I’ve been deep diving into the ufo scene and have notice narratives and themes building on dubious foundations.
Made me come up with this idea of “myth accretion “, and if left unchecked, how it could lead to people believing so many wild thing like remote viewing/telepathy, etc. which is common in ufo lore.
I too am in a deep dive with this subject. Part of my current thesis focuses on how cognitive biases get high jacked and then leveraged for a variety of reasons. The problem with the psy component is that it is such a universally experienced phenomenon that it is easily swept into the narrative. Most people go about their days never checking their biases let alone setting up safety nets of any kind to help guard against being high jacked or manipulated. BTW, a lot of your “essay” can be applied to religious narratives as well.
