11-21-2012, 06:05 PM
@Tenet - fair enough, I missed that in your post.
@Parsons - Again, why is disclosure such a huge infringement of free will if we have evolved to the point where we ourselves could be considered 'spacemen' or 'aliens' in 50 years time from now? Wouldn't disclosure offer a unique set of lessons and catalyst for all of us on earth? I am not presuming that disclosure would force us into contact with intelligent infinity or anything; rather I mean it on a purely 'human' level.
I don't believe aliens will change the world in a day or two. After disclosure, there will be a LOT of work; our plates would probably be more full than even they are now. The difference would be that it's positive work.
I get your argument is that the work isn't 'right' for us because we're not there yet collectively. But then, we come back to my original point: How do you know that? Are we not ready for disclosure only because you are not ready? Why do we feel able to speak for the 'we' when we only know about ourselves? Why shut down ideas when we cannot know if they are true or not?
@Parsons - Again, why is disclosure such a huge infringement of free will if we have evolved to the point where we ourselves could be considered 'spacemen' or 'aliens' in 50 years time from now? Wouldn't disclosure offer a unique set of lessons and catalyst for all of us on earth? I am not presuming that disclosure would force us into contact with intelligent infinity or anything; rather I mean it on a purely 'human' level.
I don't believe aliens will change the world in a day or two. After disclosure, there will be a LOT of work; our plates would probably be more full than even they are now. The difference would be that it's positive work.
I get your argument is that the work isn't 'right' for us because we're not there yet collectively. But then, we come back to my original point: How do you know that? Are we not ready for disclosure only because you are not ready? Why do we feel able to speak for the 'we' when we only know about ourselves? Why shut down ideas when we cannot know if they are true or not?