Unidentified flying objects
Like I said when I started this blog, I’d give my opinions on “anything and everything,” including things like flying saucers. While I don’t take them (or their supporters, for that matter) very seriously normally in life, I’ll give the best ideas and theories I can muster on the topic over the course of this rave. And I actually did some research this morning for this one—fancy that!
The subject of unidentified flying objects is seldom one that respected journalists or bloggers, for that matter, take seriously. Luckily, I am trying to be neither a respected journalist nor a run-of-the-mill blogger, so I feel comfortable taking the topic on. In recent years, belief in and paranoia about extraterrestrial activity in the skies of our planet have been ridiculed and dismissed by government officials, the mainstream media outlets and millions of skeptics worldwide. While I am neither a firm believer in UFO activity nor one hundred percent sure of their possible origins, I feel I can offer a unique perspective to people, like me, who question the legitimacy of these so-called paranormal happenings.
You might say I have some pretty well-thought-out opinions on the matter of space aliens and flying saucers. And the truth is that I’m pretty interested in them, because if they turn out to be real, the entire course of human history would be significantly altered. I’ll be honest, the notion of grey aliens coming and abducting people really used to freak me out. That’s part of the reason I’m writing this rave, to help overcome that irrational dread and come to terms with the facts of the issue. That doesn’t mean I’m volunteering for a close encounter by any means, but I’m learning that we may have nothing to fear from UFOs if they do exist.
I realize and acknowledge that 99% of the UFO “evidence” garbage on the internet and news today is bunk: either experimental aircraft, misidentified natural phenomena, or plain old bullshit. I can look at just about any purported UFO picture or video, and you’ll audibly hear me mutter the word “fake.” But it’s that 1% that interests me, and that 1% that I’m about to rave about. So let’s get started.
I can say without a doubt that I think there is some form of life somewhere in the universe. The odds that of billions of planets orbiting billions of stars in billions of galaxies across an infinite universe we are the only life-forms in existence are tremendously low, but that doesn’t necessitate little green men who visit us in flying saucers. Just because I think there’re fish under the ice on Europa and microorganisms on distant worlds doesn’t mean I think there are intelligences coming to get us. Far from it.
I think there is a distinct possibility that there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. I also think there is a possibility, less distinct, that they might possess the means to travel extreme distances across the cosmos. I think still that such intelligent life would be interested in observing human activity and, if able, would attempt to visit or make contact with us. But I didn’t just say that they do exist, that they can visit us, or that they are visiting us. The odds that they might is science, but the rest of it—well, that’s all up for debate.
Let’s assume, for a moment, that they do exist and they possess the means to visit us—what, then, would their motives be to remain hidden? Believers shout that it’s part of a global conspiracy, and that space aliens are actually controlling our government through the “Majestic 12.” But seriously, I can offer a valid reason for their choice not to interact with humanity in the open: non-interference.
Look at it this way: humans study gorillas by observing them from afar, learning from their candid actions and all the while refusing to step in and add a new variable to their untainted community. UFOs might function the very same way. They may study humanity and our affairs from a safe distance, never wanting to throw a wrench in anything or save us from foolish mistakes. If they can travel such distances, they’re undoubtedly more advanced than our feeble space programs and therefore wish to watch a [relatively] primitive civilization flourish and blossom.
I think that, if they exist, UFOs are researchers and explorers, studying a new and interesting species that developed millions of miles from their home. Imagine if humans discovered a hypothetical alien society on Pluto, where primitive little beings hurried about in cartoon-like urgency. What would we do with them? Watch, of course. We might even temporarily kidnap one and study its anatomy, never intending to harm the creature, and then release it back with its kind. That explains abduction stories! And as it stands, humans put tags on the ears and fins of Earth’s wildlife, much like the supposed visitors do to humans with little metal transmitters and whatnot. If they exist, they’re just studying us!
If they wanted to invade, or wanted to harm us, we’d have been dead thousands of years ago. That’s why I think they’re benevolent, harmless researchers, not invaders or scouts for the coming battle fleet. And as for the government: I think they think they have a handle on the situation, but in reality they’re just as clueless as you and me. Thanks for reading and always question authority.