Why do people not believe in aliens, when they are here?
109959
People will believe anything if it fits the way they want the world to be. Facts be damned.
432976
You are right. Inspite of the proofs--order in the universe, design in every living or non living things--some people choose not to believe. I really don't understand why. But I can only guess. Here are probable reasons:\n\n1. They were brainwashed into believing that big-bang theory. Just like putting metals into one big drum blowing them up with dynamite and presto you have a functioning car.\n\n2. These people just don't want to be governed by rules that don't fit their life styles.\n\n3. They just want to be different than the rest.\n\n   The Bible however gives us a perspective of their state of mind. "They say they are wise, but they are fools... Because those people refuse to keep in mind the true knowledge about God, he has given them over to corrupted minds..." (Romans 1:22,28, Today's English Version )
267002
Yes, I believe in intelligence outside of our own shallow planet. As for UFOs I can say they are real..I have seen many objects both day and night, for all my life. I believe.
248125
I don't believe that there is any tangible proof that there are aliens, but I have always believed that there are. Just considering the amazing size of the universe, it seems unlikely to presume that there isn't other life out there somewhere, perhaps even "intelligent" life.
75984
The former. Or, possibly, slaves from other nations. Why? Because there's no certainty aliens from space exist, therefor the answer must be the latter if limited to the choices given.
455108
Think about it, kiddo. Do you know how far we are from the nearest star? It would take generations of alien pilots on an uncertain journey to reach Earth. \n\nInterstellar flight is impractical, especially since they would have no way of knowing we would even be here.\n\nWhat you "came to know" was just another conspiracy theory pumped out by UFOLOGISTS or, as they are more commonly known, morons. \n\nUnless you see physical evidence of something so implausible, then you're just wasting your life on this stuff.
602742
Pessimists. Hahaha. No one knows. If you even believe in aliens then the chance could be anywhere from 1-100%. I sure hope it happens in my lifetime.
771627
The key phrase in your question is "some people."\n\nSome of these same people believe the moon landing was a hoax, 9/11 was a government sponsored event, area 51 is where we hide all of the crashed UFOs and on and on......\n\nLooks real to me, too.
325625
If UFO's were not real..why would the government have top secret classification for them?..they exist..and it is getting harder every day for certain governments of this world to continue to play this charade..There are thousands of wittnesses a year..there is a motive behind the "secret" and after being wittness for 30 years to governments and to UFOs..I would say that the reason its all being played this way is for the selfish greedy leaders to benifit and keep the control of people.  Think about it...all of a sudden we learn the truth...we are not alone..and we are NOT intelligent..but we find these aliens are very very smart..does that not begin to change our perspectives? Who do we start to listen too?...Who would have more control?..Who would lose out? \nSo we find these aliens and they are friendly and peaceful (part of being intelligent). That would pose a bigger threat to certain governments. The easiest way to control people is to keep them uneducated and to keep them in fear.
20141
Perhaps we would preceive them as we do aliens and UFOs today....people want proof...they can't always have it...eventually we will be awaked to the reality of the universe and our existance here..just give it time..our primitive thoughts can't yet understand our existance.
114020
It is a very sad statement about the population of the US that so many want to believe this sort of nonsense, and alien abduction etc. It is even worse when about 1/3 of the population does not know the earth orbits the sun, and a large fraction of US adults cannot locate the US on a globe. \n\nI will not dismiss out of hand all accounts of supernatural phenomenon, but most of it is explained by vagaries of the human mind and its processes, which is basically uncharted territory. If there are ghosts etc, where is the evidence?
525643
I have friends who believe this. They don't actually believe the aliens are/were God in the Christian sense. There are scientific reasons for their beliefs. I myself have not read enough on the matter to consider it. \n\nWhat is the basis for your belief that God was an alien? Have you read extensively about this or studied with others?  I do not ask in order to bash your beliefs but to explore them.
804573
Here's my take.. and yes I am a Christian.\n\nThis universe we live in a massive place and it has been around for billions of years.  I think it would be pretty egotistical and extremely closed minded of us to think that we are the only beings in this whole universe.  When we look at it from this context, there is a very high probility that there other inteligent life forms out there.  Why we haven't met them yet is a matter of debate.  If we are to assume that there are such things as UFO, then we must ask the question, why would they 'discover us' and never attempt contact?  It really don't make any since for them to 'buzz' our planet and never say 'Hi'.\n\nIf one believes that a supreme being (God) created this universe then one has to believe he know's about all the life that is out there.  Therefore, if one believes that God created all life (since he created the universe) then it would fall to reason that he would make his presence known to all inteligent life.  Why would he just tell us?\n\nSo, here's where it get's tricky.  In order for any being to visit our planet they would have figure out how to defeat the laws of physics as it relates to speed and time because there are no life sustainable planets with in 100 light years from here!  Now.. it could be.. that we were visited thousands of years ago from aliens that spent 1,000 years getting here and they are just now getting back home.  I think that's highly unlikely.\n\nSo.. if we consolidate all of these thoughts, we can come to a single, simple conclusion.  IF we get a visit by aliens from another planet, should we be surprised when they tell us stories of their religious diety that exactly mirrors ours?\n\nJust some thoughts to get your creative juices flowing!\n\nGood luck!
130949
The only aliens that are really here in the U.States are the illegal immigrants, As they are known by some ignorant people. Because they are the ones that always (WHAT EVER YOU MEANT TO WRITE) for power and money. Apart from them the only person or thing that we believe is somewhere out there in the universe is the ALMIGHTY ONE can you call him an alien? because he does unexplainable things in our presence.
320823
I've seen an alien, they're in the form of light. and aren't reflective. They dont have bodies, and they communicate at radiowaves so high we cannot hear. they dont have faces.
256784
There are no extra-terrestrial lifeforms currently in New Zealand. However, if by the word 'aliens' you mean as used by the US immigration department (i.e. citizens of another country), then indeed there are a number of aliens residing and visiting both legally and illegally.
58090
I think that personal anecdotes of alien abductions and accounts from former military personnel about supposedly classified government information on alien visitation are untrustworthy for a variety of reasons. \n\nI find the ancient artwork and accounts of people travelling in strange flying craft slightly more compelling, but again not really good evidence. \n\nThe existence of large jumps in technology in ancient civilizations might be taken as evidence by some, but I think it just points to the inventiveness of humans. \n\nWe do not have any good photographic or other evidence of alien visitation. \n\nWe do not have any physical evidence of alien visits, like materials unknown on earth. Crop circles do not constitute good physical evidence. \n\nSo, at least in my opinion, the evidence for alien visitation is very very weak.