All these scientists that say "Aliens wouldn't be interested in humans, we're like ants to them" is quite shocking to me. That really doesn't scan logically. <br><br>Firstly, we have <i>thousands</i> of people on this planet, and <i>all they do</i> is study ants. Secondly, we aren't in fact like ants, as we have the ability to leave our planet's atmosphere, therefore, theoretically, we have the ability to expand out as a species and actively interact with other lifeforms. If they weren't interested in us from a curiosty standpoint (perhaps we created a technology or philosophy that they hadn't even considered), we would at very least be something that an alien species would consider a potential threat worthy of some note.<br><br>I wonder why so many scientists hold such a blatantly illogical point of view. The only answer I can think of is it is a projection of their own insecurities. <i>They</i> feel insignificant when considering such things, and therefore the rest of humanity must be as well.