Life is a very well established phenomenon, and there is a high statistical chance of it occurring elsewhere in the universe. With powerful enough computers an

Life is a very well established phenomenon, and there is a high statistical chance of it occurring elsewhere in the universe. With powerful enough computers and telescopes, scanning other planets for life or intelligent life will become far easier and more successful, and as a species which has only worked on space travel for some 60 years who is to say that one which has worked on it for 100s of years would not be able to travel large distances to explore their indicated "intelligent life" planets. What confuses some people, and me, however, is the why. But I think we might be overplaying the significance of visitation on their end. We don't consider it significant when we drive from LA to NY as we've been able to for a long time. If you took a caveman during neolithic times across the world in a Ferrari he would probably experience extreme ontological shock. If I had the capacity for interplanetary travel I would definitely use it for my own personal entertainment and curiosity. Calling this "any old bullshit" and putting it on the same level as magic only further stigmatises the issue, and prevents thorough investigation into the issue and delays increased transparency. Which is the only way to cure speculation, true or untrue