Are Aliens really that smart?

Sometimes I think we give Aliens too much credit. We don't even know if they exist, but we have assumed that they do and they can make it here and beam us up to prod our holes.
I'm ok with Aliens being able to travel through space and visit our planet, I've accepted that. But that feat alone does not ensure that they have beams that can suck us up on their ships.
And that is why I will never climb a rope ladder that is just hanging out of nowhere. Even if there is a sign at the bottom of the ladder that says "Cookies" and has an arrow pointing up. Fuck that I'll buy my own cookies. No Alien is tricking me into climbing aboard their spacecraft.