In general, I agree with you. Re: a particular point:
"I often wonder why people are quick to dismiss the concept of a Supreme Being, but are quick, in fact eager, to believe in little green men with giant heads."
Look up Quix's posts - they are anything but devoid of such spirituality. Also, AFAIK, they ain't green, they're gray.
;)
The naysayers will probably poopoo this, and remind us all about his "swamp gas" description. It was about a sighting by several co-eds at a school in Michigan.
Well Hynek was misquoted (by the PRESS-imagine that), his statement was (words to the effect)"..it moved like swamp gas". I remember him saying that he had regretted describing the sighting that way.
Thanks. And yet again, well said.
BTW, have you heard about the blue ET's? I forget the shade of blue but I think a kind of cobalt or royal blue.