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   Scott Dorsey to All   
   Re: R.I.P. Erich von =?UTF-8?Q?D=C3=A4ni   
   12 Jan 26 19:28:50   
   
   From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Ted Nolan   wrote:   
   >Christian Weisgerber   wrote:   
   >>On 2026-01-12, Steve Coltrin  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> "Every time he sees something he can’t understand, he attributes it to   
   >>> extraterrestrial intelligence, and since he understands almost nothing,   
   >>> he sees evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence all over the planet."   
   >>> - Carl Sagan   
   >>   
   >>Having actually read several of von Däniken's books, I think this   
   >>characterization is spot-on.   
   >>   
   >   
   >Haven't read him, but I had always assumed he was a guy who had found a   
   >grift and was milking it.  So he actually believed this stuff?   
      
   It's hard to tell.  I suspect not, but stranger things have happened.   
   --scott   
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