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1. Joe Nickell, "The Story behind the 'Alien Autopsy' Hoax," Science Daily, May 7, 2006, http://www.livescience.com/742-story-alien-autopsy-hoax.html (accessed February 22, 2011).

2. Seth Shostak, interview with the author, April 6, 2011.

3. William B. Scott, "The Truth Is out There: A Veteran Reporter Describes His Search for the Aircraft of Area 51," Air and s.p.a.ce, September 1, 2010, http://www.airs.p.a.cemag.com/military-aviation/The-Truth-is-Out-There.html?c=y&page=1 (accessed November 12, 2010).

4. Ibid.

5. Phil Patton, "6 Top-Secret Aircraft That Are Mistaken for UFOs," Popular Mechanics, February 18, 2009, http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/aviation/ufo/4304207 (accessed March 1, 2011).

6. Depending on the angle from which it is observed, Lockheed's P-791 can look like an ordinary blimp or an alien s.p.a.cecraft straight out of Hollywood casting: "Hybrid Air Vehicle (P-791)," Lockheed Martin, http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/p-791/ (accessed February 22, 2011).

7. Northrop Grumman has information and photos of the X-47B: X-47B UCAS, Northrop Grumman, http://www.as.northropgrumman.com/products/nucasx47b/index.html (accessed February 17, 2011).

CHAPTER 48: "THE MAYANS WARNED US: IT'S ALL OVER ON DECEMBER 21, 2012."

1. Mark Van Stone, "2012 FAQ," Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, http://www.famsi.org/research/vanstone/2012/faq.html (accessed November 2, 2012).

2. Michael Drosnin, Bible Code II (New York: Touchstone, 1998), p. 230.

3. Ibid., p. 186.

4. Ian Oneil, "2012 Alien Invasion? Um, No," Discovery News, December 27, 2010, http://news.discovery.com/s.p.a.ce/the-2012-alien-invasion-um-no.html (accessed March 20, 2011).

5. Brian Handwerk, "2012: Six End-of-the-World Myths Debunked," National Geographic, November 6, 2010, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/0911062012-end-of-world-myths.html (accessed March 2, 2011).

6. David Morrison, "2012 and Counting," Skeptic, http://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/2012-and-counting/ (accessed October 19, 2011).

7. Ibid.

CHAPTER 49: "THE END IS NEAR!".

1. Frank Newport, "One-Third of Americans Believe the Bible Is Literally True," Gallup News Service, May 25, 2007, http://www.gallup.com/poll/27682/OneThird-Americans-Believe-Bible-Literally-True.aspx (accessed January 30, 2011).

2. Steve Crabtree, "New Poll Gauges Americans' General Knowledge Levels," Gallup News Service, July 6, 1999, http://www.gallup.com/poll/3742/new-poll-gauges-americans-general-knowledge-levels.aspx (accessed March 24, 2011).

3. Harris Poll, "A Third of Public, Including Three in Five Republicans, Support the Tea Party Movement and about a Quarter Oppose It," Harris Interactive, March 31, 2010, http://www.harrisinteractive.com/vault/Harris_Interactive_Poll_Tea_Party_Opposition_2010_03.pdf (accessed March 23, 2011).

4. LiveScience staff, "Quarter of Republicans Think Obama May Be the Anti-Christ," LiveScience, March 25, 2010, http://www.livescience.com/8160-quarter-republicans-obama-anti-christ.html (accessed March 23, 2011).

5. Revelation 9.

6. Guy P. Harrison, "G.o.d Is in This Place," Caymanian Compa.s.s, November 19, 1993, p. 11.

7. Baylor Inst.i.tute for Studies of Religion, "American Piety in the 21st Century," Baylor University, September 2006, p. 45, http://www.baylor.edu/content/services/doc.u.ment.php/33304.pdf (accessed December 12, 2010).

8. Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity Is Near (New York: Penguin, 2006). See also Joel Garreau, Radical Evolution: The Promise and Peril of Enhancing Our Minds, Our Bodies-And What It Means to Be Human (New York: Broadway, 2006).

CHAPTER 50: "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!".

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