🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 31 Dec 1997, Does it matter wrote:

> This is the first time I've ever actually read newsgroups related to my
> interest in UFOs.
> 
> Maybe I just need to read more, but I'm very disappointed with what I've
> seen because instead of intelligent conversations, all I am seeing is
> attacks by skeptics on people trying to share information.  I don't
> believe in witchcraft, but I don't sit in the witchcraft newsgroups
> trying to play devils advocate.  I accept the fact that my opinion of
> the Universe may not be right, and leave them explore their interest.  I
> wouldn't critize them for their beliefs, because, basically, I don't
> know enough to say what they're doing is incorrect.
> 
> It wasn't that long ago people thought you were mad if you said we'd
> walk on the moon.
> 
> Why can't there be life outside of our planet?  If we discovered a
> planet with life on it, don't you think we'd be studing the hell out of
> it?  We'd monitor it for centuries.  I believe life does exist outside
> our planet somewhere...the universe is just too big to assume we're the
> only ones in it.  Finding life would extremely rare, being dependant on
> such a fine balance of nature.  Intelligent life would be even harder to
> find.  So, if you were an alien exploring the universe and finding a
> planet with intelligent life, don't you think you'd want to have a
> look?  Even if they are as backwards as us?
> 
> Just because something doesn't fall into what you're willing to believe,
> does not make it wrong or impossible...and that's been proven many, many
> times in even as such a sacred field as physics.
> 
> I refer back to the subject of this message now, if you don't believe,
> what is the attraction?
> 
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