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Subject: Neutral Aliens?
Date: 12 Jan 1995 17:04:21 -0500
Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364)
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Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com
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Reply-To: density4@aol.com (Density 4)
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?)