Obsession with Aliens .. [View all]

[2banon]

Okay. Will someone please explain to me, why are a few, otherwise very intelligent people, completely obsessed with the notion of Aliens among our midst? By that I mean Aliens from other planets/galaxy's.. you know from "out there" , in space.

I had a friend, a music partner and former housemate which we shared so much in common, except this one thing. She'd attempt to share video documentaries, articles and books and such, which I would always have to explain to her that it isn't on my list of "interesting topics". On occasion, I would let her know that my attitude could be likened to that whether or not there is a god. There might be one, but in the end it didn't really matter what I believed, if it existed or not. It has no bearing on my life one way or the other. Same with Aliens, there might be I can't say with absolute certainty one way or the other, but it doesn't really matter if the President or Congress critters are really Aliens or not, because as Humans they suck as a rule, what difference does it make?

But for reasons I can't fathom, she's obsessed and even donates money to organizations that are about this topic. It's unbelievable. We haven't been friends for coming on a year now. There was an occasion that I just burst out laughing when she attempted to share an Alien 'factoid' with me.

I think that might have hurt her feelings although she didn't say anything about it at the time, but then again it turns out there was a lot more she didn't share with me I learned later.

We're still "friends" on fb, and I saw a notification that she "liked" a link that I wasn't familiar with.

I see they're soliciting money. Apart from feeling sorry for my former friend, I'm just flummoxed as to why on earth anyone has this obsession. You know, a passing curiosity is totally understandable. After all, I have to say that's it likely there are other intelligent life forms "out there" .. I don't believe life on earth, is all there is and that we're the only "chosen" ones.

But, beyond that passing curiosity and casual theorizing, I don't get the obsession.

What IS that about?