Britains most well respected institution, the Royal Society (UK national academy of science) meets this week to discuss the possibility of extraterrestrial life on earth. The Royal society is historically a key venue for scientific debate and gradual acceptance of controversial ideas into the scientific community.
(So its big news that the ET topic is being seriously discussed there)
For example their historic debates with Charles Darwin and the eventual acceptance into science of his theory of natural selection .. So does this upcoming debate on the ET topic indicate an increased path towards scientific acceptance of the topic?
As science expands its knowledge of the universe, the probability of earth like planets out there increases every year and thus the chance of intelligent life existing in space is at a point where it must be taken seriously by scientists.
Infact Governments and institutions worldwide like the Vatican have woken up to this reality and this is the reason for all the recent meetings and discussions on the topic over the last few years. Most people in the Ufo community accept that such efforts via official channels worldwide are a combined attempt to prepare humanity for immanent ET disclosure in the coming years.
Here's an extract from the recent article:
This week a two-day conference is being held at the Royal Society in London, titled, 'The detection of extraterrestrial life and the consequences for science and society.'
Professor Paul Davies, a physicist at Arizona University will tell a meeting at the Royal Society that the best way of proving that extra-terrestrial life exists elsewhere in the universe is to use evidence from earth.
The meeting at the Royal Society, which will include representatives from Nasa, the European Space Agency and the UN Office for Outer space Affairs marks the 5th anniversary of the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) programme. Lord Rees, President of the Royal Society will also lead one of the sessions
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Prof Davies said: We need to give up the notion that ET is sending us some sort of customised message and take a new approach."
"I suspect there could be life and intelligence out there in forms that we can't conceive.
"And there could, of course, be forms of intelligence beyond human capacity, beyond as much as we are beyond a chimpanzee," he added.
Another scientist warned: "We might like to assume that if there is intelligent life out there it is wise and benevolent, but of course we have no evidence for this.
"Given the consequences of contact may not be what we initially hoped for, then we need governments and the UN to get involved in any discussions
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