Overview
In a recent CleanTechnica essay, the author takes aim at JD Vance’s suggestion that UFOs, or UAP, may be demons and argues that unexplained aerial sightings do not justify jumping to supernatural conclusions. The response is deliberately playful, but the underlying point is serious: mystery is not evidence of malevolence, and uncertainty should not be confused with proof of the paranormal. The article opens by quoting Vance’s remark during an interview with Benny Johnson — “I don’t think they’re aliens. I think they’re demons anyway” — and uses it as a springboard for a broader critique of how people interpret the unknown.
Why “demons” is a weak explanation
The piece argues that in modern life, even many religious believers no longer blame illness on evil forces. A child with a fever or seizures is taken to a hospital, not an exorcist, and conditions such as cancer, epilepsy, or the common cold are understood through medicine rather than spiritual warfare. CleanTechnica suggests that this reflects a broader historical pattern: when people lack explanation, they often fill the gap with myth, whether that takes the form of omens, witches, possession, or demons. The article also warns that supernatural language has frequently been used to stigmatize groups of people, noting how accusations of demonic influence or possession have often been tied to politics, prejudice, and social control.
From UFO speculation to cultural mythology
Rather than dismissing the human urge to believe in something larger than ourselves, the author leans into it with references to science fiction and religion. The essay cites the classic Star Trek episode “Day of the Dove,” in which an invisible entity feeds on hatred and conflict between humans and Klingons until peace deprives it of sustenance. It also references commentary from YouTuber and former Anglican archdeacon Paul Wallis, who has discussed the Gnostic idea of Archons — entities said in some traditions to feed on human suffering — and the related concept of “loosh,” a term used in esoteric circles for emotional energy. The article does not present these as facts, but as examples of how old spiritual ideas and modern pop culture often converge when people try to explain fear, hostility, and chaos.
The real “demons” are on Earth
The essay then pivots sharply away from paranormal speculation and toward its central environmental argument: if there is a demon worth exorcising, it is the fossil fuel industry. CleanTechnica frames climate pollution, public health damage, and political corruption as the real-world forces that feed on human suffering. In this view, oil and gas companies benefit from division and delay while communities absorb the costs in heat, smog, extreme weather, and lost future opportunity. The article argues that the appropriate response is not prayer or exorcism, but clean technology, accountability, and anti-corruption efforts.
The bigger takeaway
The piece ultimately treats Vance’s comment as a cultural curiosity, but one with serious implications if taken too literally. It suggests that societies do not become safer or more rational by turning unknown phenomena into spiritual threats. Instead, the article insists that public attention should stay focused on solvable material problems — decarbonization, pollution reduction, and the political systems that protect entrenched interests. In that sense, the essay’s message is straightforward: UFOs may remain unexplained, but the harms of fossil fuels are not.
