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Originally Posted by Gullible Jones
I've got my own little theory on the abduction phenomenon.
You see, it seems to me that people are always very willing to believe in alien and/or supernatural entities - even profoundly hostile entities of that sort. But no one wants to hear that aliens, or spirits, or whatever, don't exist.
I'd say this indicates a deep, profound fear that such beings do not exist - that people are frightened of the concept that we're alone in the universe. It's just a hunch, not all that well supported, but the idea of being alone frightens me and, and at least one other poster has mentioned being frightened by that possibility... Perhaps there is something to this. Then again, it could very well be a red herring.
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I think it makes perfect sense. Humans are very social animals, that generally can't stand being alone. Even the people we consider "loners" have at least one or two friends (Hey, look at me! I've got you guys!) And those that truly are loners...well, incidents like Columbine show how much lonliness and alienation affects the mind. So the idea that we are, essentially, alone, goes against our deepest instincts and disturbs us greatly.
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