1. Real life is weirder than any fiction imaginable, particularly since none of us can agree on what real life, truth, or existence entails -- nor do we know how many things happen to or for us the way it does.
If there are aliens among us, or marrying with us, or controlling us, how would that change anything but our assumptions and perceptions? And what "useful" could be done with that information?
At this point no one could agree that there's anything to be done about it, not that there would be any point in doing whatever that is.
Aliens among us, much less their classification (which isn't news, BillJ) seemed much weirder and threatening when more of the human race was tolerable and tolerant. But with freedoms falling away around the world, especially in the US, we now have more important interests.
It only makes sense there are other life forms in the universe. Why are earth inhabitants so damn self-important that they thing life as they recognize it is the only type of life?
We are surrounded every day by things we cannot see. If we could see radio waves, we'd be going through life in a wild array of colors.
As Doc says, ultimately it's folklore, even if it's real. And again, these days, proof means nothing if you don't want to believe it. Headlines and people's responses to them prove it every day.
A short read: Philip Wylie, The Answer, www.amazon.com
Read "alien" for "angel."
In this ingenious and unforgettable twentieth-century parable, a world on the brink of war is thrown into chaos when angels fall from heaven
Major General Marcus Scott is a seasoned veteran of combat, a loyal American, and a skeptic in a volatile world. But amid the aftermath of a nuclear weapons test in the South Pacific, everything Scott believes--and refuses to believe--will be turned upside down.
In a pool of clear water lies a single casualty of the blast, a beautiful winged being certainly not of this earth. And when a second celestial creature is discovered following a Russian H-bomb test, the military establishments of two major powers are thrown into chaos. Sworn enemies, each pledged to the other's destruction, they must now deal with the unthinkable and the impossible: that the Cold War has transcended the boundaries of the world, reaching into heaven to bring down angels.
A provocative tale as beguiling as it is disturbing, Philip Wylie's The Answer is a captivating fantasy of the nuclear age. Set at the height of the United States-Soviet arms race, it is a page-turning thriller that taps into the anxieties and paranoia of a bygone era, offering a heartfelt plea for peaceful coexistence while decrying the suicidal insanity of war.
Both Hilary and Kamala had more of a record to run on and they still couldn't beat Trump, who shouldn't have even stood a chance after the mess of his first term.
Hillary was one of the most qualified POTUS candidates of the past two decades. She had the Clinton baggage, though, and played the woman card to heavily instead of running on her extensive, and often unique, experience and accomplishments.
Kamala was simply a bad candidate that the progressives tried to ram through to get a woman POTUS because they thought anyone could win against Trump. It was a colossal miscalculation by people who now think they should be taken seriously when they claim to know what's best moving forward (yet another way they're very similar to MAGA morons).
And no, her experience is not sufficient if you have any level of standards or expectations. The funny thing is people like you and clownshart see woman and go light on her because she's a woman. You condescendingly lower your expectations.