Sunday, July 30, 2006

One question that hasn't escaped me is how, if we're sharing the planet with indigenous "aliens," the worsening of the biosphere will impact any potential relationship with our secretive neighbors. If they're physical, as I think they are, they stand to suffer greatly if (for example) a human-induced climate disaster sets the Amazon rainforest ablaze . . . or do they?

Perhaps "cryptoterrestrials" have taken precautionary measures. Persistent reports of underground bases raise the admittedly alarming possibility that the CTs are subterranean. Even descriptions of the beings themselves almost invariably include reference to large eyes -- which proponents of the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis interpret as an evolutionary advantage for life on planets with diminished sunlight. But large eyes would be equally useful for beings acclimated to tunnels and caverns. Maybe the CTs, having constructed effective "bunkers," are content to let humans continue in their heedless destruction of the planet.

But then there are the scenes of global cataclysm shown to abductees. Some researchers are understandably wary of viewing these as literal forecasts of the future and see them instead as educational demonstrations. If so, it's plausible that the CTs are attempting to hasten ecological awareness -- and in the process giving away a grave secret: that they aren't the sagely, omniscient beings whose role they so often adopt. Their technological wizardry might not be akin to magic. They might actually need us to keep Earth's environment sustainable just as they need us for our genes -- and likely for the same ultimate reason: the cultivation of an ever-adaptive race whose abilities are beyond our own yet perfectly fallible.
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11 comments:

Mac said...

You're describing, essentially, a sort of evolutionary feedback system. I like that.

(BTW, the sex has stopped. Boy, they sure like it loud...)

1:27 AM
Ken said...

My hunch is that these "cryptos" are actually oversized bugs. They lead a subterranean existence like ants, they resemble insects in appearance and movements (at least according to Whit Strieber) and they seem to function with something of a "hive mind". Abduction of human beings, not to mention genetic experimentation and the creation of hybrids (if indeed that's what's going on) might in fact be a more sophisticated form of what certain species of ants do (e.g., the "slave-maker" ants). Check out the link below:

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu:8050/course/ent525/close/SlaveAnt.html

3:20 PM
Ken said...

The last part of the link should be "SlaveAnt.html"

3:21 PM
Ken said...

Here's another link that might hint at a tantalizing connection between so-called
our "aliens" and ants:

http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/001201.html

Note that this one mentions the creation of hybrids within ant colonies...(The more sophisticated behavior of cryptos might involve the use of genetic material not only from human beings but also from reptiles and other fauna).

3:27 PM
Ken said...

w.m. bear

You and Mac may be correct in your assertions that these cryptos are most likely kin to the human race. I have a few difficulties with this hypothesis, though:

First, these cryptos -- particularly the greys -- don't *behave* like human beings. And by behavior I'm making reference to a thousand subtle details that we can glean from most abduction reports. For instance, Strieber appears to have reached the conclusion that three greys usually make up one "personality". Moreover, their psyches appear not to be wired like ours -- no, not in the least. Strieber says he believes that these greys have a different perception/experience of time. How can this be explained if they are merely advanced primates like ourselves? We'd expect their brains to work like ours, but they evidently don't.

Secondly, physical similarities between greys and humans are superficial at best. They've got a head, two arms, a torso, two legs. So what? Their coloring -- and according to many reports -- their skin texture -- is very alien to us. There's also reason to believe that their hands and feet are webbed. They have no ears, no genitals, no orfices to excrete bodily wastes (e.g., no anus), no vocal chords. And then there are those huge buglike eyes. Strieber (and, if memory serves me right, also Peter Khoury) got the distinct impression that there was an insect-like quality to not only their appearance but also to their movements. When they walk or raise their arms or even blink, it is all synchronized. Clearly, there's something here that's very unprimate.

Did you see the enlarged photo of an ant's head on the first website to which I posted a link? Doesn't it *strongly* resemble a grey's head? And what about the fact that many abductees report a larger, dominant "female"? Something like a queen ant or queen bee or queen termite...

Finally, I wouldn't rule out the possibility that these cryptos possess a biotechnology which is far more advanced than ours. For all we know these things could've been around for millions of years before we ever even evolved, which would give them plenty of time to develop such scientific knowledge. WE don't know how to create hybrids out of two different species -- but THEY might be able to do just that. OR they may be creating chimeras. The "reptilian" type crypto reported by some abductees would indicate that genetic engineering (i.e., "hybridization") is being carried out not only with us but also with snakes, lizards, birds and -- dinosaurs(?).

Maybe the creation of hybrids is an instinctually driven act on the part of these cryptos, not unlike their much smaller cousins (the ants). Maybe they've been doing it for so long that their continued survival as a species now depends on it (again, not unlike certain species of ants).

My gut feeling is that we are dealing with some really big, really smart bugs. This thought is particularly disturbing to me because it would mean that their thought patterns and even their motives would be thoroughly inhuman. Maybe it's time to call Orkin.

10:31 PM
Mac said...

