People who dismiss plausible theories about uncertain events are afraid of what it would mean if those theories were correct.
UFOs are very likely something other than aliens. But ridiculing people who say 'maybe aliens' is a defensive mechanism for those who really, really don't want to entertain the idea that maybe aliens are in fact paying us a visit.
If I said UFOs were actually Santa Clause I wouldn't be ridiculed. Because that's silly, not scary.
Ditto the big scary government stuff. I'll pick one at random that I heard:
"Covid vaccines and the aggressive / mandatory campaign was cover for mass sterilization because the planet is overpopulated with humans"
Dismissing that is a lot easier than thinking about what happens if a government decides to sterilize you against your will. Or that a government would arbitrarily deny any freedom.
Of course when we say government we mean us. Are we really capable of these things? Well, historically, obviously we're capable of some seriously heinous shit.
People who dismiss plausible theories about uncertain events are afraid of what it would mean if those theories were correct.
UFOs are very likely something other than aliens. But ridiculing people who say 'maybe aliens' is a defensive mechanism for those who really, really don't want to entertain the idea that maybe aliens are in fact paying us a visit.
If I said UFOs were actually Santa Clause I wouldn't be ridiculed. Because that's silly, not scary.
Ditto the big scary government stuff. I'll pick one at random that I heard:
"Covid vaccines and the aggressive / mandatory campaign was cover for mass sterilization because the planet is overpopulated with humans"
Dismissing that is a lot easier than thinking about what happens if a government decides to sterilize you against your will. Or that a government would arbitrarily deny any freedom.
Of course when we say government we mean us. Are we really capable of these things? Well, historically, obviously we're capable of some seriously heinous shit.
But we are not capable of that. Says the coward.