The Sociology of UFOlogy with Bruce “Zen” Benefiel

Bruce “Zen” Benefiel is author of a number of books including Stubbing My TOE On Purpose, The God Participle, and Cosmic Conundrum: Who Am I, Really? He is the curator and host of the website, www.ufologyprss.com.

Here he speaks as a participant-observer sharing his reflections on the current community of interest centering on UFO phenomena. He describes his disillusionment with a nexus of individuals focusing on the notions of the Ashtar Command and the Galactic Federation. He describes various fears associated with the very idea of alien life forms. However, he suggests that we presently have no actual evidence that there is a reason to be fearful of UFO activity.

New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980).

(Recorded on August 11, 2018)

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