“Sir, there is a flying object… We can’t identity it”
“You fucking liar, you CAN identify it. You know EXACTLY what it fucking is, you’re just not fucking telling me, you dick”
But even if you accept the premise that the only explanation is if you can’t identity it, it MUST be of alien origin, in star trek that’s just another Tuesday.
Imagine Worf, saying to Sisko “nah I don’t believe in alien life”.
“Mr. Worf, surely you’re aware I am not a Klingon; that you interact daily with life alien to Qo’noS?”
“Nah. Don’t think so. Really don’t think so.”
Edit: has star trek ever explored the concept of a people who refuse to really “believe” in aliens?
UFO’s in general… What is there not to believe?
“Sir, there is a flying object… We can’t identity it”
“You fucking liar, you CAN identify it. You know EXACTLY what it fucking is, you’re just not fucking telling me, you dick”
But even if you accept the premise that the only explanation is if you can’t identity it, it MUST be of alien origin, in star trek that’s just another Tuesday.
Imagine Worf, saying to Sisko “nah I don’t believe in alien life”.
“Mr. Worf, surely you’re aware I am not a Klingon; that you interact daily with life alien to Qo’noS?”
“Nah. Don’t think so. Really don’t think so.”
Edit: has star trek ever explored the concept of a people who refuse to really “believe” in aliens?
Worf is a Flat Qo’noSer?
I think it has come up in some of the prime directive centered episodes. Not so much outside of that.