It also has had real issues finding funding. And yes many who have worked for it. Have then had real issues finding work outside that field.

So yes by many it has spent a sizable portion of that 65 years seen as not real science. And a waste of money.

Quackery is a term normally saved for medical non science. Not a term I tend to use unless the scientific background is actually false.

Scientists tend to just question the effectiveness and cost of a scientific endever.

The fact that unidentified things exist on this planet is clear.

Them coming from a extra terrestrial source is not in any way clear. Without any evidence of the transfer of life to or from earth. The idea of extra terrestrial origins of any form of earth bound life is still to be questioned.

You say extraterrestrial life is only recently accepted as feasible by scientist. In this you are correct, mainly due to evidence off the number of plannets.

But no seriose scientist has any reason to accept that life has reached earth. First due to 0 evidence of such life having the ability to travel existing within our own solar system. 2nd from the complete lack of evidence of any form of faster then light gravel from other solar systems. Along with no yet existing evidence of life.

It is in no way scientifically feasable to believe any of your experience is extra terrestrial in origin or alive.

True nowadays. And for about 20 years.

But in the not to distant past. Yes the whole idea of alien life was often seen by more strict researchers as quakery. Although unfairly so. Scientist dispite their denial have some very clear bias when seeing 0 evidence. Dispite the logical falicy in it. The lack of ability to research potential distant star systems. Made dedicating your research to it a little questionable and resulted in some negative views. Or at the least the idea that you were not seriose in expecting any real breakthroughs. And just wasting money and resources.

The thing that made the difference was the number of planners found. Via new methodologies. As we developed the ability to monitor stars. And saw just how many had planets. Even with limited evidence on earth sized planners. It quickly became more questionable to think of earth as unique. Then quickly more earth sized planets became identifiable as more data was available. So more scientists started to take the research seriously.

Now it is very much common opinion that earth being unique is rather a dumb assumption science wise. Dispite it always being unlikely. The evidence now makes research seem less wasteful.

Considering the same. Would love to hear from others who have tried it.

The lack of community support and OS knowledge is my main worry. So honestly if any knowledge exists here. Opening a new community to share may be the best option.