Global warming might become an ‘alien agenda’
Some look to saviours from outer space
by Gary Bates , CMI–Australia
We previously reported the antics of Paul Hellyer, a former Canadian minister of
defence in Pierre Trudeau’s cabinet (Creation magazine 28:4,
p.35), and his belief in UFOs. He received a standing ovation during a speech to
university students when he said:
‘UFOs, are as real as the airplanes that fly over your head. … I’m
so concerned about what the consequences might be of starting an intergalactic war,
that I just think I had to say something.’1
USFG, Wikipedia
President Jimmy Carter was a leader in world affairs. During his election campaign
he mentioned that he saw a UFO, but that created no obstacle to him becoming President.
He was advocating ‘exopolitics’—that humans should publicly open
dialogue with extraterrestrials, who, he believes, have been visiting us for millennia.
Hellyer is a UFO ‘true believer’ and is convinced that events like ‘The
Roswell Incident’ in 1947 represent real proof that beings from another planet
have visited Earth. As such, he extrapolates that governments must know more than
they are letting on.
As bizarre and unbelievable as UFO beliefs are to some, 2007 represents the 60th
anniversary of ‘The Roswell Incident’. So, expect a rehash of the well-worn
claims that a flying saucer crashed on a New Mexico ranch, and that the US government
whisked away wreckage and alien bodies to secret military installations. No doubt
the media will take full advantage of this by broadcasting documentaries featuring
UFO experts who agree with the likes of Hellyer. We need to be prepared with answers.
USFG, Wikipedia
Grainy B & W image of purported UFO, Passoria, New Jersey
There have been numerous investigations into Roswell, including one arranged by
another UFO-believing politician. US Congressman Steven Schiff asked the fully independent
GAO (the General Accounting Office is the investigative arm of the US Congress)
to revisit the claims (the report is freely available online). In addition, any
ordinary person can access the US Government’s archives under the FOIA (Freedom
of Information Act) to discover that the events at Roswell were of a more benign
nature. Nonetheless, the facts won’t deter thousands of people descending
on the town of Roswell in July to commemorate the ‘crash landing’.
Let’s all jump on the bandwagon
It seems that it is difficult to keep a ‘good ET’ down, and Hellyer
is only repeating the messages that the so-called alien visitors have been spreading
themselves. Since the rash of modern UFO sightings and alleged contacts began almost
70 years ago, supernatural
entities masquerading as aliens have been delivering warm and fuzzy messages
to those with a willing ear to hear. In the 1950s and ’60s they were going
to save us from nuclear annihilation. After this, the focus turned to the
environment. In the ’70s it was
pollution. In the ’80s they were going to fix the holes in our
ozone layer and now it appears that
global warming is on the agenda. By perpetuating these themes, fallen angels
are able to deceive people into thinking their intentions are benevolent when, in
fact, they are really malevolent. Even secular Harvard researcher Professor Richard
McNally noted:
‘Abductees also believe in their experiences so deeply that they display real
stress symptoms similar to those of traumatized battlefield veterans.’2
A newspaper illustration depicting a UFO in what became known as the ‘airship
wave’ of 1896.
Being a former government minister many might think that Hellyer’s claims
have some credence. However, he is yet to provide any evidence to back up his claims.
His way-out beliefs only seem to make sensational headlines because he
was a cabinet minister—especially when, in 2005, he claimed to have seen a
UFO. An Ottawa newspaper reports that Hellyer:
‘ … is demanding governments worldwide disclose and use secret alien
technologies obtained in alleged UFO crashes to stem climate change.’3
And Hellyer confirms this by saying:
‘I would like to see what (alien) technology there might be that could eliminate
the burning of fossil fuels within a generation ... that could be a way to save
our planet.’3
It seems incredible that a respected public figure (he was obviously voted into
office at some stage), could so readily believe that aliens must exist, despite
there not being a shred of undisputed evidence of their visitations. But Hellyer
is an ‘experiencer’ and for those who have been subjected to UFO encounters,
it often becomes a life-changing experience.
