1) There is plenty of anecdotal evidence concerning the big fella stretching back centuries which tells me that there is enough smoke for a fire to be burning. Without any proof at all (as is conspicuously lacking in almost all contactee claims), contactee claims are nothing more than anecdotal. The only difference is that these claims are a good deal more extraordinary in nature than the more garden variety “I saw an approximately eight foot tall creature covered with black/brown fur walk slowly across the road within twenty yards of my vehicle and disappear into the brush last Thursday evening at eight o’clock” accounts. So then,

2) – in such cases the old maxim applies; extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

I can’t recall ANY contactee providing even a decent shred of evidence let alone extraordinary evidence (perhaps someone can correct me on this point if I am mistaken).

And so, contactee claims are, in the end, just more anecdotal evidence. Believe ‘em or not. And since these extraordinary claims are rarely accompanied by any evidence at all – let alone extraordinary evidence – acceptance of the veracity of these accounts becomes a matter of faith.

Nothing wrong with an intelligent faith, IMHO. It’s BLIND faith that’s problematic.

Not sure I could have said it better.