As for ufo's, what kind of person could possibly "believe" in such things?

I'm sure most people wouldn't question the literal existence of UFOs; the belief that they are piloted by ETIs, however, is something else altogether. I might allow that such a personage called Jesus Christ once lived and breathed some radical ideas that have lingered down the years, but as to him being to Son of God who died for our sins I regard as ineffable twaddle and seriously demeaning to our humanity. I also accept the existence of a body of Vernacular Songs and Ballads of the English Speaking World, and though I might use the word Folk out of pragmatic convenience, I'm wary of buying into the belief that these songs are the product of anything different than any other type of songs. Whatever form it takes, religious orthodoxy always depresses the hell out of me...