It’s been like that forever, it’s just human nature.
Most of the Egyptian stories we hear are laughable now (such as the Amun Ra IIRC - with the sky chariot) but then again we follow the same logic as they did explaining things now.
Whether it be god or big bang we come up with something to fill the understandable, not matter how ridiculous it might sound.
I am not saying these things are not possible. Actually I believe that there is no way that there is not alien life out there. Whether it be microbial or intelligent. The universe is just way to massive to think otherwise.
But to think they are trekking across the universe just to make an appearance in the night sky without initiating further contact is ridiculous.