Musk compared consciousness to a candle in a “vast darkness" during remarks about aliens at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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In the 1970s, author Erich von Däniken was a household name, not only in his native Switzerland, but also in the U.S. and around the world. His 1968 book "Chariots of the Gods?" promoted the idea that ...