I missed that show, but it will be playing again twice on this upcoming Wednesday, so…I'll make the effort.

However…

I am well acquainted with the "Star Child Skull."  I find it quite odd that it was related to the "Flatwoods Monster."  It should be very entertaining if they are saying that the monster is of alien origins.  Always a fun twist.

darkeyes said: "Even a skeptic can't ignore physical proof like that, although most dismiss the unusual skull as a birth defect."

Hmmm…several things on this…

First, as a very poor champion of skeptics everywhere…I am quite uncertain that skeptics ignore  any physical evidence.  We may question the methods used in obtaining the physical evidence and we certainly will challenge the non-scientific conclusions drawn from physical evidence.  Yet ignoring it smacks of "disbelief."  As in "I will not entertain the thought of truth in said physical evidence because it cannot be true and I believe it to be untrue."  In science, one's personal belief structure is immaterial.  It comes down to what one can proof to be true.  Which…leads me to my second point…

Do most skeptics "dismiss" the Star Child Skull as a 900 year old skull with a birth defect?  Yeah, pretty much.  Why?  We have look at the analysis of the skull by experts.  We also must take into account other reputable doctors who have looked at it.  I am not qualified to make an assessment of the skull.  I would think that many skeptics (and believers) lack the medical expertise to make that call. 

So, where does that leave us?  Well, BOLD, the forensic DNA lab in Canada pretty much proved that the skull was human in 1999.  Many doctors have looked at pictures and have pointed to several very natural conditions that could cause the abnormalities.  I'm pretty happy with the evidence against it.  Should we dismiss the Star Child skull as an unusual piece of human history?  Yep…pretty much.

Now this show comes along and introduces "new" evidence such as thinner bone density and unusual fibers.  Ok.  Let's wait for other reputable labs and doctors take a look at this new evidence and either confirm it or dismiss it as well.  I'll watch the show and try to get the names of the people or labs doing this work and try to track them down and figure out what exactly they're doing (keeping in mind that MQ has a nasty habit of glossing over scientific data and method and delivering conclusions that may not be precisely what the original scientists or experts may have intended…). 

But, as of today, I am prefectly content in dismissing the Star Child Skull.  It's weird.  It's strange.  And it makes for great stories and theories for UFO people.  Ok.  But to me…just personally, I always feel a little sad when I see that skull.  I see the skull of a child who must have been in great pain.  And 900 years later, his (and yes, it was proven that HE was a human male…) skull is being lugged around all over the world and being hoisted to the heavens as a symbol of our pop cultural beliefs.  It's quite disrespectful to the child, his family, and his culture…which no one really cares about because he was most likely Native American.  Again…just disgraceful.