It’s not that I don’t believe in aliens or unknown life forms, nor do I disbelieve that some have come here. What I don’t believe is the media’s interpretation of it, as it is too much fueled by entertainment. Although having said that, entertainment must have a source, as well. Still, aliens are either too human, or too much like something we would be scared of. I mean seriously, what the hell do aliens want with butts, anyway? Where does that even come from?
Anyways my guess is that aliens and the sightings thereof have an evolution, one which has all to do with us, and nothing to do with what may or may not be oot der. I read in this book that different parts of the world tend to see different types of aliens…we over here see slender gray dudes with big eyes, in parts of Europe they see tall dudes that look like fantasy elves, in Africa they see rock monsters or octopi that walk on the ground…my guess is that our aliens grow alongside our cultures, mythologies and perceptions, which really have nothing to do with actual aliens, if there are any. There seems to be tow kinds of aliens known to men; monster like aliens who have supreme technology, but who just snarl and hiss, and humanoid beings that are exactly like humans, aside from some differing physical features. Supreme technology also included. A slight third inclusion are half human half animals, but the animal part is often from some animal that we have here on earth.
Somehow this shit just doesn’t sit with me. I mean check this out, in the middle ages, people with sleep paralysis used to think they were being visited by ghosts and the like. People who claim to have been abducted by aliens describe the same symptoms as sleep paralysis. That’s just one example, out of many I’m sure. I used it because I suffer from sleep paralysis, and the first time it occurred, I was sure it was a ghost, as silly as this sounds. They are very scary and seem so real. So even in this day and age, stuff like that can easily be translated to something entirely different than what it actually is.
Although to get back to what I was trying to say, my guess is, the time for flying saucers is over as technology evolves. I suppose I should try to explain my basis if I’m going to make such a statement, but eh. As I say, it’s just a guess, really. Kind of like how in the fifties, people pictured flying cars for the future, and now we picture teleportation for the future. Not that this has fuckall to do with xenomorphs.