Ufology anecdotes and inconclusive photos have been part of our culture for over 50 years. In all that time there has been no hard evidence. No alien DNA or other off world biochemicals recovered; No exotic alloys or plastics recovered; Nothing analyzed and reported by a reputable laboratory.
It seems illogical that an alien civilization would expend the resources to visit from hundreds or thousands of light years away and not make contact other than with nonentities rather than with scientists or political leaders.
It is argued that they have not made contact because they do not want us to know about them. They have the technology to build a starship and cannot come up with stealth or other anti-detection methodology? Our military have equipment capable of observing from spy planes almost 20 miles above the earth. We can observe from orbiting satellites. The star travelers have to fly in close enough to be sighted visually? They need lights for us to see when they fly at night? Are the believers serious or are they making jokes?
Roswell and Kecksburg involve alleged crashes. A star traveling technology that cannot prevent crashes? No fail safe mechanisms or recovery contingencies? Not even an auto destruct mechanism if they do not want us to know about them?
How about explanations based on faulty observations and/or erroneous interpretation of normal phenomena? How about explanations based on hallucinations and a normal propensity for making up stories? How about attributing a lot of the reports to those who want to make money selling books and articles?
I enjoy and read about Ufology for the same reasons that I enjoy and read SciFi. The Ufology literature provides poorer plots and less literary expertise, but more amusement at the thought of how gullible some people are. I am amused by some of my otherwise intelligent friends who seem to view Speilberg’s TV series Taken as a documentary.
If 100 million people believe a foolish idea, it is still a foolish idea.
It seems illogical that an alien civilization would expend the resources to visit from hundreds or thousands of light years away and not make contact other than with nonentities rather than with scientists or political leaders.
It is argued that they have not made contact because they do not want us to know about them. They have the technology to build a starship and cannot come up with stealth or other anti-detection methodology? Our military have equipment capable of observing from spy planes almost 20 miles above the earth. We can observe from orbiting satellites. The star travelers have to fly in close enough to be sighted visually? They need lights for us to see when they fly at night? Are the believers serious or are they making jokes?
Roswell and Kecksburg involve alleged crashes. A star traveling technology that cannot prevent crashes? No fail safe mechanisms or recovery contingencies? Not even an auto destruct mechanism if they do not want us to know about them?
How about explanations based on faulty observations and/or erroneous interpretation of normal phenomena? How about explanations based on hallucinations and a normal propensity for making up stories? How about attributing a lot of the reports to those who want to make money selling books and articles?
I enjoy and read about Ufology for the same reasons that I enjoy and read SciFi. The Ufology literature provides poorer plots and less literary expertise, but more amusement at the thought of how gullible some people are. I am amused by some of my otherwise intelligent friends who seem to view Speilberg’s TV series Taken as a documentary.
If 100 million people believe a foolish idea, it is still a foolish idea.