> In a msg to All on , Jack Sargeant of 1:379/
 > 12@fidonet writes:
 >  JS> I believe there are other races in the universe that are of various
 >  JS> degrees of advancement, and just as intelligent as we are. I believe
 >  JS> there are thousands of other intelligent races, because there are
 >  JS> that many stars in the heavens to allow for those kinds of numbers.
 > No disagreement here.
 >  JS> Of these thousands, I also believe that those with a high degree of
 >  JS> technology probably are humanoid in appearence.
 > Why?
It's hard to explain, but it's best chalked up to vanity and my own
religious beliefs. They could be reptilian, and still be humanoid.
If dinosaurs can evolve into birds as some believe, then my speculations
concerning other races is just as viable.
 >  JS> I believe that these other races are just as isolated from each other
 > as we are from them. I believe their physics are the same as ours, and
 > have the same restrictions involving how fast they can move between 
aces.
 > No disagreement here.
 >  JS> I do not believe we have been visited by aliens from outside our
 >  JS> solar system because of the distances involved. I don't think this
 >  JS> will ever happen.
 > Then what do you consider "the UFO phenomenon"?
Nowhere in the UFO phenomenon is it assumed that UFOs are alien craft.
However, some do speculate, etc.
 >  JS> I do believe there is a possibility that we will establish contact
 >  JS> via radio some day with at least one other race within the next
 >  JS> thousand years.
 > I hope it's sooner than that.
 >  JS> I believe our very own technology is responsible for 99 percent of
 >  JS> all valid UFO sightings. ...In the form of aircraft our government
 >  JS> is keeping secret from us.
 > Or simple aircraft that people simply don't identify properly.
True.
 >  JS> ...Now back to my normal speculation  about Martians and other 
liens.
 >  JS> Have fun and enjoy your fantasies about aliens, but come up for a
 > breath
 >  JS> of fresh air occasionally.
 > So why do you spend time speculating about things you don't
 > believe to be true?  Why do you encourage others to do such things
 > rather than explaining to them why the things they are saying are
 > not correct?  Why do you act so non-skeptical while you claim here
 > that you are, essentially, a skeptic (not that I actually believe
 > it, mind you)?
I'm simply not prepared to accept the presence of aliens without
stronger evidence than has yet been provided--same as you. As to
why I "spend my time" speculating, I do it because it's fun.
...Just as going to the movies is fun. ...Same difference. I seldom
forget to use the proper disclaimers when I discuss various
speculative scenarios, mostly drawn from sci-fi memories. ...And at
the risk of second-guessing you telling me you think it's all a
waste of time, I would then ask why you bother with us in this echo
at all? ...To bring the "truth" to us like some fundamentalist
knocking on my door? That is the impression I get from some skeptics.
js
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