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Apollo 14 Moonwalker Claims Aliens Exist
An anonymous reader writes "Former NASA astronaut and moon-walker Dr Edgar Mitchell — a veteran of the Apollo 14 mission — has stunningly claimed aliens exist. And he says extra-terrestrials have visited Earth on several occasions — but the alien contact has been repeatedly covered up by governments for six decades. Dr Mitchell, 77, said during a radio interview that sources at the space agency who had had contact with aliens described the beings as 'little people who look strange to us.'"
Dr. Mitchell has been saying this about aliens for many years now. He's always had a bit of a pseudo-scientific bent. During his Apollo 14 flight to the moon, he secretly conducted ESP experiments with friends back on Earth.
back to Earth aboard Apollo 14, Mitchell had an epiphany while looking down on the earth from space. "The presence of divinity became almost palpable, and I knew that life in the universe was not just an accident based on random processes ... The knowledge came to me directly," here
Who would have thought that he'd go totally nuts one day.
radio interview
They were doing that, too.
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OK, so you believe him? You believe there are aliens. Right?
I'd be happy to join you if you provide proof of that. Incontrovertible proof. In the era of pervasive digital imaging, someone must have that, somewhere. Surely? Maybe it's just a coincidence that the number of "quality" UFO sightings dropped dramatically after the 70s. Yeah. So let's see it. Because otherwise you're asking me to have faith. And quite frankly, at that point the "ufologist" starts to sound suspiciously like a Jehova's Witness.
I'm ready to believe the truth is out there. Just show me proof.
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> when I claim that Cthuluh is controlling the internet.
That was not supposed to be revealed. A nasty tentacle is on its way to claim your mortal husk.
Also, a relative of mine told me that around 1969 or 70 or so at night she and a friend were on the porch talking. A light source came down, low/tree-top, over the street, quietly. It was NOT like any aircraft or hobby toys of the time. It seemed to be observing them, or just hanging around, then it abruptly left.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning perhaps?
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We've found life in the freezing cold depths of the ocean where light doesn't penetrate. We've found life on the edges of volcanos.
And all of it is related, and all evolved from the same source. When life began there was no oxygen on the planet.
We've mixed together chemical soups and watched life erupt out of it.
If we have, this is the first I've heard of it. Have you any reputable links?
Obviously, life isn't a unique and special thing, but something that naturally erupts into existence all over the place.
Again, as far as we know it only started once on this planet, and although there may be or have been life on Mars or Europa we have never found proof of it. The only place we've ever found hints of life are right here.
Therefore, there must be life all over the universe, and not just here on Earth.
Your conclusion is based on a false premise, but despite that I think it highly unlikely that in the vast reaches of our galaxy, let alone the unimaginably huge number of planets in the universe, that we are alone. If life arose independantly here from non-life, it must have risen independantly elsewhere. But if it did, it is absurdly improbable that it would look anything like us.
The universe doesn't tend towards entropy. It tends towards life. We are walking, talking evidence of this fact.
Life is part of entropy.
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Someone on slashdot recommended a good book which debunks these myths and tries to explain why people believe them. It also argues why science is important in our society and the risks of having people making decisions without truly understanding the issues at hand. Unfortunately, there are people in politics for example believing in UFOs, satanism, intelligent design, etc etc. There is nothing more healthy for a society than a good dose of skepticism. The book is called "The Demon-haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" by Carl Sagan.
And why would they bother hiding anyway? Would WE hide from a race that was stone knives and bearskins while we have F18s and nuclear powered aircraft carriers?
The result of contact with an alien race could be devastating to our economics and, depending on the information they might share, potential disaster for religion as well.
Another possibility is that they could be studying the evolution of our culture.
For every good reason I can think of for them to reveal their presence (if they're here) there's just as good of a reason for them to remain hidden.