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* On the anecdotal evidence in his cases: "It is not anecdotal. If you get a very detailed interview with someone for two hours, and then work with them for several hours more, this is not anecdotal. This is what a human being says to another human being."

* On how the abductions relate to the fate of the world: "The fact of the matter is that we have 15 to 20 years before the psychological, moral, physical, and environmental collapse of the Earth as a living entity becomes altogether a reality. This is not apocalyptic thinking. This is scientific, predictable fact if you just move the clock ahead from what's going on now." Altering that fate, he said, would require "a dramatic, radical change in human consciousness." The abductions, which appear to originate from "another dimension," seem to be part of an effort to change human consciousness, he said.

* On whether mankind's continued existence two decades from now will prove him wrong: "I don't think so because we will never know exactly what brought about the incredible transformation of our behavior and consciousness that would be required for that to happen."

Gene Emery is the science writer for the Providence Journal-Bulletin, 75 Fountain St., Providence, RI 02902.

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