It’s an issue of origins
There are three major factors at work that create such rampant beliefs in extraterrestrial
life.
- Because it is presumed that the
chance random processes of evolution occurred on the earth, it is extrapolated
to repeatedly occurring elsewhere in this enormous universe (but where is the proof?)
- Most science fiction
stories perpetuate the idea of strange creatures evolving on other planets. (Sci-fi
is the undisputed no:1 entertainment genre today).
- The UFO ‘experience’. Most people who have seen strange objects in the
sky, or have had strange
supernatural encounters in their bedrooms, often interpret them as ‘real’
ET visitors due to the influence of points 1 and 2.
Point 3 is the real key in understanding this phenomenon. Yes, there are
thousands of sightings and strange experiences that are difficult to explain—unless
you are wearing ‘spiritual
glasses’—that is, using the Bible as a filter. Once again, what
one thinks about origins will shape one’s worldview, and thus,
evolution becomes a religious belief. Other sentient life in the universe
is expanded as part of that belief system—it is the ‘pre-belief’
based on evolution that fires up the imagination.
Politician Hellyer’s experience is not isolated. There have been several well-known
identities that have had the ‘UFO experience’. Take former US President
Jimmy Carter who, although, claiming to be a born-again Christian said:
‘It was the darndest thing I’ve ever seen. It was big, it changed colors
and it was about the size of the moon. We watched it for ten minutes, but none of
us could figure out what it was. One thing’s for sure, I’ll never make
fun of people who say they’ve seen unidentified flying objects in the sky.
If I become president, I’ll make every piece of information this country has
about UFO sightings available to the public and the scientists. I am convinced that
UFOs exist because I’ve seen one ... .’4 (Emphasis mine).
There’s nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9)
Such is the nature of deception. To be more believable ‘it’ adapts itself
to fit in with contemporary cultural beliefs. Strange flying objects and apparitions
have been recorded in historical records for hundreds of years. For example, North
American Indians have legends of flying canoes and multiple sightings appeared as
airships in the late 1800s. From the 1940s onwards they have often appeared as shiny
silver craft to appeal to a more rocket-savvy culture. These days one would doubt
their own sanity if they saw flying canoes. 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 warns us:
‘The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false
signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing,
because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them
a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false.’
The appeal to the senses can be overpowering for the experiencer, who is led to
believe that they have been subjected to an overwhelming revelatory truth.
Because most people have abandoned the belief that there is a spiritual dimension
to our universe and their existence, they solely rely on their physical senses.
The appeal to the senses can be overpowering for the experiencer, who is led to
believe that they have been subjected to an overwhelming revelatory truth. This
is why people like Paul Hellyer and Jimmy Carter have become ‘true believers’.
It is also why Christians caught up in the phenomenon have tried to fit a UFO or
two into the Bible (see
Did God create life on other planets?).
Scripture helps us explain such seeming mysteries. And it tells us that the very
first deception occurred with Adam and Eve back when the world was new. They were
led astray by an evil angel masquerading as something he wasn’t. It’s
still the same age-old battle that is occurring today. The purpose of deception
is to create doubt in the truth that God has given us (‘did God really say …’, etc?).
Ephesians 6:12 reminds us:
‘For we do not wrestle against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic
powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the
heavenly places.’
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References
- Former Canadian Minister Of Defence Asks Canadian Parliament
To Hold Hearings On Relations With Alien ‘ET’ Civilizations, <www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb314382.htm>,
9 March 2006. Return to Text
- BBC News, Alien ‘Abductees’ Show Real Symptoms,
<news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2003/denver_2003/2769875.stm>,
February 18, 2003. Return to Text
- UFO science key to halting climate change: former Canadian
defense minister, <www.physorg.com/news91888237.html>,
5 March 2007. Return to Text
- Cited in ‘Quotes from Prominent People,’ <www.etcontact.net/Quotes.htm>,
January 27, 2003. Return to Text
Published: 20 March 2007 (GMT+10)
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