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Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:39:27 +0000

What is with you people presuming that those who do not believe the headlight theory *must* believe the light is a ghost? No one knows what it is! That's what the man is saying....geeeez.

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:54:48 +0000

I'm going to *prove* that the Paulding Light is a portal to another dimension if I make it back... If I ever *want* to come back :)

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:52:19 +0000

I was just pondering this... Are you really so closed minded and dead set that you cannot perceive even the *possibility* of light sources on Planet Earth, just a blip with in the Universe, which are unexplained to the lemmings that inhabit it's atmosphere? Really? Is it really that inconceivable to you that humans don't have all of the truths documented per the very nature of their fallacious sense of superiority in the year 2010? Well, I guess this is the age of the internet., Google, iPhones, digital cameras, mass marketing of college education complete with laptops... If you're not going to get with it, then get out, eh! I'm hoping the Paulding Light is actually a portal to another dimension!

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:07:37 +0000

I just thought of something that tickles me, and I'll have about 500 of you thumbing me down about because no matter what I say, it's the wrong thing to say, lol... But some of you are criticizing the Scy Fy network findings along with whatever other investigations skeptics of this study are using as question to ponder the possibility that these guys are wrong. It's funny to me because you are so ready to defend a Youtube video as satisfactory evidence! What a hoot...

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:37:32 +0000

"Second, don't criticize someone for practicing bad science or demand citation of data when the best points coming from the other side is "well, I saw the light behind me once" or "the lights were reported before cars were around"." On a side note, that's the real world, honey. It doesn't matter what the opposing side's argument or how irrelevant you believe it to be. If you want to set out to prove something, prove it before announcing you've got any answers. Reality, hardcore. And, anyhow, among those who are asking for citation and documentation are those who seem to be satisfied with the students' explanation... Try getting school credit for a paper that doesn't provide citation. If I feel someone needs to cite their claims before they deserve credit by me, so it is. Honestly, it's alarming how many of you ~future professionals~ are absolutely willing to accept what your peers tell you is truth. If that means "you" (anyone reading this), I pray you are not going into science....lol, I *pray*...How do you like that? That's funny :)

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:14:23 +0000

What is a "believer" of the Paulding Light? And how is renting a plane to prove that it's not the source translate into "theatrics", or "not enough brains"? It seems pretty straight forward to me. I am certain that this study was not approached with out bias, which is a principal aspect of the Scientific Method and a necessary component in conducting empirical studies. So, yes, there is room for criticism of the students' approach to announcing their "scientifically conclusive" findings. Are people supposed to be real nice and enthusiastic to these kids when they are not satisfied that they have accurately provided *scientific* evidence? Well, that right there sounds like the real fantasy! "...everyone has biases, either you want it to exist or you don't." Dude...it *does* exist. The question is HOW? To ask HOW is not biased. To theorize and then set out to prove your theory is correct with out implementing the proper equipment or procedures to surmise a conclusion with the least possible room for error is biased and is *not* scientifically empirical or conclusive. By the way, this site thanks you for your significant contribution to this pissing match!

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:22:26 +0000

Thank you for saying "ballyhoo." You've just made my day :)

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:07:02 +0000

I believe you should request a written, documented account of this poster's experience before you go offering answers to their questions...

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:03:35 +0000

Ricky states, "Our *perception* of *reality* is just as important as the *science* of *reality*." Human science is based on human perception and there's a huge percentage of humans who have a human-centric slant on reality based on their limited human perception. Point taken?

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:04:51 +0000

that website is idiotic.

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:00:38 +0000

1) There's a great cartoon I saw in the New Yorker once. A group of Native Americans were standing on the shore of the ocean as a European settlers' ship was heading for shore. One Native said to the other Native, "I bet they don't have their papers." 2) Who are you arguing with, here? The comment you're responding to doesn't state that they believe their experience to be "ghostly" as you suggest...they simply are saying that they don't believe the headlights of a car theory to be an adequate one. By the way..."infinitely" is also not an accurate term to describe the likelihood of your suggested police chase scenario against the possibility of your suggested ghostly account. It's because of know-it-alls such as yourself that the Scientific Method and the study of probability were developed.

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:45:50 +0000

Is it? Well don't tell me...tell it to the accredited and published scientists who are members of this group and take pride in their work that may not have the funding, but have scraped it together to get this web site up and bring attention to the reality if this modern day phenomenon. How much did you actually explore the site? "...Creative individuals who have made the greatest discoveries have often been ostracized, persecuted, and even imprisoned by their peers. For instance, Galileo was imprisoned. His peers refused to look through his telescope, calling it an “instrument of the devil”. Figuratively, the same practice continues today and even extends to investigation of certain natural topics that have been designated “taboo” by the scientific community. ...Science has become overly competitive, prone to politics, and funding favoritism. Established scientists invested in their own ideas are often hostile to new ideas and creative solutions that challenge the status quo."

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:20:50 +0000

cite it.

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:15:15 +0000

cite it. www.earthlights.org

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 4 Nov 2010 16:01:46 +0000

*OBVIOUSLY* the world is flat...it's only *logical*.

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:06:29 +0000

I have a suggestion to the students that are members of this SPIE chapter at MTU. To enhance this experience as an educational opportunity, it would be a great idea to have your theory peer reviewed by student and faculty members of the Central FL and Montana State Chapters. To do so properly, you would have to present an appropriate amount of eye witness accounts. Perhaps photographs and video taken with out the telescope, and then the video you present with the telescope. Also, you should keep in mind and present that this is a type of anomaly experienced by witnesses in different locations all over the world. I know I'm a big nobody, so you don't want to hear me saying it, but you have to consider that you cannot honestly and accurately say that the point at which you believe you are seeing car headlights through the telescope is the same point at which the source of the Paulding Light occurs. You're studying optics, for goodness sake... Dudes, this experience really *is* a great learning opportunity.

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Thu, 4 Nov 2010 13:45:51 +0000

That's Great :)

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Wed, 3 Nov 2010 01:08:01 +0000

Prove it. *tee-hee*

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Tue, 2 Nov 2010 20:51:36 +0000

LOL...did you do the math by the way? awesome :)

Michigan Tech News : Just in time for Halloween: Michigan Tech Students Solve the Mystery of the Paulding Light | Michiga

Tue, 2 Nov 2010 20:50:10 +0000

BOOGEDY - BOOGEDY - BOOGEDY!!! (Onomatopoeia for troll) So I find this a terribly amusing, interesting and fascinating topic. From what I can tell, so do Michigan Tech University students, Yoopers of all kinds, the Scy Fy Channel, and scientists across the world. Rock it!