It seems to me that there are at least three types of people, in how they view the world. The first group of people I suppose we might call 'The Ostriches', if we absolutely must label them. These are people who seem exclusively caught up in their own lives, jobs, and immediate family and have little patience for anything outside of it. They don't really question the larger reality around them, and as long as they are able to live relatively undisturbed by that reality, they are content to leave it be. It is certainly understandable. Parents have their jobs and families to look after, and often don't have time for a lot of leisure activities, so they pick and choose that which interests them most to deal with. Often it is hanging out with friends, sports, cookouts, and very 'normal' types of things. For these people, the world is a neat explainable box, with very defined borders.
The second group could be called 'The Cats'. These are people who are obsessed with the larger reality around them. Topics that range from Spirituality to Theoretical Physics, Angels to UFO's, or Atlantis to the Future of Humanity. However, we live in a 'realistic' world so those people are naturally dragged back to the day-to-day experiences of life. Still, they make it a point to look into these matters when they have time to do so, and have little time for sports and much of 'popular culture'. Some of them focus on specific topics and the others try to look into all (or at least several) of the strange phenomena that seem to occur in our world. They are not content with the 'official' explanation and seek a greater understanding of the reality around them. I think it would be fair to say, that some of these people can be strongly caught up in their topic of interest, to the point of ridicule by some. For these people, the world is a chaotic mixture of the unexplained, and nearly without borders.
Finally, you have everyone who fits somewhere between these two extremes in varying degrees. I think most people fall under this category. I suppose we could call this group 'The Chameleons'. They mostly blend into the group they most associate themselves with, but have a certain affinity with the other side as well. Essentially this group is subdivided into at least two categories, 'The Ostrich Chameleon' and 'The Cat Chameleon'.
The Ostrich Chameleon is someone who is basically caught up with their own day-to-day lives, like the Ostrich, but are at least willing to have an opinion about things that may not directly affect them. On occasion they may even have a serious conversation about UFO's (or whatever), but the personal search into such topics is not very strong, and only a passing interest. It seems to me, that most Chameleons fit into this subtype. For these people, the world is a neat explainable box, but with questionable borders.
At last, The Cat Chameleons are people who have more than a passing interests in the reality around them, but still try to take a realistic view on things as well. In other words, they try to temper their interests in the unexplained with a dose of realism. These people are the ones who, while interested in the unexplained, also attempt to study it in a systematic and thoughtful way, and are not prone to flights of fancy. Many scientists fall under this category. For these people, the world is a chaotic mixture of the unexplained, but with definable borders.
I think it should be said that people falling into these categories, do so in various degrees, some more strongly than others. Labels can be annoying, and misleading, but I don't think I was entirely unfair to any of the groups I've listed here. The Ostriches DO have their heads stuck in the sand, and ignore everything that doesn't touch them personally. The Cats DO often allow their curiosity to get carried away, and sometimes take their interests to an extreme. The Chameleons DO try to blend into the group they most associate with, while maintaining ties to the other side.
Personally, I think I am a 'Cat Chameleon', although it could be argued that I'm a little more Cat than Chameleon. Still, I don't get carried away with any particular topic per se, and I'm willing to look into all the possibilities. I think there probably was some sort of civilization or civilizations in the prehistory which we know nothing about, even if none of them were Atlantis or Ancient Astronauts. I believe there are non corporeal beings (spirits), even if I can't explain them. I believe there is something going on in the skies above our heads, but I have no personal knowledge of what 'they' are. I am strongly interested in the theoretical sciences (physics in particular) and where they could lead mankind. I believe strongly in personal spirituality, although I am suspicious of organized religion.
Although I have an interests in all of those things, I'm not one of the 'quacks' out there claiming that I have personal knowledge of any of it. Nor can I be 100% certain, that those 'quacks' don't know anything at all. Concerning UFO's, there are professional military officers, police, pilots, astronauts, government officials, and average people who have all come forth with not only experiences, but documented evidence, that can't be explained away. I myself have had a UFO experience that I have yet to have had properly explained as to what it could have been.
I have recognized that the more I've learned, the more I realize how much I don't really know. I try to keep that in mind when it comes to things I don't understand. As Shakespeare said in one of his plays, "There is more in Heaven and Earth, than is dreamt of in your philosophies". Still, there IS evidence that the world is much more complex than we know. I do believe that our government is covering up the truth about UFO's, as are other governments around the world. Several governments have recently released documents that do indeed prove that their have been encounters with crafts and beings that do not seem to be from this world. It isn't as though the UFO phenomena is only happening here in the USA and nowhere else. There has been hard evidence showing that unexplained craft are virtually on a daily basis are violating sovereign airspace to nations on every continent, and there is nothing that any government can do about it, but neither are most of them willing to admit it either.
As a result, I can't help but wonder why there isn't even more of an outcry by people than there is. I can't help but think it is largely due to 'The Ostriches' and 'The Ostrich Chameleons' that our government (and others) are able to get away with outright lying to us on a daily basis about the matter. There is documented proof to show that government agencies (CIA, FBI, USAF, and others), have been lying about their involvement (or lack, as those agencies claim) with the UFO phenomenon. When they finally were ordered to release documents under the Freedom of Information Act, much of what they handed over was blacked out, so you couldn't read what was written on the documents. Isn't that a violation of law??? It has been said that President Clinton actually tried to find out about some of it, and he was told he didn't have a 'need to know'. How could the Commander in Chief possibly NOT have a 'need to know'? How is it, that unelected bureaucrats are able to stonewall our elected officials and the American public, and most people don't care enough to be concerned about it?
Until the American public gets truly motivated to find out what is going on, I think our government is going to continue to lie to us about the UFO topic. The reason I'm covering this particular 'unexplained' topic so strongly, is because this is the one our government is actively lying about. I'm sure the government lies about a lot of things, but this topic concerns the security of our air space at least, and possibly the world itself. How can we claim to be a Democracy, or a Representative Republic, if neither the public or the elected officials are being given information they need to make informed decisions? I believe that it is definitely something we as citizens should be concerned about, as this is more than just about unknown flying craft, but also the ability to have any trust in our government system.
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