Some topics refuse to die.
The classic modern-day unidentified flying object story is probably that of the
crash of a flying saucer over Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. Almost sixty years
later, it's not only high school kids playing with the idea of conspiracy theory
and a government bent on concealing the truth that keep this story alive. Many
adults who might otherwise be considered normal citizens are convinced that a
true visit from outer space took place there. I suppose that this story would
be kept alive without the web - over the years (and before the internet) many
books have been published about it. But it's a good guess that with the aid of
the web it's done more than just stay alive - it's flourished. Of course this
isn't a case of well-reasoned controversy where clicking on a first link can ultimately
lead to someone becoming hooked on one side of the story. Nobody, after all, is
going to be convinced of the truth or fiction of the claims of an extra-terrestrial
visit by reading a web page about the case. Again, it's probably the web that
kept it from taking that final step into the dustbin of history.
Go to: Equal in the eyes of cyberspace.