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Michael Clark, Ph.D.

Canada

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returns 12/01/2009

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Human beings almost always interpret reality. Even if we have so-called paranormal or spiritual experiences, an interpretive process usually follows.

With this in mind, I'm interested in how the alleged experience of UFOs/Aliens affects human beings.

I'm not a debunker of UFO/Aliens nor a blind believer. If you're looking for statistics, a verification or refutation of popular cases in the media or historical answers, please ask another expert. But if you're seeking a psychological, cultural and spiritual analysis of the belief in UFOs and Aliens, I can most likely be of assistance.

Experience in the area

Well, no I haven't been on a space ship and I have not seen an ET. But I've been interested in the idea for a long time.

Publications

Print Media:
My table from "Religions and Cults" at earthpages.org is reproduced with permission in L. Lindsey, S. Beach and B. Ravelli, Core Concepts in Sociology, 2nd ed., p. 157

World Wide Web:
My online article "Letter to God" coauthored with Buddhist monk, E. Raymond Rock, appears on several different spirituality-based websites, including http://tinyurl.com/db7a5o

I've interviewed, as a Christian, a self-proclaimed mystic: http://tinyurl.com/cawykr

My articles appeared at the former New View magazine nuvunow.ca and are published at earthpages.org.

Education/Credentials

Ph.D. in Religious Studies
M.A. in Comparative Religion
B.A. Hon. in Psychology/Sociology
For more info, please see my CV and letters of recommendation and my blog at michaelwclark.com.

What do you like about this subject?

It stretches the imagination.

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Recent Answers from Michael Clark, Ph.D.

2009-07-25 Apollo landings on the moon...:

I think some people just like to get on certain 'kicks' as it were. The conspiracy myths (some call them theories) make life more interesting for them. Reality is actually far more interesting but some

2008-10-24 Visit:

Okay, I'll take your word for it. I had to ask in case it was some kind of unconscious manifestation of a previous trauma. And I suggested the light counseling because if it was indicative of a previous

2008-10-23 Visit:

Are you 100% sure that you were not still somewhere between waking and dreaming? I'm asking because from my perspective it's possible that your unconscious, or the powers that be, were trying to convey

2008-10-22 Visit:

Hey Janet, I totally understand why you would want to use discretion in telling people about this kind of thing. But amazingly enough, stories like this are not all that uncommon. I mean, yours is unique

2008-06-13 aliens hostile?:

I think there are a lot of "ifs" here. First, we don't really know if they exist at all. Second, we don't know if there could be a continuum out there from predominantly good to predominantly bad

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