Richard C. Hoagland

Mr. Hoagland is a self purported 'expert' on all things not Earth related. He has a supposed gaggle of scientist friends that are also all knowing. I will give him this much - a few theories are reasonable assumptions that still require actual testing and proof but are feasible. 99% however of his theories are pure bunk. He bases his theories on the SAME scientific material that EVERY OTHER SCIENTIST takes apart, extrapolates, reassembles, modifies to fit a model and throws outs bits and pieces that do not fit his particular theory. Scientists admit that there is a lot they don't know and understand and in a large part are just really guesses. Why do you think they have the Chaos Theory? Why do you think they have Dark Matter? How in the world do they know what the UNIVERSE should weigh? They created Dark Matter to fit a theory someone had.

A theory by definition is -- An assumption based on limited information or knowledge; a conjecture.

Or in layman's terms - A guess.

The problem though is that the theories are based on theories that are based on theories. They have been referenced for so long by so many people that they have been converted into FACT with no real, honest to god evidence, proof or experimentation that the theory is correct. Astronomy is 90% theory because there is no way to PROVE the theories. We can't just get in a ship and fly to the star we are studying. We can't just fly to the new planet that is supposedly discovered. The only way to prove anything is to observe and test. So they are best guesses.

Sure we have very sophisticated equipment that gives us a lot of information that is factual but the proof is in going there to test and experiment. Astronomers will admit that spectral readings do produce anomalous readings. HELLO!!!!! We base our spectral analysis on elements and things on THIS planet. Problem is that scientists think that the elements on this planet are all that is out there in the Universe. They disregard the anomalies and just go with what they know. The anomalies may actually be something important that could change how we view the Universe and other planets. Instead they are just rejected and considered a glitch or artifact.

Hmmm… kind of like thinking that the Earth is the center of the Universe or that humans are the only intelligent beings in the Universe.

Back to Mr. Hoagland – His big thing now is that Deep Impact information and photos hasn’t been released and that NASA and the government is hiding something that is “Earth Shaking”. Conspiracy theorist. I agree the info and pictures should be placed for public view but I don’t think there is anything sinister about it. ESA is very slow at releasing data as well on their projects. I don’t see him hounding them. All he is looking for is the press and to make something of nothing. Hmmm… kind of like his theory on a moon that isn’t a moon. Kind of like his theory on inter-dimensional travel and hurricanes that are actually inter-dimensional vortexes.

More on Hoagland to come….