Personally, I think the prospect of "alien abductions" being a manifestation of consciousness is far more compelling and portentous than the "nuts and bolts" extraterrestrial hypothesis. I'm not suggesting close encounters are wholly hallucinatory or imaginary; I think they're physically real. But we lack conclusive definitions for "physical" and "real"; ultimately, they're just words, labels, thought-viruses.
Like John Mack, I think Western empiricism is losing its edge. Exploring this thing we call consciousness is just as important as exploring space -- arguably more so. If only they'd listened to Timothy Leary, who I'm belatedly realizing was one of the best minds this country ever produced.
Other contenders for "best minds," you ask? Philip K. Dick, Robert Anton Wilson and William Burroughs -- all of whom used mind-altering drugs.
Note: While Googling, I discovered that Albert Budden has his own website.
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