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Government alien coverups

Pae

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Pae
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Let's assume that life had evolved elsewhere in our universe. Imagine it was capable of traveling to our planet and did travel here. Why would the government hide such knowledge? It makes no sense to me whatsoever.

Is there any evidence that the government has acquired knowledge of extraterrestrial life?
 
There's no evidence, but that's part of the coverup.........sheesh!
 
Pae said:
Let's assume that life had evolved elsewhere in our universe. Imagine it was capable of traveling to our planet and did travel here. Why would the government hide such knowledge? It makes no sense to me whatsoever.

Is there any evidence that the government has acquired knowledge of extraterrestrial life?
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[If I were king]
I'd be tempted to keep it from the masses, just because of the chaos its announcement would cause.
[/If I were king]
 
You know, 28th might be the the best example for extraterrestrial life we have.

And maybe Removebush
 
Pae said:
Let's assume that life had evolved elsewhere in our universe. Imagine it was capable of traveling to our planet and did travel here. Why would the government hide such knowledge? It makes no sense to me whatsoever.

Is there any evidence that the government has acquired knowledge of extraterrestrial life?
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If I had some illicit operation going on, I'd try to associate it with something ridiculous, like alien spaceships. Then whenever someone saw what was going on, they'd be immediately discredited.

It's an example of how conspiracy theories allow real conspiracies - if they exist - to operate more freely. The foolish theories hide the sensible theories.
 
I suppose the old canard (from Hollywood) that the powers that be fear mass hysteria (dogs and cats, etc) if the commoners learned that the aliens had arrived.

If the aliens are EVUL and the government is somehow toadying to them, then they'd keep it quiet to not look like toadies. I guess the aliens would have to be only slightly evil to not just take over and get want they want by force.

If the aliens are GOOD and the government is somehow toadying to them... I dunno. Maybe the government wants to take credit for things (the MiB scenario).

If the aliens are GOOD and hiding from the government (The Star Trek Scenario) then the gov't doesn't want to look like morons.

In either case it doesn't seem like the aliens themselves have much to gain from staying secret, and it would cost them time and energy to do so.
 
yeah there are a number of reasons why the government might want to cover up alien visitation (avoid hysteria, alien controls govt, govt gained technology it doesnt want to share, etc)...but that doesn't mean much. unfortunately, a lot of conspiracy theories are fueled by the existence of potential motives rather than the existence of evidence. just because it is plausible that someone would want to do something doesn't mean they did.
 
Pae said:
Let's assume that life had evolved elsewhere in our universe. Imagine it was capable of traveling to our planet and did travel here. Why would the government hide such knowledge? It makes no sense to me whatsoever.
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The government might fear the effect such public knowledge would have on the market. The value that we place on commodities is, at least in part, a function of their rarity. If aliens showed up, they could flood the world with diamonds or gold. Our most expensive technologies would be worthless. Who would buy a new computer knowing that in a few months the aliens could release quantum computers ten thousand times as fast? Everything not alien would instantly devalue to almost worthless.

The aliens don't even have to actually do anything; just the fear that they could devalue a commodity would be enough to destroy the economy. The government would be doing a pretty good job if they covered up alien contact until they could put in place guarantees to safeguard the planet's economy.

N.B. This analysis assumes that humans could not swiftly produce items of value to the new alien economy equal or greater than the value humans were producing in their own economy. This assumption rests on the experience of Native Americans, Africa under European colonization and India under the British.
 
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