Hi Ken,

Great thoughts on the Grays as insects. It's another idea to add to the list. There's a recent book called "Song of the Grays" that pursues similar concepts; the author sent me a freebie, so I'll finish it eventually.

I'm still attracted to the idea that these creatures have mammalian -- even primate -- origins, but have modified themselves for purposes both social and technical.

And it's worth remembering Robert Sarbacher's comments about the aliens (also referred to as "instruments") being insect-like in construction so as to withstand aeronautical stress.

But the transgenic angle isn't going anywhere. Budd Hopkins' "Sight Unseen" has some useful commentary on hyrbidization technology.

12:18 AM
Ken said...

Here's another photo of an ant's face up close. Note the resemblance between it and the typical Grey:

http://www.rothcpa.com/archives/misc/Ant%20Face.jpg

2:07 AM
RJU said...

"My gut feeling is that we are dealing with some really big, really smart bugs. This thought is particularly disturbing to me because it would mean that their thought patterns and even their motives would be thoroughly inhuman. Maybe it's time to call Orkin."

--> Better yet call "Ender" (From the book "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card) He wiped out a whole planet of insectoids who were warring with Earth at the time. Later he came to regret it and gave the insectoids a new start in a later book. The key to Ender's success was that he was able to think and feel like the enemy. I don't think Orkin has achieved this yet.

3:53 PM
Mac said...

My "Indigenous Hypothesis" is that the aliens are effectively us, albeit an aspect of the human race we don't recognize. I'm not convinced they're insects, or even necessarily all that "alien."

In any case, the "Gray" is essentially a consumer archetype that's overshadowed other alien "types." It's also become rather caricaturish, with the eyes becoming bigger and bigger over the years. So I'm wary of taking it literally.

More interesting to me are the traits that the different "types" *share* -- such as large head, pointed chin, large eyes, and long fingers. These are traits we also find in "MIB" literature.

So I think we're dealing with something at once more human and weirder than we've been led to think.

12:46 AM
Ken said...

w.m. bear--

"Insect eyes are usually placed more to the side of the head than those of the Grays, which face forward in the "binocular" style of primate eyes."

Could this be another instance of convergent evolution? Perhaps during the course of evolution the Grays developed "binocular" style eyes similar to those of primates?

"BTW, the "Gray" form is not the only one that has been encountered. Various humanoid forms ranging from Teutonic to reptilian have been witnessed."

Yes, and I'm wondering if these various humanoid and reptilian forms are not somehow the product of genetic manipulation and engineering on the part of the Grays. Perhaps they've sampled genes from a variety of animals. I'm still wondering if this might not be akin to the behavior of certain ants which partake of "genetic engineering" to create hybrids. Maybe the Grays are more driven by insectile instinct than we realize -- although, given that they are more highly advanced than lower forms of insects, this instinctual behavior would manifest itself in a much more sophisticated and complex manner.

On the flip side of things, maybe you and Mac are right: maybe these "others" are indeed a shadow race of the human species. Maybe the Grays possess insect-like traits because THEY are the product of genetic experimentation -- in this case, the combining of human genes with those of bugs. After all, creatures which are half-human and half-worker ant would make great drones.

"Personally, I think the cryptos are shape-shifters anyway, and assume forms that suit their fancy of the moment."

This is an interesting observation. But is it possible for physical beings to be "shape-shifters"? Another theory, in connection with your observation, would be that a certain drug is used to confuse the memories of abductees. This drug would have similar effects to that of DMT. In short, a clandestine operation is underway -- by human agents -- and they're employing drugs to mix up and confuse the recollections of their abductees. Those who have been subjected to this drug wouldn't remember the faces of their abductors, or even what truly went on during the course of their abduction; instead they'd have mixed up and muddled "memories" of Grays, Reptilians and (as no drug does a perfect job) a hint of genuine recollection -- i.e., the Nordic, the Teutonic.

Mac--

"In any case, the "Gray" is essentially a consumer archetype that's overshadowed other alien "types." It's also become rather caricaturish, with the eyes becoming bigger and bigger over the years. So I'm wary of taking it literally."

I've taken note of this too. I'm not discounting the role the power of suggestion may play in filling in recollection gaps for abductees. Still, it would seem that the Gray is the most common type of "alien" that's reported. I think there's gotta be some truth behind all the similar descriptions of a creature of diminutive height, greyish-white skin, large head, large dark eyes, pointed chin and spindly limbs. IMO this sort of physical description is significantly more precise than a general similarity that might be shared with other "types" (such as MIB's).

5:23 AM
Ken said...

Suppose our "insectoid" theory turns out to be the correct one: perhaps these cryptos have been around much longer than we have -- and I'm talking millions of years. They were already here, their black bug-like eyes watching as our first ancestors came down from the trees...

Or conversely, perhaps they're from the distant future -- millions of years into the future, after humankind had long disappeared and insects have inherited the earth. They evolved after our own species met its demise. Now they've travelled back in time to study prehistoric creatures such as ourselves (and/or to do God knows what else might motivate insects to do what they do).

5:36 AM

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