If someone came to me with physical proof of aliens, I probably wouldn't question it ... but when it's just one half asleep man's story, I'm sorry but there's no reason for anyone to believe that.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Post #3 UFOs
Many people claim to have either seen UFOs or been actually abducted. The process of storytelling relies on a reconstructive process of memory. A process that can very easily be corrupted and distorted. Most people when remembering a past event actually remember it less accurately every-time they tell the story because they tell the story in a way that makes sense with what they believe, and their beliefs could be distorted. Many people also just have a hyper active imagination or simply like to lie or even want their story to be true so bad that they lie to themselves. Also a lot of alien sightings claim to happen while the people are in sleepy states. Not to mention there is never any actual credible physical evidence of the event, only 1 persons story.
If someone came to me with physical proof of aliens, I probably wouldn't question it ... but when it's just one half asleep man's story, I'm sorry but there's no reason for anyone to believe that.
If someone came to me with physical proof of aliens, I probably wouldn't question it ... but when it's just one half asleep man's story, I'm sorry but there's no reason for anyone to believe that.
You have some pretty good points here. The book I read for this class "Why People Believe Weird Things" talks about alien abductions a little bit too. It says that some people can have hallucinations and delirium, which make them think they were abducted, as a result of sleep deprivation. The author of the book had an experience where he thought he been abducted while sleep deprived during a nonstop bike race. Pretty interesting stuff. Worth a read if you're interested in this kind of thing.
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