If you have ever watched " The X-Files" you know that agents Mulder and Scully are juxtaposed to show the contrasting beliefs of fanatics and skeptics. This eventually leaves all of us fans wondering, "Am I Mulder or am I Scully?". In reality, we'd all like to be Scully. Sure, who wouldn't want to be a sexy paranormal investigator from the 90's, but thats not the real reason we want to be her. She represents the skeptics among us, and in many ways we'd all like to believe that we're rational, and scientific. Who wouldn't want to be logical? But, you'll find that the majority of people out there have mindsets more similar to agent Mulder, we want to believe, and often we're driven by our own personal reasons to do things. After some soul searching, it has occurred to me that the reason I am doing this project is because I want to find something. Thats much more exciting than making some good scientifc observations about things that can be explained by ordinary events. No matter how scientific I try to be, I'll always end up looking for something fantastic, which means I'll be inherently biased. I'll just have to keep that in mind when investigating.
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