I believe that there is life out in the universe, maybe even life that is comparable or more intelligent than our own. In a universe of near infinite possibilities we can't be alone.
However, I believe that Aliens that have managed to master one of the great holy grails of scientific achievement (faster than light travel) are unlikely to squander that achievement buzzing around in little ships, scaring aircraft and taking an unusal interest in kidnapping people who at their best, arent the finest representatives of humanity.
To me and my oh so cynical mind, things don't add up - i.e. how come most of the ships in UFO sightings don't look exactly the same. How many aliens or models of spaceships are out there? How can they be smart enough to avoid giving definitive proof of their existence but at the same time allow amateur photographers and witnesses to see and snap them? Why are they so keen on internal probes? How on Earth could any government actually cover up something this huge and momentous for at least fifty years? How does a spaceship that has travelled billions of miles/light years crash in a desert?
Of course, it is possible that we have been visited but I find it unlikely as there is no proof. To be honest, I would never want Aliens to visit us. We'd be the Natives and they would be the technologically superior race coming in.
The easy answer is: money. Look at how many billions of dollars are tied up in the transportation industry. Look at who owns the big oil companies. Look at the fact that the CIA is completely outside and above the law. If someone were to come up with a way to travel without the use of fossil fuels, if someone were to discover a way to have free energy, it would change
everything. Money would, eventually, cease to matter. Those in control would fall. And no 1%er wants that...
And think about this; if all the species that have tried to interact with us are immediately killed and incinerated, wouldn't the survivors think twice about landing? Wouldn't they become far more careful with how they communicated with us?
I think there must be other intelligent life out there. It may not necessarily be "humanoid" in appearance, which is the exact problem. The life on our planet alone is bizzare and complex and amazing, but humans have a bad habit of destroying anything that isn't six feet tall, blond haired, blue eyed, and wealthy. (don't believe me? Go into the history books and see how much damage white man has caused over the centuries.) And further, look at the dolphin. They are as smart or smarter than we are, they live
on our planet, and because they will never pay taxes we treat them like a lowly animal. Imagine if we found intelligent, alien life out there, but it was in the form of a moss. Or animalistic. Or something equally strange. Human history dictates that we would immediately destroy it and take over their world.
Humans have never done well with different...
