Why do people believe in the ancient aliens theory?

Left: Chariots of the Gods? (1968), the massive best seller that is the starting point for all “ancient alien” theorists. ... belief in 21st-century America. After all, twice as many Americans believe in ancient aliens visiting humans on Earth (35%) than believe in the pure evolution of human life on Earth (19%). read more

The book is read by people who heard Orsen Wells' War of Worlds broadcast and now seeing alien craft in comic books and people stop to think that possibly, there's a reason why so many people seem to be having the same idea of aliens. read more

People do believe in the Ancient Aliens theory. The popularity of the series on History Channel has led many to think that aliens did visit Earth as engineers and architects. They built monumental feats all around the world and then when they had enough, they left. read more

Ancient Aliens producers clearly did not care about the credentials or expertise of the talking heads they employed—just so long as someone said the right things in front of the camera. And the creationists didn’t disappoint. read more

It may come as a surprise to many, but a growing number of people do believe in ancient alien theory. Critics - and the scientific community - will no doubt argue there is no proof of the theory. Some might ask what constitutes actual "proof", but I won't attempt to argue that aspect of the question. read more