Hi - I am an alien

manases: "What are aliens doing here?

Assuming they are here. So this is a question for the believers. (I am a believer too)

Because you are right – if you think about it, we cannot be of any interest to any advanced alien civilization.

But they are here! (They say). So… we are of interest to them?"


Hey manases. Your certainty without justification is dangerous.

You should probably take a bunch of time to do an impartial investigation into the topic of aliens visiting earth. As fascinating as the topic is, there are zero legitimate reasons to think they are here and a ton of legitimate reasons.

Avoid sensationalized books, videos and articles. Check out ‘boring’ science based material that supplies reasonable ideas that don’t sound good only because they are exciting and you want them to be true.

Here is my favorite quote of all time. Think long and hard about how the message in it relates to the strength of your conviction regarding aliens. (I freely confess that I had to read it a few times slowly the first time I came across it to really understand it.)

“It is morally as bad not to care whether a thing is true or not, so long as it makes you feel good, as it is not to care how you got your money as long as you have got it.” ― Edwin Way Teale, Circle of the Seasons: The Journal of a Naturalist's Year
When you realize that emotion rather than reason has led to your belief, you'll be better off for it- both morally and intellectually. And don't worry that accepting reality will leave you without the fun idea of aliens! I accept the reality of the situation, but still lovey thinking about all the same "what if" questions you do.

It’s like learning Santa isn’t real: you can still love Christmas (maybe even love it more) without a fiction attached.