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Have we been visited? Have extra-terrestrials influenced our history? If you look at mythology, it appears we have been visited! Almost all mythologies (Christian mythology included) mentions some sort of flying gods.
In Ancient Sumer clay tablets describe visits of the gods. The gods fly in vehicles, called Shems, or Mu, which are described as being tall rocket like "rocks" from which fire flies. The visiting gods stay at temples, built by humans under the instructions of the gods, and are waited on. Certainly the detailed descriptions of everything from who shakes hands with the gods first, to what food is served, and how the gods are carried back to their Shems imply that the Sumerians weren't just expecting spiritual visitors, but physical beings, from the sky.
From where did the extra-terrestrials come? According to the Zecharia Sitchin, they came from a twelfth planet with in our solar system. He points to the importance put on the number twelve through out history. There were twelve high Sumer gods, and twelve gods of Mount Olympus. In the Bible, Joseph compares himself and his brothers to twelve celestial bodies. We have twelve months of the year, and some of our math systems continue to follow the Sumerian use of the numbers 60 and 12. (Doesn't it seem strange that we have 60 minutes in an hour, and not a hundred? Or that our day is 24 hours, not 20?)
Could ancient myths speak of extra-terrestrials? From what I read, I see that there is such a possibility. Why should Earth be the only planet with life, and if there is life else where, why could it not have visited us? If they have visited us, why have they apparently left?
Originally posted by Heliocentric
I do not "believe" in UFO's since I am a scientifically schooled person. Religious people 'believe', and the UFO phenomenon should not become a religion. IMO, the UFO phenomenon should be examined and studied at the top Universities all over the world, since I consider - based on the collected body of testimonies, photos, videos, radar-observations, ground-imprints, etc - that the phenomenon is REAL... whatever it is.
Originally posted by Heliocentric
I do not "believe" in UFO's since I am a scientifically schooled person. Religious people 'believe', and the UFO phenomenon should not become a religion. IMO, the UFO phenomenon should be examined and studied at the top Universities all over the world, since I consider - based on the collected body of testimonies, photos, videos, radar-observations, ground-imprints, etc - that the phenomenon is REAL... whatever it is.
Originally posted by laura petrie
Abductions are a different matter. I do not believe that the aliens are here to abduct people and make babies. For an advanced race they seem to have a very crude and primitive genetic science, it is highly improbable that aliens would utilize such methods of procreation.
The hybrids scenario and the methodology seem like something our mind would create in dreams or under hypnosis to subsitute/compensate for whatever is lacking in our lives.