I recently watched a series of videos on YouTube of an episode of Larry King Live with Bill Nye shooting down a bunch of UFO believers and followers. I wanted to make this blog post in support of Bill Nye's skepticism. Bill's main point is that all the evidence we have shows the proof that unidentified things are seen and reported, to make the jump that these unidentified objects and recorded images are otherworldly is pretty drastic.
It brings to mind the belief in faeries. A long time ago faeries were considered the unexplainable trouble makers, causing all kinds of mischief while our backs were turned. An example would be: let's say you lived in the forest and you just finished your laundry, you hung it to dry and while it was drying you decided to take a walk. When you get back from your walk to gather up all the dry linens you find they have been strewn about the forest and dragged through the mud. Who did this?! There is no one else around; you know this because you were left in charge for the day. Well, there could be a couple explanations. One, the wind picked up and after tugging on the hung linens for a few minutes they were ripped from the branches and fell in the mud. Or two, maybe a wild animal came through and pulled the linens down and drug them through the mud as it was scared away by you returning. The problem with both of these explanations is that they require that the story include that the linens were unattended or poorly hung.
Since you don't want to get in trouble for leaving the linens unattended, you decide to say this happened while your back was turned. But an animal wouldn't come through with you so close by, and if the wind was blowing hard you should have been close enough to catch things before they got to the mud. The result is to make up something impossible. Faeries were often described in these kind of situations. Not only do they fit the bill, something mischievous happened in an impossible circumstance,,, but who doesn't want to hear more proof about something that would be amazing like faeries.
Faeries and extra terrestrial visitors on Earth are very desirable. (The biggest reason why magic shows work is because the audience wants magic to be real.) Even if you don't believe in either, the existence of these things would be very cool? We all wish for these things to be true. Watching the men that were up against Bill Nye on Larry King Live, I saw some guys with a really good story. We love having good stories, these guys' story got them on Larry King Live 40 years after the event took place, that's a pretty good story. The second half of the program features a PHD in Physics who is the author of a book about UFOs and the Director of a film about UFOs. Both capitol driven media based on stories similar to the old men from the first half. When you have something to sell for $29.99 you get a little protective of the subject matter, you have income to worry about. I support Bill Nye, there is a universe of possibilities for these sightings, why does extra terrestrial life have to be the obvious answer?
Part II, my theory for the possibility of extra terrestrial life.
