From: billc@minerva.phyast.pitt.edu (Morbius)
Newsgroups: alt.atheism
Subject: Re: Aliens and Religions
Date: 21 Oct 1994 22:35:55 GMT
Organization: Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh
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In article <386t3q$s30@fozzy.aud.alcatel.com> vebutton@aud.alcatel.com writes:
>
>Hi,
>  I watched an episode of Quantum Leap a couple of nights ago.  Sam had leaped
>into the body of an old man who claimed to see UFOs.  The show ended with
>the old guy leaving with the aliens.  
>
>  I began wondering about the similarities between those that believe
>in gods and those that believe in aliens.  I'm pretty skeptical about 
>UFOs and while it would be nice (!?!) if extraterrestrials existed there 
>isn't any proof -- just the stories of, what I suspect to be, a bunch of 
>fools and liars.
>
>  Like most (all) atheists, I require proof for unusual claims, however, it
>does seem that a section of the scientific community takes UFO sightings
>seriously.  What is their justification for this?
>
>  I'm interested in hearing other atheists opinions on the matter of UFOs.
>
>Vincent

Let me get this straight. These aliens, representatives of a civilization
whose wisdom and technology is far beyond our own, cross the vastness of 
interstellar space to kidnap and rape loony 300 pound waitresses, to spin
through fields of crops leaving neat patterns, and to slice various body
parts off of steers. 

Oh yeah, I believe that.

We may never know very much about these aliens, but one thing is for sure:
Their home planet must be a *very* boring place.



-Morbius