I don’t really see it that way. Both are premised on magical thinking without proof, via sensory misinterpretation, resulting in unfounded conjecture and illogical leaps, conspiracy, and ultimately cult following. Both can be disproven given sufficient information, but one is obviously orders of magnitude easier to disapprove.
Both are ‘too fun to give up subcultures’ and can result in and from the same paranoid delusional base.
It’s like flat earthers, it’s just some group to be a part of because maybe they feel isolated elsewhere and nutjobs will take on anyone willing to listen to them.
Do they really really believe it? Maybe not. Would it be cool if it was real? Definitely.
I thought the ufo craze would subside a bit now that’s it’s become obvious it’s all just man made drones
But I severely underestimated the power of choosing to be paranoid psychotics.
It’s just too fun a subculture for these people I guess
Pressing X to doubt as hard as I can on this.
https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps
How is this surprising when we have religion?
Religion is premised on invisible unprovable things so I’d expect them to never be convinced of anything
Flat earthers and UFO crap is premised on obviously disprovable stuff so it’s really the exact opposite of religion
I don’t really see it that way. Both are premised on magical thinking without proof, via sensory misinterpretation, resulting in unfounded conjecture and illogical leaps, conspiracy, and ultimately cult following. Both can be disproven given sufficient information, but one is obviously orders of magnitude easier to disapprove.
Both are ‘too fun to give up subcultures’ and can result in and from the same paranoid delusional base.
Some of them are high altitude kites with LEDs attached. You can buy them for like 50 bucks or so.
This… Sounds fun, actually
It’s like flat earthers, it’s just some group to be a part of because maybe they feel isolated elsewhere and nutjobs will take on anyone willing to listen to them.
Do they really really believe it? Maybe not. Would it be cool if it was real? Definitely.
No, it isn’t.
https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps
Nice try, FBI