A catalogue and history of one of the most pervasive subcultures — UFO believers

This is the stuff I used to love growing up, when UFOs and the paranormal still felt bizarre, and it was possible to imagine that you’d stumbled upon something “hidden.” It’s disappointing that that sense of wonder is almost entirely absent from the scene today. It’s become increasingly ideological and virulently anti-science. It’s believers arguing with skeptics and not a whole lot else.

Yeah. UFOs are mainstream now, and UFO buffs haven’t really come to terms with that. I like joke about fringe archaeologists who believe that the Egyptians build the pyramids, but can’t get the truth out because the mainstream dogmatically rejects any evidence that doesn’t fit its ancient aliens paradigm.

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