It may be a matter of semantics, but UFO stands only for "unidentified flying objects." People see inexplicable objects in the sky all the time--some of these people include experienced pilots like Japan's Kenju Tarauchi and Iran's General Parviz Jafari, who had terrifying up close encounters with unknown aircraft. Five percent or so of these are never explained. So UFOs unequivocally exist, and the percentage of people who acknowledge that should be 100%.Originally Posted by IshbelRobertson
:-) UFO in my world means unfinished object. And I have a lot of them spinning around the house.
Me, too! And I totally believe in them!
Hmmmmmmmm.... i'm not a believer, so maybe that should be less than 100%?
First rule, a stupid question is an unasked one that causes you make bad/wrong/guessing decissions, because you were afraid to get the answer you needed to make an informed one.
Next, I believe in UFO's, because once indentified, they are no longer UFO's. We have three letter government agencies that chase UFO's (DEA, looking for small planes avoiding radar, bringing in drugs, etc). Now, is there intelligent life out there, well:
We don't have a useful definition of intelligence, let along consciousness. Without that, it is hard to test.
Also, without that, how could we determine we were intelligent? (is there intelligent life here?)
What makes us so conceited to think that some other civilization would want to study/visit/contact/exterminate us? (how many anthills in Africa do we go out to study/visit/contact/destroy)
Define out there. Is is from space, or another dimension (like us three dimensional beings, visiting flatland/2 dimensional), or what I find more likely, us, from the future visiting/studying us? (we wouldn't appear out of place, would have more advanced tech to use ours against us to get the info needed, without us knowing) Although this last bit means we would have discovered how some particles apparantly move faster then the speed of light and be able to use that tech (doubt in my lifetime). I've thought about that, because I thought I might write it into a scifi book, during my life. (not as good as connecticut yankee in king arthur's court).
All that said, I think the reason it facinates so many, is it is a distraction. It allows them to hope someone else will fix their problems and they don't need to worry or face them. Oh, look, shiney...
No, I don't think so. All you have to believe is that (approximately) five percent of the objects people report seeing in the sky cannot be identified as any known aircraft or phenomenon (maybe they're hush-hush government experiments). They're just unidentified, and that seems perfectly believable to me. That was my point.
I think the freedom to pursue any and all interests in life is what makes it worth living.
I'd like to think we'd solve our own problems, but our history of doing so is spotty. Time will tell.
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