KEEP THAT
DEATH GRIP ON THAT TYPE II ERROR ADDICTION demanding extreme levels of proof.
Not very scientific.
Not very rational.
Not very realistic.
Not very informed.
But it should make for the eventual facial expressions all the more priceless when they occur.
You make it sound like NO LEVEL OF EXPERT TESTIMONY
NO NUMBERS OF EXPERTS TESTIFYING
IS OF THE LEAST VALUE AT ALL.
What a silly notion that is.
” [But] only in our period do we really have evidence. No, we’re not alone,”
That is a definite statement. He said we have evidence. Where is it? Maybe any type of evidence might be helpful, but, not has come forth yet.
I tend to agree with Stephen Hawking. In his “Universe in a Nutshell” he reasons about this and points out that, due to the extreme needs of an anthropological being (i.e. humans) that, while there may be other planets in the galaxy that supports life, it is very unlikely that intelligent life as we know it has formed anywhere else. Anthropological beings need very special situations to form. He does not make a definite statement yah or nay, just unlikely. I tend to agree with him.
I myself think that God had to start somewhere. And here were are!
As for actual sightings of ‘Flying Saucers’, I stand out in fields for hours every month looking at the sky (I am an amateur astronomer) and have never seen anything that I couldn’t explain by pointing binoculars or a telescope at and seeing what it was.
As for expert testimony, show me a real expert. The closest thing to one around now is Stanton Friedman and I find him less and less creditable as time goes.
I recommend “Universe in a Nutshell” even though it is an older work, Hawking does have a way with a phrase.