My beliefs on aliens: There are almost certainly slime-mold level lifeforms outside of the earth. They are too far away to interact with ever. Plot device physics, like warp drives, are impossible. If smart aliens show up, they’re probably refugees from a dead world who will just eat us. Regarding disclosure: the nexus of political hacks, permanent bureaucrats, organized crime, financial robber barons, and unhinged z…
> ‘the government’ has asked me to believe "The government" doesn't care what you belive as long as you pay your taxes and obey the laws.
I’m pretty sure propaganda is a thing.