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In reply to the discussion: Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,174 posts)I am an agnostic/atheist (depending on what kind of day I'm having). Heck, I'll even pray to God if I'm in trouble, just to cover my bases
Grew up in an evangelical fundamentalist home. So there's always a tiny bit of Sunday School in me. But I left organized religion behind me a long time ago. I now regard all religion as a scourge on the planet.
But to me, there's a difference between believing in an entity who created the universe and all living things, and to this day controls all aspects of peoples lives, and world events. without one shred of evidence. And being more open to the idea of other creatures existing, and visiting Earth.
One has "faith" that what they believe is true. I always wondered why "faith" was such an honorable atribute. People use "a man of faith" to elevate him. All that means is that he only relies on his own illogical conclusions based on some ancient book.
The other has many witnesses of abduction. Witnesses of seeing flying crafts that do not behave as Earthly vehicles. Including incidents reported by air force members. Even video evidence. Of course some may be fabricated, but the sheer amount of witnesses weighing in gives it more credence. And that if even you yourself would say "it would be pretty stupid not to believe in the possibility of extraterrestrial life", would you not weigh purported witnesses to your statement more believable than those who rely only on "faith" to support their beliefs?
Crop circles is a big one that rarely gets discussed. Of course some people go out and "prove" they can be made by humans overnight. But these are mostly crude resemblances. No explanation has ever been given for the more extremely complicated crop circles that pop up overnight. Nor has any skeptic been able to duplicate the way the crops are bent but not broken.