[cgbg]

Agreed—the entire SETI enterprise is a disinformation gig.

We all feel a lot safer knowing that aliens might be “out there” rather than permanently living right here.

It keeps everybody calm and supporting .gov.

[RoosterRedux]

As it used to be said, human beings find that maintaining an open mind is very uncomfortable. It actually hurts not to have an answer.

Hence the willingness of a lot of people to behave illogically and adopt positions and biases before the evidence has been collected and presented.

As Mr. Spock would say, "humans are most illogical." ;-)