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8. ... 5. Taste terrible. Not good to eat.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 04:30 PM

Jan 2020

A being traveling from another planet would look at us like livestock, not as a fellow intelligent being

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About the aliens visiting the earth....Yes, they have been here, but.......... [View all] Stuart G Jan 2020 OP

Definitely... Mike Nelson Jan 2020 #1

Yes, I agree with you completely...And I have heard that often about space exploring people. Stuart G Jan 2020 #4

Yes, Newest Reality Jan 2020 #12

I hate to be the cynic genxlib Jan 2020 #16

That's a good point. Newest Reality Jan 2020 #20

I don't disagree with anything you said genxlib Jan 2020 #21

Hey... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #25

Please read two books authored by Dr. John E. Mack. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2020 #2

K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2020 #6

What do you think the reasons that they have not communicated with us? RKP5637 Jan 2020 #3

Well..............that is as good a reason as any.......... Stuart G Jan 2020 #7

They are still here, studying their handwork... TreasonousBastard Jan 2020 #5

... 5. Taste terrible. Not good to eat. DBoon Jan 2020 #8

I like the South Park premise that they see us as an entertaining reality TV show. Midnight Writer Jan 2020 #9

I became interested in the subject after reading Interrupted Journey in the mid sixties. Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2020 #10

...Sometimes, I have that opinion. They are here watching...maybe ?? Stuart G Jan 2020 #11

For years I had night terrors during which I sensed the presence of other beings in my room. They Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2020 #14

I don't know about the rest of the globe, but the reason they have no interest in Atticus Jan 2020 #13

Well, do you talk to the vegetables on your plate? getagrip_already Jan 2020 #15

Earth is the Andaman Island of the galaxy BuffaloJackalope Jan 2020 #17

The only answer is: who knows? First Speaker Jan 2020 #18

What you are describing is the Fermi Paradox genxlib Jan 2020 #19

Several points. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #22

+1 progressoid Jan 2020 #26

yup jberryhill Jan 2020 #27

I assume FTL...means beyond the speed of light, but what does FTL stand for? Stuart G Jan 2020 #29

It means Faster Than Light. And I'm sorry, I should know better PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #32

They Are Here colsohlibgal Jan 2020 #23

Maybe they are unmanned, or whatever PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2020 #24

Think aliens have been here and might well have left behind Enoki33 Jan 2020 #28

Such advanced beings would be so amazed by Earth's amazing biodiversity that they'd eclecticdyslexic Jan 2020 #30

Despite the charm of, "Men in Black", Bayard Jan 2020 #31

This planet's ecology is sick, but like the Earth after the end of the Permian Period Vogon_Glory Jan 2020 #35

As stated by PoindexterOglethorpe in post #22, we may be the first in the galaxy. Kaleva Jan 2020 #33

I suspect that if space aliens were here Vogon_Glory Jan 2020 #34

Why would they talk to us? Their cell phones are smarter than humans. hunter Jan 2020 #36

Are lizard people aliens? Asking for a friend. panader0 Jan 2020 #37