As distrust in authority diminishes, belief in alien visitors is growing. Here is why that's not as fun as it sounds.
The belief that aliens have visited Earth and may even live among us is not a new concept; it has persisted for centuries. But now this notion is gaining unprecedented traction in the U.S. and abroad, raising concerns about its potential impact on society.In the U.S., belief in UFO sightings as evidence of alien life has surged from 20 percent in 1996 to 34 percent in 2022, with 24 percent of Americans reporting they have seen a UFO, according to a 2022 YouGov poll of 1,000 U.S. adult citizens.
Secondly, the incorporation of UFO narratives into indigenous storytelling poses a risk to the preservation of original cultural meanings. 'Fragments of the earliest tales are still there within indigenous storytelling, and along comes this UFO visitation narrative and it starts to overwrite that stuff,' Milligan said.As these alien narratives gain validation, the true cultural significance of indigenous stories may be lost.
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