most my friends think alien and illuminatti talk is totally off the wall.
usually i show them maps of washington and egyptian ties, occult symbols and then articles on bohemian grove, usually they think its weird enough that there might be something to it, but its too much to think that a secret society really runs things and dates back thousands of years.
way beyond their comfort zone and thus is relegated to the trash bin of ideas.
UFO's people are a little more open about usually i show people highlights of the disclosure project, with serious witnesses from nasa, lockheed, army navy , cia etc its hard for them not to take the subject a little more seriously.
as far as 'ascension" that has more to do with spirituality and faith so i dont push my cosmic worldview as much as i try to get my friends to acknowledge that its not insane to think we've been visited by ET's and that beyond bad corporations there is something to all the symbols, hand signs and pagan architecture that there might be something to it.
bottom line is people cling to their worldview because its how they go about day to day and know how to live their lives, to change that too drastically is not something most people want to do, and theyll fight to defend their established POVs no matter what is shown to them.
-clark
ps any TRON fans out there i made this, im geeking out with excitement.
http://vimeo.com/8983676