The Ethics of Ufology

There are none.

Science, medicine, media, law-enforcement all have codes of conduct: theories must be peer reviewed, do no harm, never plagiarize, serve and protect.

But ufology has no code(s) of conduct whatsoever.

That murderers, child molesters, drug-users, liars, hoaxers, womanizers reside in the midst of the ufological community is partly the reason that science, media, and the general public eschew the pronouncements of the few decent UFO mavens who treat the phenomenon with respect and ethical behavior.

The old-guard ufologists – listed elsewhere here – were and are a above reproach, but a current crop of UFO hobbyists laud reprobates, celebrating them, as they self-promote their own shoddy ufological efforts.

When disreputable persons take hold of the UFO dialogue, besmirching it with lies and slander to cover their own disgusting, criminal behavior, and some support, even encourage, those ethically and morally challenged persons, the UFO phenomenon itself suffers, and the study of the phenomenon is lost to those who have an existential ethos.

UFO investigators are supposed to study the phenomenon with a fine tooth-comb, but those same investigators don’t even check into the backgrounds and behaviors of those in their midst who use the phenomenon as a cover for nefarious activity, and deviant occupations.

Some wonder why we rail here against a few semi-known ufologists.

Our excoriation comes from the fact that these self-aggrandizers allow their web-sites, blogs, magazines, podcasts, et cetera to be housed by persons who slink about the UFO community while engaging in human degradations that should be quarantined and eliminated entirely, rather than touted, indirectly, by giving them a platform or forum which tries to disguise their criminal conduct.

No, we are not without sin, but our sins are venial, while those of a few are mortal sins, deadly sins.

We would hope that ufologist and the UFO community would remove those who behave without regard for truth, this side or any side of truth.

And beware of the person(s) who pretend they are without sin, as they try to excuse accusations against then with bluster that only thinly masks their criminality.

Their rants haven’t fooled us, and they shouldn’t fool you either.