valley and Martin Fuentes. Several things happened: the samples were so meager that they were insufficient for mineralogical analysis. The samples were provided in a coffee bar on!. And added to all this, there was no control on sampling, so we will never know whether the samples actually came from the house or the right place at hand, there were no control samples. As a result, any conclusion drawn is invalidated. Do not forget the rule of all scientific study: samples unreliable, are equally reliable results.
Now, step by commenting on my impressions on the Sunday.
happens, which on Sunday published an article appears in the world, signed by Javier Cavanilles where Bélmez question the phenomenon. After that, we begin to see how the mystery radio programs rags are thrown at each other, we have to see how Bruno Cavanilles Cardeñosa faces in "La Rosa de los Vientos", we must see as within their own movements " parascientists "begin to emerge dissidents and critics within the field, ...
What has happened to this only by forming an item? In my opinion, is very simple. For many years, the "paradoxes" were of the opinion gained public. The media gave them ancha.Tenían manga all the press, radio and television monopoly of the idea that the faces were a challenging phenomenon. It happened with the circus that was mounted after her death, this trust was abused.
of little matter that long ago that circulate on the Internet an article which was dismantled Fernando Frias lying about Bélmez. It mattered little to the media the excellent special "digital Skeptic" devoted entirely to Bélmez. It mattered little the 248 signatures collected from blogs skeptics quality information.
But Sunday, something changed.
For the first time since a media powerful (only came to appreciate the quality of the newspaper in question in other topics, it is not my intention to argue, or stray to other subjects), was broadcast a part of history, which until then had been closed, inaccessible, the average citizen. For the first time gave the other side (pun intended, lol) of money I was talking about Aesop.
This explains the immediate reaction in the esoteric scene: yes you've set up a circus, if your the other .. If the other has committed fraud. What if I do not think it's true Bélmez.
And in the world of the para, the shadow of Ummo is long ....
Yes, hopefully yes, this part of the truth begins to gain more time on radio and television, it is possible that many of these vendors in mystery fall dragged to the stake along with the entire phenomenon. So many have wanted to be on the safe and then say, if all the fraud comes to light, they have always been rigorous.
should calm down. Unfortunately, as of Bélmez is just one case. And although the truth comes out, many people continue to prefer believing stubborn stories to be sold from esoteric journals, radio programs, ... much more suggestive, that the truth behind these lies.
In summary. A great day hopefully not fall on deaf ears. It has won the battle, but still "the world is possessed by many demons" (the great Carl Sagan).
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