Originally Posted By: Astro14
I'm still left wondering what is meant by "believe in UFOs". Pilots in particular see lots of things that don't make sense, initially. Perhaps they don't ever make sense. Those, by definition, are "Unidentified Flying Objects". So, having a seen a few things that weren't initially clear to me, sure, I "believe" in optical illusions.
But, if you're suggesting that "believe in UFOs" means that people are catching sight of aliens in spacecraft visiting Earth, well, perhaps we should call that belief in "LGM" - Little Green Men. And while UFOs will always be with us (human perception wasn't built for flight) - I don't believe that anyone has seen an LGM. We are probably not alone in the universe, but that doesn't mean that LGMs are visiting us and flying around in our atmosphere.
This pretty much hits the nail on the head, so to speak. You cannot eliminate the connection of UFO's to, "Little Green Men". It's been there from day one, and it always will be there. To try and get away with saying only that, "Unidentified objects are simply...... unidentified", doesn't automatically pull the disconnect lever to, "Little Green Men".
Optical illusions exist everywhere. On land, sea, and in the air and space. Some can be explained, while others cannot. Just because they cannot doesn't give them any credence to life coming from somewhere else. The conspiracy theorists all love this. And right away try to inject the usual nonsense of, "government cover ups" and the like. They all feel by dragging the government into it, it automatically makes their claims more viable. Just like the Kennedy assassination. When in reality all it does is attract the support of every nut case who reads it. Assuming they can tear themselves away from all the "evidence" on the grassy knoll, or Roswell.
Common sense is never common with these people, because it destroys their hopes and dreams they all so desperately want to believe. Are there, "things that can't be identified or explained"? Of course. So what? None of it puts us any closer to visitors from another world. Anymore than the government takes away the fact Oswald got lucky with a cheap rifle for 2 out of 3 shots.