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Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko
Reaching total conscientious is nothing more than having common sense. We know that crop circles are man made, we know that Bigfoot is a ruse, we know the UFO's that have not been faked are secret military projects, and we know that we have not been visited by aliens. Area 51 was a ruse by the government to scare the Russians into thinking we had alien technology.
Star Wars defense system was the same. There are no alien creatures in the sea, in mountain caves, or in a government lab. Why do we spend so much time trying to fool people into believing something that is not real?
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WHY? Why questions have ALWAYS been difficult to answer. The Area 51 situation may be about MORE than just trying to scare the Soviets. That IS just too simplistic of an answer. The Star Wars defense system may have been about making some US corporations rich and may have produced some usable research - it may have forced the Soviets to build more missiles and bombs and bankrupted the Soviet Union. The GREAT Star Wars defense system is a little bit like the GREAT WALL or China - they both were designed to make people feel more protected and they both now reside on a historical heap of minimal usefulness.
WHY do people INSIST on believing in something that is not real? Well, different people believe different realities and have differing ideas on what is MOST important. Reality is in the eye of the individual realist. It is easy to prove the point about different realities - just look around at the various churches and religions that humans believe in. The churches are REAL in the sense of they exist in brick and mortar. But, 100 % of all humans do NOT believe the ideas contained in the churches give reality to their lives - some do, some don't.
Why believe in something that is NOT real? It may be psychologically comforting. Some are comforted by the idea of life after death. Some are comforted by the idea that humans are NOT alone in the Universe, others are frightened by that concept. Humans have great variability!