Yeah, I think it’s very likely that some form of extraterrestrial life exists somewhere in the universe. But I’m very skeptical about UFO and abduction stories.
That doesn’t mean I don’t like to hear them, though! I think they’re an interesting reflection of our own values and beliefs.
That doesn’t mean I don’t like to hear them, though! I think they’re an interesting reflection of our own values and beliefs.
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For the record this isn't me saying I believe in UFOs.
I mean aliens possibly exist somewhere just nowhere near us
(But also, the Fermi paradox)
I mean aliens possibly exist somewhere just nowhere near us
(But also, the Fermi paradox)
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A terrible afterthought, that ran away from its thinker, spiraling, tumbling through a cold cruel abyss that does not care.
But existing at the same time as another civilization? Able to communicate or visit?
Space is so damn big. Asteroid fields aren't like in Star Wars.
I am certain alien life and civilisations exist, and there may even be microbial life elsewhere in our solar system, but I doubt we will ever meet intelligent aliens due to the sheer vastness of space.
I used to avidly believe UFO and abduction stories as a kid, but no longer.
but unidentified is not the same as extraterrestrial
Fermi’s Paradox is Occam’s Razor is governments lie
Yeah, of course.
Thriving civilizations?
Nope.
They all self-destruct.
Pretty much like us right now.
They're driven by darwinian evolution, like any other life form.
They need ingeneering. Those have to be taught. It takes time and "parental" or societal investment.
So individialism
So does competition.
So does a race for power by thirsty individuals.
That means many of those are likely short-sighted selfish individuals. Like here.
That means the same mistakes.
That means the same wall to be hit.
To reach space you need a prosperous
Then at one moment, you inevitably exhaust your resources and seriously alter your planet's environment.
Then everybody starts eating each other.
(Don't know who I'm paraphrasing there)
I lean towards everything paranormal / "alien" being some emanation of The Fae, who were here long before us & de facto were our gods.
Question is, what are The Fae?
Spaceships will always miss the boat:)
But I’m pretty sure our planet is the one that aliens lock their doors when they fly by it.
I want to believe that there are others out there...but I need proof they exist.
But....we exist, so why can't they?
It's the timescales.
Life seems to have emerged surprisingly quickly after the early Earth’s crust cooled, suggesting abiogenesis could be common.
If however life developed very slowly on Mars first, and rode a rock to early Earth, it might not be so common.
Macrolife could be rare, or not.
It took literally billions of years for life capable to realize there are worlds other than ours. And we've been around for what? 20,000 years with only 100 or so to be able to send messages to space. The odds of existing simultaneously and within range are effectively 0.
I also wholeheartedly feel that they haven't been here.
If you could travel at the speed of light....How can you see where you're going?
Or see oncoming space rocks, asteroids..
You'd need something even faster than light scoping out the path ahead , making sure you don't hit something.
Is it infinite?
Mind melter...If universe size is X.....Whatever X is.
Is there a wall denoting the end of X sized universe?
How thick is the wall? What's on the other side of the wall?
Human brain can't figure it out..
Infinite..But how?
There is no way to end the universe, it's infinite in size..
And pure logic...There is no conceivable way to stop infinity.
With walls..how thick, what's on the other side of the wall.
Yet how can something go forever in size..
Fascinating.
The odds of other life out there, increases every year
The chance we will ever communicate m, let alone visit is sadly minuscule
But I love those stories too 😂
Also that they’re not extraterrestrial, but extradimensional. That seems more likely.
But all these stories come from SOMETHING. What that is, I don’t know.
...why assume humans didn't make them? Cuz all else being equal, it's always going to be far more plausible that humans are doing it than otherwise-unattested aliens.
Read a wonderful theory that traditional 'gray' abductions (on a ship, bright lights, big eyes, stuff up your bum) is processing trauma from birth in American hospitals where babies are taken from their mothers and put in those weird viewing galleries.
A psychological phenomenon that could make people very sure that aliens had got at them. 😒
https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sleep/nighttime-sleep-behaviors/sleep-paralysis.html
So, no stones to throw here! 😅
Burning bush?
Angels appearing…?
https://youtu.be/ZBtMbBPzqHY?si=0Xdk2OSYqn--M-8R
3 centuries ago the same phenomenon led to stories of being abducted by elves.
In Eastern Europe it creates the "old hag on the chest".
UFO sightings are q completely different phenomenon with completely different explanations (yes, plural)
Nevertheless, considering all factors, the odds that any have visited us, are extremely low. And doing so in secret to engage in sex stuff ? Come on.
Could only-semi-alien alternate Earths be just a short interhistoric hop away from here? Or does mundane stuff explain all the reports?
They know humans are just plain nuts and they want NOTHING to do with us!
It's a honestly fascinating phenomenon to study, despite it often risks to go too far when poorly managed.
(which is also true with old folklore, tbh)
There is a remarkable amount of overlap between Sasquatch encounters, alien encounters, and poltergeist phenomena.
It's like "same entity, different skin".
So for me, source of each phenomena has always been here, since before humans.
There would be no need for abductions and likely no crashes.
If Intelligent Life is anything like the only known example, we can expect a few drunk frat boys taking starships for joyrides.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_School_UFO_incident
“Isaac Asimov once said “individual sci-fi stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinded critics and philosophers of today, but the core of Sci-fi—its essence—has become crucial to our salvation, if we are to be saved at all.”
You think that fuck head would be able to keep his mouth shut about it if any if that were real?
You think Elon would? Yeah theres no aliens.
They walk on four feet, they are fluffy and they purr.
Human Brains are calorie-hungry compared to everything else on the planet. Apes had to get really good at survival to get really smart.
2. It’s nearly impossible that other intelligent life lives in a space and time that allows us to interact.
Because I don't feel very human.
Though we still get the occasional irresponsible joyrider, who comes here for lols and then inevitably crashes. Pretty much always somewhere in the US .. 💥🛸
Lmfao
We had decades to invest in space travel; instead we did the opposite and pissed it away and bombed other countries instead. 🤣🤣
Those aren't abduction stories, they are actual government documents, most declassified in the 70s.
Are those just reflections?
Gory historical year by year detail of docs and events is Richard Dolan's UFOs and the National Security State: Chronicles of a Coverup series.
That these events were recorded in antiquity as unique is interesting.
Follow me for probable but unlikely updates on future discoveries.
Don't believe in Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, Flatwoods Monsters, alien abductions, etc, but goddamn do I love hearing people's stories about them.
Bigfoot alone is a great American myth that's worth celebrating.
Like Voyager, but more advanced. Like it in Star Trek the Motion Picture
They sure don't seem human...
That said, UFO stands for "Unidentified Flying Object", and I lived near a military base at the time, and my educated guess is it was an ion-propulsed drone surveillance mini-blimp.
If aliens visited, the FAA would have tagged them.
https://youtu.be/PfPdYYsEfAE?si=BY03s5omoGt9O8N0
Naw, chances are, they got roofied.
"Oh, uh..yeah, Billy Ray, my butt hurts too!"
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For the record, if extraterrestrials are piloting them, I’m right here. 🙌🏼
Unless, of course, we discover warp drive:-)
https://www.gaia.com/article/ufos-ancient-art
However, a search on "Salamanca Astronaut" reveals something that seems to be self evident.