Why we can’t stop thinking about aliens | The Gray Area
Adam Kersh analyzes the cultural shift in UFO belief, attributing it to a post-2017 convergence of government secrecy revelations and widespread distrust of scientific expertise.summaryThe discussion distinguishes between the high probability of extraterrestrial life existing elsewhere and the lack of credible evidence for UFOs on Earth, framing belief as a psychological need for meaning rather than a summaryUFO belief functions similarly to religious faith; it relies on personal testimony and 'faith' when empirical evidence is absent, creating a hybrid between physical object claims and spiritual longing.takeaway
