I made quite a point in the post that got lost (due to lots of spam mail arriving in my Inbox when I hit the send button), so I'll try and re-consctruct, although much more briefly.

>"The more esoteric this becomes, the less there is to go on, or understand."

I agree, it IS like that. But these cases DO follow PATTERNS that ARE observable.

>"If someone is trying to teach us poor talking monkeys some kind of cosmic lesson, they have to be a bit less vague about it. "

I agree. And it's here where it gets absurd. For instance, there are many well known ufo/occupant cases in the files. Where a craft lands on the road and "aliens" get out and speak to the driver of the car telepathically about the way we are ruining our plant or the danger of nuclear war, etc... The wife of the driver may see and hear the same thing. The witness down the road sees the bright light in front of the car and the ufo take off. So, what is this? "Aliens"? "Time travellers"? Shared hallucinations?

>"But I have my doubts that we are their main focus or purpose, assuming any of the phenomenon you cite has anything other than a natural and non-intelligent cause to begin with."

We ARE their main focus when they inter-act with us like that. And it may be NATURAL to our universe and the electrical circuitry of our brains, because it DOES appear to be intelligent and at times appears it can read our minds as an advanced machine would do.

One of my research confidants is Nancy Talbott, who has done an enormous amount of research compilation. Here's one of her more bizarre stories involving a Polish truck driver who encountered ufo occupants who shared some knowledge with him, then left leaving a crop circle in their wake. Most here won't read it. But there are plenty of clues as to the paranormal aspects of this case which ARE physical and leave physical traces. It's bizarre, but that's what you have to be prepared for as an <investigator.>