Apparently there are dozens of possible explanations for it. Perhaps most of these are actual, and there dozens of kinds of ball lightening, each having its own categories of manifestation. This would account for the many kinds of UFO sightings.
It seems odd that there are thousands of kinds of ship sighted, yet there is no contact every made.
Also, should we assume that they all exceeded the speed of light to get here? If not, they are perhaps billions of years away from home, with no hope of ever seeing their loved ones again.
Why should a church enjoy the benefit of paying no taxes anyway, especially when they are so hostile to the culture at large and their fellow citizens?
It could be difficult or worse for some people to dodge all the things they dislike. Does that mean society should bend over backwards to accommodate them? I don't think so.
Except that religious bigots (and other cultural zealots) are not trying to adjust and correct their course. They would prefer that people they don't like go back were they came from.
Why do these people have to take such a strong stand against other people? Why are one group in society shunning other groups just because they have different values? Seems the only way to have a diverse society is for people to accept others.
Christendom was already tried. It failed miserably.
I agree. Except when studying the phenomena of religion, which is more philosophy than science, but uses knowledge from science (such as brain functioning, evolutionary adaption, psychology).
Perhaps this kind of research is useful in understanding the architecture of the brain, especially combined with brain scans and knowledge about the physical workings of the drugs. Maybe there's even benefit for people having brain dysfunction. None of this should be attempted except under the...
Yes, and ditto for voters who won't vote for people who help others that the voters don't want helped.
The best strategy in life is to dodge those in the majority who seek to harm you (wittingly or unwittingly).