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[edit] Extraterrestrial hypothesis

I am attempting to head of a showdown with another user whom holds conflicting views with myself on the appropriate level of skepticism to use when dealing with pseudoscience and the paranormal, and am requesting a peer review on this basis.

Ideally, I am looking for constructive comments on areas where this page needs altering to comply to comply with WP:NPOV, and that it is presenting an over view of the situation, rather than an argument for or against.

What I am not looking for are comments on WP:RS, or the factual/fictional nature of Aliens (this article is not actually about the truth of extraterrestrials, only the specific belief that some lights in the sky are/are not alien space ships).

perfectblue 12:56, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

I think that as long as the article avoids using opinions as the basis of proof of the hypothesis, then it is probably okay. The list of supporters of this hypothesis seems unbalanced; a corresponding list of opponents would likely be much longer. Perhaps the list could be set up as a category? The article could use a section concerning the nature of scientific inquiry in this context; including the strong requirement for reproducable results and the difficulting of absolutely disproving the existence of something (such as the existence of angels or demons, for example). Finally the McDonald quote is inordinately long and should be worked into the text. — RJH (talk) 17:16, 5 February 2007 (UTC)