Are We Alone

Are we alone?

Summary

The documentary discussed here is base on the conference Are we alone, given by Dr. Jill Tarter at Polly Fall 2011’s Forum. The idea that extraterrestrial beings have come to Earth in the past and helped in the development of ancient civilizations has been put forward by many experts as a possible answer. Despite the logical reasoning and evidence to support this theory, scientists for the most part have ignored or ridiculed it.

Discussion

If you have ever had the opportunity to visit one of the most renowned archaeological sites in the world, such as Teotihuacan or Chichen Itza in Mexico, the Parthenon in Greece, the pyramids of Giza in Egypt, or Stone Henge in Britain, to name only but a few, chances are that one of the questions that came up was: How did they build this? Where did they get such precise and extraordinary knowledge to accomplish it? And in most cases the answers provided in history books and by archaeologists do not seem to fully account for what we just saw in front of us (Coppens, P. 2011).

As we enter the 21st century, the question still remains and seems all the more pertinent than ever. The technological advance in recent decades, since the Hubble Telescope, has made it possible for scientists and astronomers to recognize that there seems to be hundreds, if not thousands, of planets in our universe with similar conditions for life as Earth. The fundamental building blocks of life have been found in space. At the same time, new archaeological sites have been discovered and many of the original explanations given by historians and experts are being challenged, with the help of new technologies available now for research (Coppens, P. 2011).

Despite media and public interest, the phrase ancient aliens remain taboo within the scientific community. Whether or not we were alone in the human adventure that was early civilization is a question that is still not answered, or even addressed. The closest topic explored by science is the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, executed by a handful of radio astronomers, each one of whom continuously sees his budget challenged and then removed because it is perceived to be a niche discipline. Even so, SETI merely investigates whether there are extraterrestrial civilizations somewhere out there, in the depths of the universe. It is far less controversial than the Ancient Alien Question, about which science states that it knows that was no alien interventions in our past. Is science right? ( Hogue, 2012).

Though science as a whole has refused to accept this invitation, individual scientists have. Dr Herman Oberth, the father of modern rocketry, was once asked about the Ancient Alien Theory, and he replied that he was convinced that there were other intelligences in the universe, and that they had probably visited Earth in ancient times. He added, “Most conservative scientists are against everything

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