Julian Wash – Today I would like to return to your awareness an aspect of the Human condition that indulges in the idea of an extraterrestrial presence. There are many of us who have an uncanny sense that we are not alone in the Universe. And so we gaze upon the planets and stars with awe and wonder, contemplating the possibilities and pondering what might become of our kind should contact ever be made.
But mysteries abound. Few can articulate their own purpose in the grand scheme of things, let alone pontificate what possible role ET’s may serve. And so we speculate and engage in trivial musings rife with conjecture and hyperbola. Even those who fancy themselves as philosophers or theologians often stumble and run ragged with conflicting views and opinions.
In the following paragraphs we’ll briefly consider the impact a mass sighting might create and the possible repercussions that could follow. We’ll also take a hard look at ourselves and ask a most salient question. Will the ultimate threat to Humanity come in the form of extraterrestrials— or do we run the risk of being the instruments of our own demise?
Stealing the Show
I remain somewhat skeptical that a large scale mass sighting will ever take place. It would simply be too overt to be considered benign. Millions would see it as an invasion, even if weapons were conspicuously absent. It would be the equivalent of saber-rattling on a grand, galactic level. A sky full of ET craft encircling the globe would surely not bode well for most of us, myself included. Such a spectacle would dominate our attention and strip away any sense of normalcy in an already chaotic world.