I was recently introduced to these Youtube videos from
across the world documenting a strange sound coming from the sky. One of the links is below:
There are many videos of these strange sounds all over
Youtube, and many people, of course, have come up with their own assumptions of
what they might be. Many think
that it is the trumpet of Gabriel coming down for Judgment Day. The fact that we are nearing December
2012 (Mayan calendar ends December 21, 2012), many think these sounds are the
markings of the end of the world. Others,
however, believe that the sound is documenting an alien presence. Whatever the assumption might be,
people who have been watching these videos feel that it is something bad. However, there are many who say it is
one elaborate hoax that gained international appeal because of the
accessibility of Youtube. One man
posted a Youtube video debunking the strange sounds, saying that it is a
hoax. People are just recycling
the sound in their videos and using footage of a landscape or neighborhood as
the backdrop.
This got me interested in hoaxes and why people do
them. In 1938, an episode on the
radio for H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds was
broadcast as a series of news bulletins narrated by Orsen Welles. Because the bulletins sounded so real,
the broadcast actually instilled panic and fear into a lot of people. Although, this wasn’t intended to be a
hoax, it has been claimed one due to the reaction of many of the listeners
believing that an alien attack was occurring.
Why hoaxes?
What is appealing about them?
Why do people play them? I
think one of the reasons is this fascination with documenting. With the accessibility of the Internet,
especially Youtube, and video use on our cell phones, it is easier these days
to be a documenter. We used to
rely on what we saw on TV to document strange occurrences and events, but now
we have that ability and as a result, some people abuse it. This love of documenting and reporting
leaves viewers with a lot of ambiguity as to the authenticity of the
footage. Many of us, so badly,
want to believe some of the things we see on these videos, like alien sightings,
etc. because it could answer many ultimate questions that reside in all of us,
whether alien or religious. With that in mind, these kinds of videos
are posted to feed on people’s beliefs, to help them continue to believe or to change
them.
So many want to believe and to be proven of their beliefs
that these videos are used to facilitate and entertain them. However we react to them, they will
continue to be posted for our amusement and maybe even to open our minds a
little further to the possibilities that might exist.
Watch the link I have posted…is it real?
Faithfully,
Cristina
www.strangesounds.org collects Strange Sounds around the World
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