Steven, The most basic reason that I think Sitchin and other proponents of "physical" visitation by aliens (the ancient astronaut bogosity) are misguided, at least on the issue of "tangibility" is this. Logic dictates that any advanced civilization, if they exist at all, will not be encumbered by our (humanity's) numerous faults, ego-based deficiencies and animalistic desires. Brutal "conquest" is out of the question (except in a good SciFi movie) and thus, if "they" can transmit information in an intangible but directed way, why waste the expense and risk of *physical* space travel?
There is nothing to be gained from a logical perspective by "being there" in person, as we may find out in our collective future, Newt notwithstanding. Especially not if you hold the less controversial view that so-called "remote viewing" is not only possible, but can be made robust using technology. Combine that with directed meme influence and this explains everything about UFOs and ETs. Controlled Remote Viewing (CRV) is a hot topic these days, and I'm sure you know more about it than I do, but Puthoff could be correct on many issues we follow here, and this is yet another one. The precise logical argument is: when you can direct the information necessary to produce the kind of change you desire at lightspeed, but can only get a large and costly space vehicle up to a small fraction of lightspeed - then the changes you wanted to influence (at the ultimate destination, including some benign form of 'conquest') would already be in place long before any vehicle could arrive - so why send one? Even benign "conquest" is accomplished easier "from within" more so than from without. Isn't this kind of evolutionary displacement (in the sense of determining the next dominant species on Earth) exactly what computers and networks are doing to us anyway ? :) Hello, Matrix. Finally, from the economist - which option wins in terms of net cost? CRV plus directed memes, or a manufactured space craft? That is a no-brainer in terms of cost. There is little doubt that when advanced populations reach a certain level - everything breaks down to cost. And yes a modicum of proof could be found soon - that civilizations "elsewhere" are transmitting "meme information" directly to us, possibly to influence such things as computer development and the WWW. The proof could be found a special kind of data processor designed for one thing - ostensibly - but which will document the nature of remote information transfer directly. In effect, it will allow ET to call on a dedicated line. This could be it, but if not, it's a good metaphor since it deals with probability: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Lyric-Invents-New-Type-of-Processor-the-Proba bility-Chip-152489.shtml And moreover "they" have arguably being doing this kind of non-physical information transfer (which alters a probability field, mental or genetic) for thousands of years. That is about as far as I am willing to go in the debate about such things as "UFO reality". Yes, they could be "real" - but real only in the mind of observers. Like all reality, in fact. My "UFO=OM" rant of the day ... J. Interesting SA article. I seem to recall scholar/archeologist Zecharia Sitchin speculating on the premise that the Sumerian civilization was influenced by an amphibian race of beings. Sitchin was a prolific author. He rote numerous scholarly books on his ET hypothesis. I haven't read any of them, so I dunno. I'm more inclined to think of the film "The Abyss" by James Cameron as a reasonable example of a highly intelligent and technologically advanced aquatic species who might chose to visit our world. Talk about the manipulation of water! ;-) Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
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