People feel threatened when someone has a different worldview from them, even if that worldview is completely harmless to their existence

 

I can't entirely agree here; I would mathematically modify your quote as follows: -1 (Erich) +1,000,000,000,000 (full blown idiots) - Which, in plain summary, would mean the following: "Erich von Dänicken reached the dumbest people the world has ever seen, he still does." In my opinion, it would have been okay with me if he had turned them into fictional stories that would have charmed young readers just as much. Essentially, his life's work consists of FRAUD, very good fraud, as can be seen from how many people now romanticize him.

Should I seem hysterical or not open-minded, let me explain: In Germany, these paranormal activity pseudo-science programs are on heavy rotation 24/7, and I think that shows they're popular. I think these programs should at least be thrown in the trash or put on a VHS tape, if not banned.

 

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I'll never forget that interview Mr. von Daniken gave where he said he loved REAPER (espousing it's amazing customizability) and that Cubase was crap these days. He theorized that FabFilter was using stolen alien tech that RADIUM stole from some ftp server back in the day.

R.I.P. Sir.

 

Harmless and diabolical can be closely intertwined. "Tatunca Nara" told similar stories from Brasil, only in his case, some who found it fascinating didn't return alive. This can be as example seen in a German documentary by Rüdiger Nehberg's (German survivalist) daughter.