My original post was, “As long as people believe in the possibility of aliens, we’re going to be stuck with ancient astronauts, UFO hunters, SETI, and abduction claims.” It’s all bullshit.
Brainspore took exception to that, stating that SETI is less batshit crazy than the others – but “less batshit crazy” is still batshit crazy. And I still think it’s a waste of resources. And I think that an annual $2.5 million could be better spend on things like food stamps, and libraries, and practically anything useful that makes life better for people, instead of pretending that we’re going to find aliens.
