Talk:Aetherius Society

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The members of the Aetherius Society clearly sincerely believe this stuff. However, their claims are generally treated with skepticism by others, many of whom regard them as a UFO cult. The article does not make this clear, and is written almost entirely from an Aetherius Society POV. -- The Anome 16:35, Jun 1, 2005 (UTC)

I added a bit more criticism and critical sites here recently. The main criticisms I find, besides the widely held notion they are very odd, seem to be as followed.

• George King made many elaborate, as well as unusual and unverified, claims about his accomplishments in life. Including declaring himself archbishop and prince I believe.

• The group believes there is life on Venus, including "Master Jesus."

• The group believes in conspiracies of governments covering up information about UFOs.

They may not be quite as harmless as I originally wrote them up as being, but I admit this is simply a feeling and may be unfair. Because I did look for criminal or serious allegations, but the closest was the discredited idea they were a Communist front. So for now I'm keeping it as "intensely odd, but harmless" being sort of the general verdict.--T. Anthony 07:09, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Recent edits

I've ignored this for awhile. Many of the new edits seem fine. However if you are going to say that George King was legitimately made a prince and really did receive a doctorate I think you need a source. Especially on the prince deal.--T. Anthony 10:18, 24 June 2006 (UTC)