I think that the psychology of the exchanges between the two sides of the debate is by far the most interesting and the most relevant thing to look into.
On the one hand, why do otherwise reasonable people, who know that they are most likely going to be ridiculed for their claims of having seen an UFO, an ET, a ghost or a monster, nevertheless go public and make those claims (and risk or suffer serious damage to their reputation, health and wealth)?
And why do skeptics reply with ridicule and general negativity?
On the one hand, why do otherwise reasonable people, who know that they are most likely going to be ridiculed for their claims of having seen an UFO, an ET, a ghost or a monster, nevertheless go public and make those claims (and risk or suffer serious damage to their reputation, health and wealth)?
And why do skeptics reply with ridicule and general negativity?