Thursday, June 26, 2008

Against The Grain: 'UFO sightings should be taken more seriously'

People used to come up to the astronomer Carl Sagan after lectures and ask: "Do you believe?" He was struck by the question. Not, is there evidence? But, do you believe? It's a matter of faith to a lot of people and UFOs can become a substitute for religion. What they like is the mystery, they don't want a solution.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

We can argue forever what UFO's represent, but there are too many sightings and encounters to suggest they simply don't exist. So, while it may seem a novel idea, let's actually examine the situation and apply some reason. I hesitate to think we can't make some sense of it all, or is that just too easy?

Michael

Mac said...

So, while it may seem a novel idea, let's actually examine the situation and apply some reason.

Amen.