As an obvious disclaimer, I wanted to remind everyone that this is only my opinion, but ....while I do believe that it's VERY possible that aliens exist, simply due to mathematical percentage ( how large the universe is ), visions of an alien race of lets say, reptiles or alien creatures in their motherships attacking earth just seems kinda laughable. Our overall presumption is that if alien life exists somewhere else in the universe, they would presumably be of a higher level of intelligence and spirituality. Again, I'm not saying that they don't exist, its just I can't see them as being malevolent. We as humans are the most malevolent race in the universe. Now, while that could lead logic to tell us that other species could be malevolent as well, but my gut feeling tells me that something is still cloudy about this whole situation. I'm not entirely sold on this whole thing....

Now...lets take a step back from all of this...and look at the methodology of the New World Order Elite. The elite have possessed high technology weapons systems for ages, including weapons that utilize electromagnetics as well as advanced psychotronic weaponry. The New World Order Elite are essentially Lucifer's tool of performing what he does best: DECEPTION
The one thing that you must understand is that ----The devil DOES exist.
The alien and UFO issue MAY very well be part of this overwhelming worldwide deception. If you ask me, I don't want to find alien life outside this planet for the simple possibility that if one day we come in contact with an alien species, they could simply be part of this evil deception. And for most of us, who believe in GOD and love our creator, the question to these extraterrestrials is ...." Do you love God and acknowledge him as the creator of the universe? Are you here on this planet attempting to convince the peoples of earth that GOD doesn't exist and that we should worship you?
Memories of alien abduction can be easily implanted via the use of advanced psychotronic technology.....and if they really were abducted, who knows what they were? Some things to think about....what is everybody's thought on this?

Originally posted by Viper2
LOL @ you trying to claim Stephen Hawking's logic is flawed. Do you even know who Stephen Hawking is?

Skeptics make me laugh.

While I don't disagree with Hawking's reasoning here, it is laughable that you consider him infallible. We are all human beings, Viper, and we all make mistakes. Not to mention, he is speculating, not stating experimentally validated facts.

Hasn't Stephen Hawking held these positions for quite a long time: That ETs are likely, and that we should be cautious about letting them know of our existence?

Originally posted by grantbeed

This is Earth, how do we know this is the system anywhere else off the Earth?

That is true but basic evolution gives the brains, speed, agility and higher senses to the carnivores in most cases. It is a little harder to hunt and kill your prey then it is to grab a mouth full of grass.

Originally posted by grantbeed

I completely disagree with this thinking. Surely a civilisation so advanced would not be dependant on fossil fuels such as Oil?

They would be living on clean,green energy, harnessing energy sources that we can not even comprehend now on Earth.

Why would they be so advanced on one hand, but humanly barbaric on the other?

Ok so they do not eat us, but suck the earth dry of its resources seeing us as we see animals around us.

Regardless of what anyone think these Alien species are like, we are on a path to destruction all by ourselves anyway.

Why not put it out there and make contact. As much as the chance exists of them wanting to destroy us, it also exists that they might be our saviours too.

And if we are heading for doom by ourselves, I know what I would choose to do.

Originally posted by Matrix Rising

He (Hawking) suggests that aliens might simply raid Earth for its resources and then move on: “We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet. I imagine they might exist in massive ships, having used up all the resources from their home planet. Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonise whatever planets they can reach.”

Hawking needs to revisit his theory.


Stephen Hawking is no doubt a brilliant scientist but where this subject is concerned, we’re all kicking the ball on a level playing field as no one knows anything for sure. Life in the universe can only be inferred mathematically and probably logically. It's yet to be proved.

Having said that, I will disagree with Hawking when he contends that “aliens might simply raid Earth for its resources and then move on.”

They would not, considering that a space faring civilization would have evolved mentally and spiritually to a level that would avoid at all costs interference in the natural process of evolution in the universe.

In other words, they wouldn’t go around plundering and destroying planets already inhabited by sentient beings just because they have run out of resources on their home planet. Instead they would exploit the limitless resources of uninhabited planets and probably terra-form them to make them habitable.

This would be no big deal for a Type II or Type III civilization. As Dr Michio Kaku mentions, a Type III civilization would be so advanced that moving between multiverses would be all in a days work!

So, out of the countless trillion stars in this universe having planetary systems which are uninhabited and having unlimited natural resources, why in God’s name would they zero on to a nondescript ball of mud at the edge of one of trillions of galaxies and one that’s already overpopulated and running out of resources?

So there’s no need to panic. Hawking seems to have got it all wrong this time around!

[edit on 25-4-2010 by OrionHunterX]