Ancient

Aliens
Pertemuan Bulanan BETA
BETA--UFO
Surabaya, 16 April 2017
On the Wild Side of Midwestern Archaeology
• “Millions of people around the world believe
that we have been visited in the past by
extraterrestrial beings.” – Narrator

• On the History Channel in the US.

• About 1-2 million US viewers in first few
seasons (comparison: Colbert Report has 1.1
million viewers).
 Why People Believe Weird Things

•Fun
•Fantasy and escapism
•The truth is too simple
•Mistrust of science
•Poor science education
•“Received” wisdom
On the Wild Side of Midwestern Archaeology
 Loaded Questions
These questions flash at the beginning of the
program:

“Who were they?”

“Why did they come?”
“What did they leave behind?”
“Where did they go?”
“Will they return?”
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 Aryan invaders

• Below: an illustration of a
scene from the Rig-Veda
 Alien gods and values

• Below: Brahma, Vishnu, and

Shiva
• Right: the monkey god