Part 2: Starchild Debunkers Are Out In Force!

The Man in Black. The Chief Debunker!

As I told you before, whenever someone comes out with UFO or alien research, you can always count on someone else attacking the researchers and their work. With the Starchild Project the debunking procedure is no different.

Robert Bast submitted a blog on January 8, 2007 at 2:50 pm on a site called “2012 Blog Starchild Skull – looks like a hoax, smells like a hoax.” Below is the content of his post along with other comments by “debunker want to be friends.”

“The Starchild Skull..but is it real? I hate it when evidence is presented, but it’s not REAL evidence, but rather someone telling me that there is evidence…but in this case the names of actual experts are used…”

“The “Starchild” is a real, true bone skull [1] independently dated by Carbon-14 to be 900 years old (+/- 40 years) [2]. Research indicates is unlike any human skull ever before recorded [3]. The name “Starchild” is the result of early X-rays taken of the skull and maxilla fragment found with it, which showed interrupted teeth [4] that, combined with the smaller-than-normal-adult size of the skull [5], indicated a child of age 5 or 6 [6]. A second skull was found with the Starchild, a normal, adult female of small stature [7], also C-14 dated to 900 years ago (± 40) [8], and biochemically shown to have lived in the same general area as the Starchild [9]. This second skull is often used for comparison to the Starchild."

"From its extremely shallow eye sockets [10] to the total lack of frontal sinuses [11], the Starchild skull’s morphology cannot be accounted for by any known combination of deformities. The bone is half as thick [12], weighs half as much [13], and is substantially more durable than normal human bone [14][15]–unlike anything currently in the scientific record [16]. Furthermore, inside that unusual bone are microscopic fibers and a reddish residue that so far defy any explanation [17]."

"When you are used to reading legit science papers, this seems to be kosher on the surface. But then when you follow the link to the references, you find that most are from the author of the site, or Dr. Ted J. Robinson. Dr. Robinson, from a Google search, seems to be mostly known for his participation in this project."

"Robinson lists a number of experts who assessed the skull. They tend to be known legitimate experts. To get 11 of them to agree with your hypothesis would be impressive for a hoax!"

"In short, I think that it’s a regular human with a condition we are unaware of. But as far as evidence of alien visitations go, this is pretty good.”

The Debunking Staff that follows Up!

• Trehugindrtlvr says:

November 19, 2009 at 4:25 pm

“Why isn't Pye in jail, or someone pursuing charges? These things are obvious scams. He takes people’s money to do fake "research." I'll bet money he takes the cash and pockets it, then has a buddy of his type up some fake report. Isn't there some laws about companies, like Lloydpye.com, Inc., deceiving people outright?”

• Dr. Malik Nidal says:

May 5, 2010 at 4:06 pm

“Starchild suffered from a congenital defect, specifically Brachycephaly and exorbitism. The evidence supports the fact that the Starchild was not an alien, as it suffered from various human congenital defects that are known and well documented.”

• Finn says:

August 2, 2010 at 10:45 am

@Ash,

“For starters, DNA analyses have been conducted and have never demonstrated that the skull is anything but human. As well, there is no indication that this skull is in any way the product of human-alien hybridization. Despite these two separate analyses, Pye has rejected these findings, all the while selling his books and asking for donations for his “research”. He has used the name of Dr. Ted J. Robinson as an expert, claiming that he is a “craniofacial surgeon”, and claiming that this Dr. is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Canada), yet there is no indication of anyone by this name on this public directory. Hmmm.”

“If Pye were truly interested in finding truth in this matter, he would treat this skull like any archeological find and have it examined independently by experts. How many anthropology depts. in universities across the US would turn down such an opportunity? Try ZERO. Imagine if there was any truth to what Pye claims. Such a find would prove to be the most significant discovery in the history of mankind, yet Pye refuses to let go of his cash cow.”

“I can see only the glint of silver in Pye’s eye, but precious little of the humble search for truth that he would like us to believe. The gullible will continue to be bilked as long as he is not exposed for the fraud he is.”

No matter who presents something, the debunkers who want to discredit them come out of the walls with lies, accusations, and innuendos. You can count on them to do so all the time.