QUOTE(TheCheshireKhajiit @ May 14 2017, 05:31 PM)

Any specifics on what they might have influenced?
A lot of things, including our very own bodies and DNA. Ever wondered why we, as mammals, have something that's scientifically named the reptilian brain? Now, that name could simply be because reptiles react without thinking when presented with danger which is how this part of our brain works. No doubt useful in certain situations but again, we are mammals, why do we have the biological traits of a reptile?
This kind of things always gets laughter from people, but I am not one to shy away from investigating a subject just because it's ridiculed. On the contrary, it's a magnet for me.
QUOTE(TheCheshireKhajiit @ May 14 2017, 05:31 PM)

To be clear, Khajiit is not ruling out that there may be other sentient beings in the universe. It just bothers him that some people think that humanity simply couldn't come up with the important stuff we did on our own so they claim "because extraterrestrials" with no real evidence.
This is where I think the human traits come in. Human beings are indeed very much capable of abstract ideas, deep thoughts and coming up with new ideas, inventions, art, etc. I don't think that comes from other beings, that is from us. But still, I do believe Earth and its many long gone societies (and our society) were highly influenced by sorces other than our own.