Subject: Neutral Aliens?
Date: 12 Jan 1995 17:04:21 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
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  This file is cross-posted from a discussion forum on AOL with the 
  permission of the author.  For anyone interested, you can reach him 
  at CNIROB@aol.com.  I found the perspective of great interest. 
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  "Neutral Aliens?" 
  
  Two opposing interpretations of the abductors' intentions vis-a-vis 
  the human race have been proposed and discussed at length here over 
  the last several weeks: "friendly" and  "unfriendly".  What about 
  the possibility that they are neither -- that the abducting aliens 
  are neutral? That they are neither friendly nor unfriendly towards 
  earthlings? 
  
  Consider the following possible "big picture" explanation for the 
  whole abduction phenomenon, based on six possible assumptions. 
  (There are lots of possible alternative assumptions. These are just 
  the starting point for possible discussion.) 
  
  First, the abductors are coming from a very old "gene-poor" race, 
  which is threatened with extinction due to its inability to 
  reproduce. They are, thus, in need of a "genetic overhaul".
  
  Secondly, they have become aware, through their galactic 
  travellings, of the planet Earth, and that the race which inhabits 
  it is a young race which is biologically viable and genetically 
  rich -- and perhaps at least partially "genetically compatible" 
  with their own biological structure.
  
  Third, in visiting Earth, they have become aware -- via some 
  technology that allows them to "see the future" --  of impending  
  disastrous events which will occur on this planet and largely 
  destroy Earth's civilizations.
  
  Fourth, earthlings are technologically so backward, relatively, 
  that they can not successfully resist the aliens' goal of stealing 
  gene samples from us to carry out their "genetic overhaul".
  
  Fifth, the genetic material being taken from us is being used to 
  create a biologically viable hybrid race (more similar to 
  themselves than to us, perhaps).
  
  Sixth (and more conjectural), the hybrid race will be placed onto 
  this planet.
  
  If the first four, or more, of the above assumptions are correct, 
  would it not also be correct to suggest that the aliens are in a 
  situation where they have asked themselves a question somewhat 
  similar to the following: "Is taking $50 (i.e., genetic material) 
  from the pocket of a man who will be dead in an hour (i.e., the 
  human race) morally equivalent to stealing?" Or, even more complex: 
  "Is it stealing to take $50 from the pocket of a man who will soon 
  be dead, when that $50 (genetic material) can save "our" (i.e., the 
  aliens') own life?" It is hard to argue against either of the 
  "immoral" conclusions suggested by these two hypothetical 
  situations. It suggests that the robber would be convinced almost 
  completely of the "morality" of his acts.
  
  Additional observations: 
  
  Were I in the assumed  situation the aliens may be in -- where I 
  needed the "$50" from a dying man to save my own life -- I am quite 
  certain I would prefer to **not** be friends with the dying man -- 
  to know as little about the man as possible, except where his 
  billfold was located and how to get into it. I would try to make my 
  "robbery" with as little ruckus as possible -- not even letting the 
  dying man know that was being robbed, if at all possible. If the 
  dying man were to become aware that he was being robbed, I would 
  not enjoy discussing the reasons for the robbery with the dying man 
  -telling him that he would soon be dead, and that the robbery would 
  nonetheless help me to survive -- given my own existential angst.  
  And it is hard to imagine that the dying man -- previously unaware 
  of his sad prognosis -- would want to know of it. 
  
  All in all, friendship between the robber and the dying man is not 
  desired by the robber, for it can have no future; but enmity is 
  also not called for, because the robber can take what he wants 
  without resistance from the dying man. Neutrality vis-a-vis the 
  victim seems to derive from the above assumptions.
  
  Thus, the concepts of positive or negative intent by the abductors 
  vis-a-vis their abductees may be irrelevant to what is going on. 
  The abduction phenomenon may be occurring within a "neutral 
  setting" outside the boundaries of morality as we know or expect to 
  find it.
  
  (The entire preceding discussion depends most critically, perhaps, 
  on the concept that the Earth is about to experience massive 
  destruction. Thus, the only issue of importance to us may be the 
  question: "Is the picture of our impending demise revealed to us by 
  the aliens a valid prediction of what **will** occur, or is it just 
  a suggestion of what **may** occur?" 
  
  Personally, I have a great deal of trouble believing the repeated 
  claims made by abductees that various destructive events are about 
  to occur. I have no compelling reasons for not believing in this 
  possibility, it's mostly just my gut reaction to. But one could 
  make the observation that the stories of destruction are so varied 
  as to exactly what will occur, and when, that there seems to be no 
  predictive value to them.
  
  And then there is the question as to why they would reveal this 
  information. As a salve to ease their consciences which are guilty 
  over what they are doing, even though it is necessary for their 
  survival? 
  
  Unfortunately, so much of the aliens' behavior in the abduction 
  reports is consistent with my assumptions being real, that I have 
  trouble intellectually justifying my own skepticism about the 
  destruction stories. Can anyone provide additional arguments 
  against the validity of these "predictions"? But if we succeed in 
  discarding the destruction stories, how can we understand the 
  entirety of the abduction phenomenon, what new global explanation 
  for its existence would you propose?) 

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