read for rels 3000: ghosts, demons, fear, and conspiracy in american culture. bader et al. claimed not to be interested in truth claims, but especially when it came to people who believed in ufos &/ that they themselves had been abducted by aliens at one or more points in their lives, it seemed clear to me that they thought the people they were interacting with were crazy. there's also this godawful quote from chapter one:

In addition to including thorough sets of questions on the paranormal, we asked extensive questions about perceptions of supernatural religious evil. Who believes Satan and demons are active forces on Earth? Who believes that humans can be possessed by the devil? Who fears an upcoming Armageddon? Sometimes such beliefs about evil coalesce into widespread panics, as occurred in the 1980s when the FBI began to receive reports from therapists across the country that their patients had "recovered" memories of hideous abuse perpetrated by secretive, underground Satanic cults. The victims claimed to have witnessed animal and human sacrifices. (20)

like, for three guys who claim to be disinterested in truth claims, you sure do love to discredit csa survivors. not a great book, especially not if you're interested in an academically-oriented look at those who believe in the paranormal.