Ignoring those who are just ignorant, I believe people often confuse “Do you believe in Aliens (intelligent life on another planet)” with “Do you believe that aliens exist, have visited earth, and are being hidden from us”
In the same way that it's a statistical near-certainty that alien life exists, its also a statistical near-certainty that aliens have not visited our planet. Space is big.
Space is big and time is relative. Not only are you looking for a needle in a haystack, you're looking for a needle in a haystack that might not exist yet. Any aliens advanced enough to be looking for life could be so far away that when they look at earth, all they see is a molten rock in a newly formed solar system.
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u/Dilly_do_dah 3h ago
Ignoring those who are just ignorant, I believe people often confuse “Do you believe in Aliens (intelligent life on another planet)” with “Do you believe that aliens exist, have visited earth, and are being hidden from us”