Knowing Too Much

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS believe in UFOs. The actual numbers are staggering, more staggering than can be explained by mere reality. obviously, whatever else is going on, there is a strong psychological, imaginative component to the phenomenon. Obviously, people are looking for something, and finding it, whether or not its actually there. evolving religiosity coupled with a virulent contagious delusion, possibly. Our only hope is science, which is currently under attack by the very same people who promulgate and profit from the fantasy industry, not surprisingly. All sixty five million citizens who have been abducted by extraterrestrials are convinced that the government is hiding proof of the exist of extraterrestrials. It must be doing a terrible job. I read my first UFO boo, "The Interrupted Journey" when I was eleven or so, and have been hooked ever since. But I have my limits. For me its an unanswered question, and always has been, and might well remain for the foreseeable future. I pity the poor people who have all the answers in Ufology, or anything else, especially religion. They see truth as being external to themselves, available to anybody, indisputable. The poor wretches refuse to either comprehend or accept, or both, that all unverified belief is subjective. This is what makes life worth living. the opportunity to ceaselessly inquire, and learn. We can /either question and improve our personal beliefs and understanding, or rigidly declare that we no no further improvement to make. W have no choice but to agree that the value of pi is three point one four one five, and not simply three, as the Bible claims. And we have no choice but to accept that each person's concept of God is different, subjective, and unique. But try telling that to religious fanatics or UFOlogists who insist that certain extraterrestrial beings come from a certain planet with a definite location and name, and that they know what it is.