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JGB Meets the Prophet Yahweh
Author: Simon Sellars • Feb 9th, 2006 •Category: Ballardosphere, short stories, space relics
Now I’ve heard it all…
J.G. Ballard used to explain UFO sightings of the ‘Prophet Yahweh’…
So, I’ve seen the video, and this guy stands in a park in a city underneath some major military and commercial air traffic routes, and “summons” UFO’s.
Now, there is a short story by J. G. Ballard (“Empire of the Sun”, “Crash”, etc.) contained in his book of short stories “The Terminal Beach”. (I forget the actual name of the specific story.) In that story, an explorer in the amazon rainforest comes across a white man worshipped as a god or prophet by the natives around him because he has the power to “summon” spirits from the sky.
These explorers, not convinced, secretly search the “prophets” personal belongings and find an almanac detailing projected satellite times for the whole region. The “Prophet” was merely waiting for the correct times a satellite would be visible in the night sky and taking his followers out to the area the almanac indicated and uttering some nonsense.
Now, what exactly is stopping this “Prophet Yahweh” from getting a hold of such a book, or even simpler, a flight schedule for Las Vegas airport, identifying a particular frequent route where the airplane flies at an altitude high enough to make it look like a sliver of light as it reflects the sun? If the flights were frequent enough, which they easily could be, it wouldn’t be too hard to make it look like you were “summoning” them on demand.”
The Ballard story referred to here is of course ‘A Question of Re-entry’.
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This guy is a fake, and many other stupid americans will believe in this guy. Why? Because America is filled with idiots that have been brainwashed since they entered grade school. Most cannot think for themselves, nor perform any critical thinking on matters of importance.
People would rather chase this silly crap, then recognize that our country is being destroyed by evil and arrogant men. your rights are slowly being taken away, and still you do nothing. This country and its people deserves what it gets, since it has done nothing in the last 25 years to improve the country, or make demands from our leaders.
This hillbilly jewboy making his prediction is such a joke. Will you get to see another bright shiny spot in the sky? Oh Boy!!! Get the camera dear because this is going to change my life…NOT. This idiot self proclaimed prophet is probably being paid by the State to fill hotel rooms in Las Vegas, since now his predictions will span 2 to 3 weeks. NOW that’s a bet i will take. There are no truths anymore, especially in America. Get use to it!
agree with Dogismyth!!!