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In reply to the discussion: Do you believe there are species that have mastered FTL travel? [View all]Lint Head
(15,064 posts)would allow them to travel at speeds that our own human bodies cannot presently tolerate. Which could mean that these entities have been in existence longer than human kind on our planet. It's as if some of the things that have been seen actually become a form of light or energy. I also think that the "little green men with large heads and eyes" thing is a carry over of Hollywood movies. At my age I've seen the evolution of that in comic books and 1950's Sci-Fy Movies in 'real' time. The Von Daniken "Ancient Alien" thing I think it is ridiculous because people have taken the popular movie image and worked backward to find a Peruvian skull and cave drawings to say, 'Hey. This is how they look.' Because that image sells books and has proven to sell movie tickets. The big head thing has to do with the simple Hollywood script idea that aliens having large evolved brains and are smart enough to travel which to me is a juvenile concept.
Some would say the entire idea of space aliens is juvenile.
