So I just watched "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". The plot of the film is (of course) based on the Ancient Aliens mythos c/o Erich von Däniken and such. I can understand the powerful pull of this mythology, especially on people who simply can´t or won´t believe in Christianity (the dominant mythology of the Western world until recently).
Unfortunately, I can´t believe it...nor any other myths, for that matter. And yet, it seems humans can´t live without a mythology, anymore than we can live without a culture. Indeed, that was why the Ancient Aliens were invented in the first place - as a myth cycle for the Space Age.
I feel alone and adrift...
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