> From: Jed Rothwell ...
> It is not arrogant! It is a fact: a well-documented, > undeniable fact. If we are talking about integrated > circuits, then we know that every step along > the way was discovered by people. They are well-known > people who documented their work carefully. Most of them > are still alive. Not one of them admits > to being inspired by or given access to alien technology. > > The theory I am referring to is that microelectronics > (integrated circuits) were derived from alien technology. > I have seen this idea bandied about on these ridiculous > television shows. Microelectronics and the laser are the > most impressive development of the last half-century, > and the only ones that are even a little bit mysterious > and awesome. I trust no one thinks Microsoft or the > Internet were inspired by aliens. > > Actually, there have not been any other impressive > developments worth mentioning. Nothing since 1950, as > Chris Tinsley used to say. Civilization has been stuck > in a rut, biding its time, eating the theoretical seed > corn developed in the 1930s. If one wishes to focus blindly on the subject of "advanced technology" as the only criteria for proving the lack of existence of so-called extraterrestrial influences within our society then, yes, some could make convincing arguments claiming that those pesky aliens had never been here. Personally, I would suggest that one not focus exclusively on "advanced technology" as the litmus test. Ultimately, it may turn out that we have been influenced more profoundly within the realms of the arts, philosophies, and religions as compared to whether aliens may have been responsible for giving us the wonders of Velcro. One need only browse ancient Indian Vedic text to get a hint of how earlier civilizations on our planet may have been profoundly influenced by huge tapestry off-worldlers. Again, I go back to my previous speculation, that at a certain stage of a civilization's planetary evolution, particularly when it enters the difficult adolescent phase it may be considered both rude and offensive to hear from our elders, so it is best to ignore evidence of their existence, and better yet, propagate the myth that they never existed in the first place. I suspect most parents of a teenager are more than aware of this phase in their children's growth, and most do their best to butt out. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
