People who believe in alien visitation like von daniken, are there any truth to that or are we really alone in the universe?

Question

I think we have evidence aliens have visited us in the past. In India, most people believe in their Hindu religion was real and not just a myth. Their Hindu religion talks about Vimanas, which are Flying Machines described as mechanical like. Modern engineers can't replicate The Great Pyramids of Giza. The Nazca lines are drawn so big, you can only see the entirety in the air, in Columbia, they found a dozen gold artifacts that resemble modern jets, it's got wings, a fuselage, and a tail fin (which isn't intrinsic to nature but aerodynamics), there are cave drawings of alien like beings with big heads that have antennas coming out of it's heads, I mean I can go on and on. I think those who think this is nonsense, we should keep an open mind, myths, legends, folktales, religions, they just didn't come from nowhere, something triggered those stories, it's an attempt to explain something.

Answer 1

There are too many people who have encountered UFOs who are not only are highly credible, but also the UFO was too close to have been mistaken from swamp gas or a weather balloon.



There is also PHYSICAL evidence that can be tested scientifically of alien encounters that when a sceptic finds an answer, he sounds more like a babbling lunar landing conspiracy theorist.



Take for example the Betty Cash saga where Betty Cash, Vicki Landrom and her grandson Colby encountered a UFO in late December of 1980. They saw a craft that had a bright beam at the bottom of it where Betty got out to get a closer look and ran back to her car where Vicki and Colby were.



Vicki put her hand on the dashboard and an impression of her hand was left on it as if it melted. And you need about 200*F for that to happen.



After the incident all 3 started to suffer ill side effects from the encounter which included nausea, vomiting, redness of the skin, hair loss, and cancer with Betty suffering the worst because she was closer to the UFO. And if you Google the symptoms the first thing that comes up is the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Even WebMD has radiation poisoning as a possible cause for the listed symptoms.



What do sceptics say she saw? The star Canapes. Or even a comet. Yet how do they explain their symptoms that only started a very short time after their encounter or whatever that was?



Another typical finding is where a UFO landed in a field, and the next day there is a burn mark on the field where the soil directly below is sterilized several feet down, and I mean STRAIGHT down. Even science says that the soil was exposed to high levels of radiation. Sooooo -- do sceptics say it was radioactive swamp gas that using a magic wand made sure it only stayed straight down?

Answer 2

We exist on this planet Earth, there are billions of other planets that are similar to Earth, it will be naive to think there is no other life anywhere else other than Earth.

Answer 3

I believe we have been visited by ancient astronauts, people don't give von daniken enough credit.

Answer 4

"We're alone in the universe" is the biggest lie ever.

Answer 5

If we are really alone

We should expand to the Galaxy and further

Answer 6

I don't think we're alone in the universe. At the same time, I don't think we've been visited. Crop Circles, Stone Henge, the pyramids - all those are possible with human means and organization. If they were alien in origin, I'd expect the structures to be made of something other than stone from the local region. And crop circles - well, I was visiting a friend years ago, and his son & some friends came in late one Friday night - his dad asked, "What've you guys been up to?" and they answered, "Making crop circles...." So, that's bored, mid-western teenagers.

Answer 7

You are watching the Ancient Aliens TV show too much. That show does not give facts. It us just entertainment.

Also don't confuse UFO with alien ship. Unidentified does not imply extraterrestrial.

Answer 8

All religions worship aliens. It's in their art and writings. Why would every culture make it all up? Even Yah'shua (Jesus), having no earthly father, was a half human half-alien hybrid being.

Answer 9

There is no evidence that aliens have ever visited us, now or in the past.



We can go to the Moon. If you use us as the model, then some aliens can probably also visit their own planetary system.



Engineers can replicate the pyramids... just give them enough money and they'll do it.

Especially now that a French Engineer finally figured out (20 years ago or so) how the stones were raised thanks to a relatively clever (yet simple to build) system of crane/elevator. Turns out that these "secret religious chambers" were the heart of the elevator system. And yes, they COULD raise the stones relatively easily with the system (although we suspect that every once in a while, something would break and a few workers would get flattened).

Answer 10

OMG are you still living in 1970? Those myths about the pyramids and Nazca lines, etc have been busted again and again. They made material for some interesting docos back in the day but please update your reference materials, all of those things have very simple explanations.

Answer 11

I think there is a lot of possibilities between those two assertions.

Answer 12

Both of your choices are equally ridiculous. We cannot be alone in the universe, but von Daniken's theories simply do not hold water.

Answer 13

Von Doniken is a crackpot

Answer 14

I think your standard for evidence is pretty lax. Ancient myth and legend are just that - myth and legend. I sincerely hope that in a few hundred years people aren't asking similar questions regarding Scientology, wondering what truth lies behind the film Battlefield Earth.



We absolutely could build the Great Pyramid today if we wanted, MUCH faster. The largest stone is 80 tons - there are single cranes ON WHEELS that can lift more than that, not even considering the huge ones that are built in-place. We have trucks that can haul that easily, advanced quarrying, measuring, polishing and finishing methods, etc. Any engineer who thinks it would take 20 years to build such should go ahead and relinquish his license, he doesn't know what he's doing.



Just because you can't see what you're building doesn't mean you can't build it - the Nazca lines could have easily been laid out using rope, a little planning goes a long way.



Wings, a body, and a tail fin huh? Ever seen a fish?



Again, you have no standard for evidence. And what does testimony from "reputable people" have to do with anything? That guy who shot up the concert in Las Vegas, up until that day, was a reputable person. Ben Carson, by most standards, was a reputable person - look at the things he said during the presidential campaign. Being reputable doesn't make the things you say count for more than the word of any random person off of the street.

Answer 15

The Odds are in favor of life out there some where BUT Aliens have NEVER visited Earth.

Answer 16

" . . . modern engineers said it takes 19 of those heavy lift cranes to lift one of those large stones."



Bollocks anyone said that.



OK, I've just read the next few to try to answer them and realised there's no point. Good luck at parties.

Answer 17

Moving those huge stones did NOT take any ooogedy boogedy voodoo alien magic, they used simple mechanical methods that are well known and understood. Where did you get the idea they cant be replicated today? The Mayans and the builders of Stonehenge and the statues of Easter Island used very much the same techniques even though they never got together. You can still see partially cut stones in the ancient quarries with chisel marks on them. Stop watching fictional drivel like Discovery Channel.

Answer 18

We do not have conclusive evidence either way.

Answer 19

What a load of idiocy. Is your question whether we're alone in the universe, or whether aliens have visited Earth? You can't seem to tell the difference between the two.

Answer 20

It's not that engineers can't replicate the pyramids (they can), they haven't got access to the resources (the stone and the labor) to do it.



As for myths, legends, folklore and religion -- remember that L. Ron Hubbard invented Scientology on a bet. Most of von Daniken's claims have been shown to be false (or falsified), so don't place too much emphasis on them.



Fundamentally, there is zero evidence for ancient aliens - just speculation (and not very good speculation at that). It's wishful thinking to imagine a "trigger" when the answer lies in imagination itself.



Still, we are left with the Fermi paradox - where are they?

Answer 21

People who are scientifically illiterate, and people with mental health issues.



Note how the social engineers have programmed people to think that the question of space boogiemen being real is actually important for some reason? I mean honestly if it wasn't for all those awful movies about space aliens would anyone even care? Would anyone even consider the issue?



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