Friends in high places

Friends in high places From time to time, there is a flurry of interest, anxiety, and sometimes even hope about the existence of intelligent aliens in outer space. This must have its roots in ancient religious beliefs, in which gods were supposed to occasionally dwell in the sky and visit Earth to cause trouble. In the modern age, this myth (if it is a myth) was taken up by science fiction writers like H.G. Wells and Jules Verne, and the …