Sep 3, 2024
Belief in alien visits to Earth is spiralling out of control — here’s why that’s so dangerous
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: space
This belief is slightly paradoxical as we have zero evidence that aliens even exist. What’s more, given the vast distances between star systems, it seems odd we’d only learn about them from a visit. Evidence for aliens is more likely to come from signals from faraway planets.
In a paper accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, I argue that the belief in alien visitors is no longer a quirk, but a widespread societal problem.