> If there were aliens or magical beasts roaming around, they would be natural. Sure, and if my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bicycle. I think

> If there were aliens or magical beasts roaming around, they would be natural. Sure, and if my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bicycle. I think the two categories you describe are orthogonal - rational people are open to the potential of alien life forms, but, similarly, would deny the possibility of 'magical beasts'. (Depending on what 'magical beasts' might actually entail - your second paragraph seems to re-purpose the word to something closer to fascinating, if I'm reading that right. Though in context it feels more like supernatural than merely wondrous.)