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Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready

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Re: Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready

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i didn't know we as users could flag things it should be up to the moderators no?

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Re: Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready

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He's selling a book. Also, this part is so contradictory: But Eshed insists that Trump is aware of them, and that he was "on the verge" of disclosing their existence. However, the Galactic Federation reportedly stopped him from doing so, saying they wished to prevent mass hysteria since they felt humanity needed to "evolve and reach a stage where we will... understand what space and spaceships are," Yediot Aharonot r…

And, if Trump did know, he would have somehow worked that into his presidential campaign and a reason to re-elect him.

Sort of like: “Meeting with us very, very soon. Very good people on both sides,..well maybe people on one side. We’ll have to see. They are staying at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, the absolute best place. We are looking very strongly at renaming it Trump Intergalactic Hotel”.

Re: Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready

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This is absolutely wild. I've never entertained conspiracy theories about aliens for a minute. But this guy's credentials are as legit as they come. I don't understand why this isn't bigger news than it currently is. > retired Israeli general and current professor > served as the head of Israel's space security program for nearly 30 years and is a three-time recipient of the Israel Security Award Assuming the article…

I mean, if you just want highly credentialed people saying they believe they've seen evidence of extraterrestrial spacecraft or life, you can look at Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Christopher Mellon, a ton of former astronauts, Arizona Gov. Fife Symington, Sen. Mike Gravel, Representative Roscoe Bartlett, former Canadian Defense Minister Paul Hellyer. Really it's pretty shocking people dont't care. That's just a short list I was able to remember / google my way to.

Re: Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready

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Time required for "humanity needed to "evolve and reach a stage where we will... understand what space and spaceships are,"" could only be measured in eons, so this would be the same as saying "You'll get no help." Consequently this appears to be BS: why contact any earthlings millions of years before you'll reveal yourself to most earthlings. On the other hand, the Israelis claim to be "God's chosen people" so why s…

"On the other hand, the Israelis claim to be "God's chosen people""

That is not correct.

A quarter of the population of Israel isn't Jewish. They certainly don't.

And of the ~75% who are, around half identify as secular / not religious.

Re: Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready

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This guy just decided to sell his reputation for some quick cash (with his book). Maybe he saw a last opportunity to get in on the Bitcoin craze. His family can blame it on dementia and his reputation may stay intact anyway.

We're just crossed the threshold were a world-class pristine reputation which spans almost a century has become less valuable than a modest sum of money...

Re: Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready

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post #17

This is absolutely wild. I've never entertained conspiracy theories about aliens for a minute. But this guy's credentials are as legit as they come. I don't understand why this isn't bigger news than it currently is. > retired Israeli general and current professor > served as the head of Israel's space security program for nearly 30 years and is a three-time recipient of the Israel Security Award Assuming the article…

I mean, if you just want highly credentialed people saying they believe they've seen evidence of extraterrestrial spacecraft or life, you can look at Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Christopher Mellon, a ton of former astronauts, Arizona Gov. Fife Symington, Sen. Mike Gravel, Representative Roscoe Bartlett, former Canadian Defense Minister Paul Hellyer. Really…

I looked up the first example you gave, and it doesn't seem even remotely close. Harry Reid is saying that the US government is covering up evidence of "possible close encounters with UFOs". And that we should "at least be spending some money to study all these phenomena? Shouldn’t we study this stuff? The answer is yes. That’s all this was about". He also does not claim to have any definitive answers himself, about whether aliens exist and if aliens are in regular communication with humanity.

Haim Eshed, on the other hand, is claiming definitively "exactly what sort of agreements have been made between the aliens and the US" and that "Trump is aware of them, and that he was on the verge of disclosing their existence. However, the Galactic Federation reportedly stopped him from doing so, saying they wished to prevent mass hysteria". These claims are not even in the same ballpark.

https://nypost.com/2020/10/13/harry-reid-claims-us-has-been-...

> The US government has key evidence of possible close encounters with UFOs but has been hiding it for years, according to former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. The 80-year-old politician claimed in a new documentary, “The Phenomenon,” that “there’s more than one up there” and even believes they may have interfered with American weapons.

> Asked if he was saying that “there’s some evidence that still hasn’t seen the light of day,” Reid insisted, “I’m saying most of it hasn’t seen the light of day.” “We have it — it’s there,” continued the former Nevada senator, who instigated secret UFO programs in the Pentagon. “They did everything they could to stop the program from going forward … they wanted nothing to do with this,” Reid said of the government’s resistance to his program trying to expose the truth. “Nobody has to agree why it’s there. But shouldn’t we at least be spending some money to study all these phenomena? Shouldn’t we study this stuff? The answer is yes. That’s all this was about.

Re: Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready

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I read the jokes on some of the comments on here which I could understand bc it’s a bit scary thinking about if something like this could be true. Having Said that, I am a bit terrified and it’s because I heard of this gentleman and he is highly respected throughout the world in space Security. What he said was true and when whenever it is going to be confirm. Life is never going to be the same.
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