(9 hours ago)Laird Wrote: Thanks for the detailed explanation.
At the risk of a mistaken online psychoanalysis of my own:
Is it possible that the original loss of hope was such an unpleasant experience for you that, so as to avoid the possibility of another - even worse because compounded - loss of hope, you are now disposed to avoid getting your hopes up again, and that it is that disposition which leads you to reflexively dismiss the anomalous craft which might otherwise raise your hopes?
Not really. I live in a country known for having the highest trust in public institutions. The Prime Minister, until recently, lived nearby and even frequented the same pizza place as I do, and used the stair master at the same local gym. These leaders are just like us—ordinary people. This includes the leaders of the U.S., where aliens are supposedly hidden. I find it hard to believe in a conspiracy about extraterrestrials remaining undiscovered; after all, even the Manhattan Project wasn't kept secret. Moreover, considering the impossibility of interstellar travel without using exotic physics—which, if it existed, would probably disrupt our part of the universe—I’m left in a situation where I care not about reading about someone who thinks they have seen a UFO. My interest in this debate is merely to caution those who believe a significant revelation is imminent not to get their hopes up.