[Rockingham]

I am of two minds on this topic, veering from buying into the whole megillah -- ETs and a massive government cover up -- to dismissive skepticism. The arguments are inconclusive, and the subject is confused and vexed by hoaxers, New Age believers, utter crackpots -- and perhaps also an organized disinformation effort.

The technologies of surveillance and scientific analysis though are becoming so cheap and accessible that if ETs are here, we will soon get enough evidence in the public realm to prove it. In anticipation, there may be a gradual government disclosure effort so as to maintain control of the topic and avoid public panic and anger.

The trend recently seems to be toward more evidence of ETs. We will probably know for sure within ten years, and the whole field will be either vindicated or shown to be nothing but an example of mass public credulity -- like believing that the social security system is solvent enough to pay all the benefits promised.

[Quix]

The trends have been inreasingly greater and more rapid bits of disclosure.

Evidently the History channel will have some more shows in Dec about greys etc. I've noticed that their shows let out little bits and pieces that are relatively new and many that are very new to the uninitiated.