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Originally posted by mbkennel
Originally posted by Violence
I think it's pretty obvious that if there were Aliens here on Earth, as to why they would not show themselves.
Many obvious reasons, but I will leave you with one. What would you hope to achieve by letting the world know that Aliens are here, living among us? It could instil huge fear among the human population and great distrust. These days it's hard enough to trust your neighbour, let alone if you knew the possibility of them being an Alien.
The problem in that case would not be "disclosure", but alien infiltration!
And the fear and distrust would be 100% earned by them.
Don't be a reflexive human hater. A priori, humans aren't intrinsically worse, or better, than any ETs, real or hypothetical. However, it is our planet more than it is theirs. If they are coming here and flying around and not telling us (we do have laws about air traffic control & transponders), that's upsetting and wrong. If they are coming here and infiltrating us without disclosure or permission, that's literally criminal.
If we could fly to their planet we would be on our best behavior and we would NOT do that today. We'd ask permission and start relations. If we didn't have any idea about the type of society and how they would react, we would attempt to figure it out.
If ETs are infiltrating us, then they have clearly failed to ask us permission or attempted to understand us, or given a turd about us. Despite some sharp cultural differences around the planet, 100% of human societies reject involuntary and covert infiltration.
Originally posted by rigel4
I don't think there will be disclosure ever, for the simple reason there is nothing to disclose.
Originally posted by rigel4
The only thing the government is guilty of is keeping the lie going to hide their black projects, no better way of hiding a black project aircraft than having it reported as a UFO.
Originally posted by rigel4
Why would they not disclose themselves! why hide behind a human government.. No they would be out in the open either to befriend us or kill us.
Originally posted by coyotepoet
What's with the glut of Aliens don't exist threads lately? I'm not absolutely sure they do exist, but neither am I absolutely positive that they don't. Here is my response on another thread like this, also answering the question of why they may not have revealed themselves yet:
I wonder how the OP would feel if a government official came out tomorrow flanked by an alien and provided undeniable full disclosure. I wonder if he would:
a) s**t a brick
b) convince himself that it was just government manipulation toward a larger, more nefarious agenda, or
c) say, "What do you know. I guess I was wrong, aliens do exist."
Certainly B would be a believable position and some of what we term UFO's are secret government tech. However I think many people who share the OP's firm opinion on the matter would choose reaction A, and that would not necessarily be a good thing for society until people adjusted to the idea.
Here's a hypothetical for all of those who say, "If they exist, why haven't they fully revealed themselves yet?" Perhaps reaction A is the reason they haven't. Perhaps they have our best interests at heart and are waiting for the society at large to evolve to a point where their presence wouldn't cause widespread panic. And I think as a whole we have. Look at people's reactions to the "War of the Worlds" broadcast and consider how people might react in a similar situation in today's age. In general people are much more sophisticated about such things than they were in the '30's.
Not saying they do or don't exist, but for the sake of argument OP, how would you honestly react if you were to find out you were wrong?
www.abovetopsecret.com...
I extend the same challenge to this OP (incidentally, after 23 pages on the other thread that OP still has not answered my question). How would you honestly react if you were to find out you were wrong? (and "I wouldn't because they don't exist is not an answer.)
Originally posted by coyotepoet
reply to post by rigel4
Hah! Dave ain't here man. That made me smile. Thank you for honestly answering. I extend the same question to the hardcore believers on the other side. How would you react if ever there was proof that aliens don't exist?(though it is much harder to prove a negative.)
Personally I believe that they do, but it wouldn't destroy my worldview to find out that they don't. However, the bottom line is that until it happens one way or another it's just a hypothetical thought exercise.
Originally posted by rigel4
I don't think there will be disclosure ever, for the simple reason there is nothing to disclose.
All we ever hear on ATS is " we are getting close to disclosure", or " that film was hinting muchly about the existence of Aliens on earth".
I have a theory that says that believers need disclosure to be an unreachable thing , so that they can all hang on to the lie that lots of different species of Alien are presently and historically visiting Earth, and are in league with the American government. There is no proof , we tell them, but then they blame tptb for keeping them in the dark. and so the lie is able to continue.
The only thing the government is guilty of is keeping the lie going to hide their black projects, no better way of hiding a black project aircraft than having it reported as a UFO.
Now here's the clincher, If Aliens really were on Earth as frequently and extensively as some people on here believe. Why would they not disclose themselves! why hide behind a human government.. No they would be out in the open either to befriend us or kill us. The government isn't hiding the Aliens behind a Vail of secrecy, because there is nothing to hide.
Originally posted by spacevisitor
Originally posted by rigel4
I don't think there will be disclosure ever, for the simple reason there is nothing to disclose.
Why do you think all those countries have disclosed a part of their UFO files if there really is nothing to disclose?
List of Countries That Have Disclosed UFO Files and Documents.
www.educatinghumanity.com...
Originally posted by rigel4
The only thing the government is guilty of is keeping the lie going to hide their black projects, no better way of hiding a black project aircraft than having it reported as a UFO.
I find it quite remarkable that you really believe that all those small but also huge UFOs/UAPs which have been seen since the 30s, 40s until today, capable of speeds, maneuverability which also shows antigravity tech, and luminosity beyond even our current known technology, were/are aircrafts from black projects?
Why then do you think that despite they had/have that obvious extreme advanced technology already in the 30s, 40s until today they nevertheless let their soldiers go to war without that technology or let NASA or the Russian Federal Space Agency using that dangerous rocket and shuttle technology to shoot people into space and to the moon even until today?
Originally posted by rigel4
Why would they not disclose themselves! why hide behind a human government.. No they would be out in the open either to befriend us or kill us.
They are out in the open because otherwise we would not have the UFO phenomenon and we must have a special/friendly connection with some of the powerful guys up there because we are still not killed.edit on 20/8/11 by spacevisitor because: Made some corrections and did some adding