I have not come across many people who can do a better job of making flawed and empty arguments SOUND as well constructed and valid as Lanny. And to be able to do it so belligerently and condescendingly, well..
#chef'skiss#
To the main discussion at hand: being skeptical is NOT closed-minded. I strongly doubt there is ANYONE in this thread that doesn't WANT there to be Aliens - it would be the most incredible thing imaginable. Being skeptical, and demanding higher standards than simply accepting other peoples' word as evidence, doesn't lack critical thinking, it IS critical thinking. It isn't closed-minded, it is the right approach. A lack of proof either way, does not infer the positive ("if we don't know what it is, it MUST be Aliens!"), it is simply a lack of proof.
For something this extraordinary, there has to be proof, or at least substantially more evidence than testimonials.
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