Hollywood Alien History

"Aliens, if an when we find them, could be so alien, so different from humanity as to undermine the meaning of any exchange we might have, or even make such exchange impossible." --Henry Gee

Aliens as a pseudoscience at times can be somewhat controversial because the belief in aliens is mainly interpreted in two ways. One belief is the idea that aliens exist somewhere in the universe but have not necessarily visited earth. The second main interpretation is the belief that aliens visited earth before and/or currently visiting earth in UFO’s. This belief is more pseudoscientific than the first because, the odds of the mere existence of aliens is a matter of probability. But, the second is more difficult to explain and often relies on some pseudoscientific explanations, reasoning errors, and visual illusions. The belief in UFO and aliens visiting earth is a lot more common than most people realize as Rice ( 2003) points out in his study. In a survey of about 1,000 people in the U.S, 35% of people stated they believed extraterrestrials have visited Earth at some point in the past while, 40% did not

The geoglyphs on the Pampa de Nazca in Peru are as stunning as they are mysterious. Many, many theories surround the lines such as aliens, slaves, or tribute to the dead. The lines could have been created as an extension of the Inca Ceque lines in Cusco for part of the water cult and the worship of the water and mountain deities, or perhaps they were created to please a ‘sky god’ seen during the unusual amount of solar eclipses during the time of construction or even as a depiction of constellations and zodiac knowledge.

In the chapter “The Varieties of Alien Experience”, author Bill Ellis makes an argument that is easily relatable to modern society’s consistent fascination with conspiracy theories, difficult to explain phenomena, and matters of the paranormal. In particular, Ellis writes about the social implications that can be observed from the tendency of many presumed authorities and esteemed critics to analyze and disprove accounts of such extraordinary occurrences as alien abductions and other types of direct extraterrestrial interactions whenever they emerge from people who are convinced that they have gone through these types of supernatural events on a firsthand basis.

The possibility of life outside of our own planet has been boggling the minds of the human race for more years than anyone can truly know, however in the summer of 1947 new information made these already known suspicions even more apparent. A leery encounter with what a local farmer would identify as a UFO would quickly arise complications with the government and mysterious men who would threaten his family if any knowledge of this got out. These men would later coin the name “The Men in Black” due to their odd task of making sure no extraterrestrial information reached the public. The importance of these unexplainable men and their habits come to the surface when you truly begin to realize

Alien abduction stories have always held a strong interest among people all over the world, captivating our attention and curiosity as they propose yet another unsolved mystery of gigantic proportions and unthinkable consequences for humanity to contemplate. More so in modern times, and especially in the western world, where the media is a more significant part of culture, many science fiction novelists and screen writers brought out the issue to the public in the form of entertainment. This, due its widespread appeal, gave these stories a certain level of credulity among the masses, and sparked curiosity for closer investigation.

This style helped create one of the most well-known architectural feats of the ancient world, Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is located at the end of a long ridge descending from Mt. Salcantay, 8,000ft above sea level. Machu Picchu is theorized to be built by order of Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, the ninth Emperor of the Inca. Its buildings are lavish and there is an extensive amount of land for agriculture on the outskirts. “The site’s buildings, walls, terraces, and ramps reclaim the steep mountainous terrain and make the city blend naturally into the rock escarpments on which it is situated.”

The image above was created by the Olmec tribe between 1200 and 400 BEC in Southern Mexico. These artifacts are usually made with clay and painted in monotone colors and used for the center of ceremonies. The amount of work put into making these objects shows how much that the Olmec people are very attached to their creations and spend lots of time working on them.

There has been a lot of commotion lately between both the scientific and religious communities in regards to this topic. The claims of Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life visiting the Earth in ancient times and profoundly affecting the development of Human civilization, is a controversial subject, at best.

People have been claiming alien abductions since the late 1950’s. Disturbing reports of strange beings and painful operations have been around for decades creating a mysterious and disconcerting feeling in people everywhere. Whether we’re talking about greys or Reptilioids, some people are still conflicted about the existence of other intelligent life forms. Cattle mutilations, UFO sightings throughout history, and even UFO and alien images in ancient art all over the world is often common knowledge. Nonbelievers often desperately try to debunk theories and disregarded as conspiracy. Therefore aliens and genuine theory are often written off as myth, fantasy, or made up by crazy people. The real question on everyone’s mind is, what’s the truth?

Machu Picchu would be an great travel location for its architectural mysteries. Hiram Bingham said, “Walls of white granite ashlars carefully cut and exquisitely fitted together. The larger stones appeared to weigh 10-15 tons” (Source 1). No one knows how anyone that long ago could move stones that would be hard for us to move

Depressive, eternal pessimist and a glass half empty kind of guy. My childhood was rammed with public information films warning of death and danger at every turn, and what to do in case of a nuclear attack.

Ancient aliens is a concept theorizing that beings from outer space came to our planet thousands of years ago to help develop technologies that enable the human population to propagate. They are speculated to be behind some inexplicable works of art, intriguing ancient remains recovered through archeology.

Our next step was to walk half a mile up a set of worn out and weathered stairs, this was very tiring and I almost tripped a couple of times. Looking to my right and I saw large number of large mountains that were densely covered with jungle vegetation. I looked down and noticed the clouds below me. Our altitude was very high because I noticed the air getting colder. We finally reached the top of the mountain. Our guide showed us around the ruins. Walking around, I saw the unique arch architecture of the doorways. There was a carving of an eagle on a circular stone on the ground. I wondered how the Incas could have carved the stones perfectly to sit on top of each other without cement. Some were stacked up to 10 feet high. There were some Incan

The biggest question we all ask ourselves at one point in time or another is, are we really alone in the universe? Many believe that all known encounters and evidence is either false, a hoax, or an attempt at fame and glory. True believers stick to the physical evidence and hard facts that follow these mysterious encounters. One specific event that occurred at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 has baffled theorists and experts for generations and will continue to leave a controversial standpoint on what really may have occurred. This occurrence in particular has left a lot of unanswered questions about extraterrestrial existence due to the fact that most of the evidence collected from the incident is to either to old to be a credible source or the government has covered up the evidence and left a false influence behind. Overall, how has outside influence altered personal encounters and experience with extraterrestrial contact with relation to the Roswell Incident?