Well...that was anticlimactic

he didn't even say alien. "alien biologics" while meaningless, was a stronger assertion than he was willing to make. he said "non-human biologics", which could mean anything from aliens to there was some grass there. he just left it vague and then people like OP who want the truth but also know exactly what they want the truth to be filled in the details using the twin powers of guessing and lying.

Yeah this claim is extraordinary and requires evidence equally so

more of a spunk sandwich

Except his documents were all routed through the Intel Community Inspector General who sent them to congress calling them "urgent and credible."

And his lawyers are former Inspector Generals.

You say this just because he didnt post things to wikileaks and defect to russia.

The mans trying to make sure he doesnt go to prison.

It could also mean a pile of dog poop

B-but that’s now as fun!

I'm a huge UFO nerd but even I realize all this story is full of shit.

The aliens are real and they look like little red astronauts with a single half reflective spherical visor and floating hands. They came to me and beamed me up into there spaceship. Afterwards one of the aliens was found dead and after that they ejected another out into space.

nothing new, theyve been investigating UFOs for a long time. heres some. the government itself hasnt specifically said aliens exist, but its kinda obvious from their documentation and history of handling these types of things.

Why does everything need to have personal gain to matter at all. I get the whole "no actual evidence" part. But if we actually see aliens and you're not impressed, I don't think we can be friends. Don't blame capitalism, you're just lame. Sure, there are real problems, but people throughout history have had it far worse and still managed to care about things outside of their own tiny microcosm. Many people enjoy these things not in spite of but because of their personal struggles, as they can act as an escape for a short time. If you're going to have economic troubles anyway, why spend all your time dwelling in it?

I keep hoping they'll imprison us and keep me as their pet. I'd prefer that life.

The fact that they haven't made contact with the entire globe in a way that is undisputable etc is proof that they are mostly apathetic.

This is why they mostly stick to military bases with nukes. Even their offensive technology is apathetic. Disrupting our electronics etc. They clearly don't care.

With that said should we really call them aliens? Chances are they have been here longer than the entire history of the hominid line.

Religions would have to wreckon with a lot of their foundations...

Meh... I would bet most Christians ascribe to the same sort of philosophy that my pastor did back when I was in high school. He always said, "I don't know if there are aliens out there, but if there are they need Jesus too."

It's a bit silly, but he was also a creationist. If he could be fine with aliens but not evolution, I imagine the same is true for most other religious people.

I don't understand why people think religious people will go bananas if aliens are confirmed. There will be unrest at the beginning, sure, and probably more than one dangerous alien based cult will rise. But most of the religious leaders will just adjust their narratives and try to retain as many followers as possible. And most followers will be eager to take explanations and not challenge their core beliefs. If I remember correctly, the Catholic church said they are not opposed to the idea of intelligent life and civilizations outside earth, so it seems like they are somehow prepared.

I think most religious leaders are smart enough not to rush to the "aliens are demons" conclusion, specially if they are proven not to be hostile (I assume they are not if the government are dealing with them).

Hmmm, I'd argue the idea of God is anything but 'terrestrial', maybe even bordering on 'extra-terrestrial'?

Why stop at religious people? Most people probably wouldn't be able to go back to their lives after discovering there's a whole new dimension of things out there and there's a possibility to travel and see very weird things.

So far we've sort of come to terms that we're alone in the universe and the great void is unexplorable. But what if it isn't? Wouldn't everyone just want to go out and do some Firefly-grade shit? How would one just go back to performing risk assessments for insurance companies after learning that?

I'm gonna go for universal healthcare and affordable college education.

At least it's the fun conspiracies instead of the nation destroying ones.

Can we please keep anything I don't like or agree with it off of lemmy?

That includes: boiled eggs, boiled spinach, and anyone with a number in their user name.

Thank you everyone!

The fun conspiracy theories like aliens and flat earth are a bit fun sometimes. No need to be so grumpy.

Someone with government connections is claiming things that he can't back up with evidence. Nobody cares because "the government" didn't confirm shit. Even the guy making the claim said he couldn't talk about it because it's classified.

Fuck all, just more rumors and innuendo from some jackass that won't back it up

No

No, you did not

The two ship based lasers making plasma where they intersect is a very sensible explanation and it's a project the navy were likely testing during the exercise where the tiktak was filmed, I don't know why people pretend it doesn't exist.