Strange thread..
First I want to say hello to all.
I am curious about submiter-1, so let me start asking questions by first stating some things to make clear where I stand.
As history evolves and technology evolves, our habits also evolve, generally our civilization is evolving.
Lets hypeothesize that an alien, or a person that has direct knowledge of them would actually post here,on ATS and asked us what submiter-1 asked in
his post/s.
In my mind aliens and space programs mix. We are going in to space and our ultimate purpose is to find another civilization to share communication and
knowledge with them. Other civilizations in space probably do the same thing as we do, or just thinking about doing it, as we do. Having said that, I
am taking a step back to check things on our side, concerning OUR level of space venturing.
Logicaly an alien civilization could contact us if we are of interest to them. They could take interest in our ways of behaving in the medium which
they also ventured until they discovered us. They would also want to share knowledge, in order to help us but ultimately helping themselves. Isn't
that the very first rule of initiating "helping others"?
Our side:
We have or to be more precise, we DON"T have a space program.
Yes, our planet, as a whole, as a community DOES NOT have A space program.
What DO WE have then?
We DO HAVE listed projects of venturing in to space from a number of different countries, but still nothing serious that would help US, HUMANITY
practically establishing a permanent presence there.
There could be several other reasons (apart from the one I am concentrating about) for that of course, many are open to speculation. I do not wish to
get in to that though so I wont list any here.
We should BE already there, or making serious steps that would eventually lead to THERE, so another civilization IS or WOULD actually be noticing this
and would decide to make some steps towards us also. Would be knocking our door in a matter of speak.
Why we are not THERE yet:
The main reason we don't have a space program is because we humans here, cannot find ourselves to commit in a long term goal.
Delving in to space, establishing a permanent presence, seriously hunting down opportunities to actually discover and find OTHER sentient beings that
consist another civilization, actually commence commerce with them, hunting down opportunities to have the usual benefits we have as each race on our
planet, or country or groups of people have had for thousands of years INTERACTING with each other.
Name ONE instance where we as a whole population of this planet, a country, or even as a small group of people actually took the time to think, get
organized and complete a LONG TERM goal, for our common benefits. When I am saying "long", I mean than more that a 100 or even a 200 years of
looking ahead schedule. That kind of time of looking ahead would be needed for us to start actually making some serious steps towards established
space presence.
Clearly if any person would be an alien, or having direct contact with alien beings, would not come to us and asked questions. Simply it would avoid
any interaction for the simple reasons I posted above. I don't want to know about other realities or things, I want to be practical. How on earth
could you establish a working economy with another reality anyway?
Becker44 please relay this post to submiter-1 and see what he or she can answer.
Also I got a question.
Why "high being" aliens? What about plain ordinary aliens like us?
(We would be regarded alien too if viewed by another otherwordly civilization)
Plus, why benevolent "aliens" would be interested in us since we really are of no practical use to them according to what IMO have stated above.
[edit on 20-2-2008 by spacebot]
Is it all right if I consider myself a High Being?
