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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I doubt biological beings can ever travel the distance required to meet in person. I believe that there are fundamental laws to life that make life relatively short and that no matter where life develops, ecosystems balance life and death so that it can be sustainable.
If humans ever meet aliens, I think they will in the form or artificial life forms that long left their biological origins behind. They may not even travel in physical forms, but rather transmit their consciousness through energy and manifest their images as projections (if they even thought that was worth it). Or, they could even transmit their consciousness into other organisms to experience their world. It's not hard science of course, but there are meta-physical theories that brains can act as receivers and transmitters of consciousness. Physical travel would probably be so archaic to them. They could just live through your eyes and influence your actions without you even realizing.
Not that I think that is happening, but I find it more believable than vessels travelling through interstellar space.
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Great points. Definitely have to consider that any physical interactions with an origin species might long be gone and what remains is AI (e.g. Von Neumann Probes) or leftover monitoring systems that may allow 'them' have a presence or system of monitoring/control. These might also be the transmedium craft we see coming in/out of our oceans, where they operate out of a hard-to-find locations that are protected from the elements and humans.
I believe the other two theories - multidimensional or consciousness-based experiences are both legitimate options as well. For consciousness, there has been debate in recent years and with the development of quantum physics to determine that our bodies may simply be temporary vessels to host vibratory energy, and that death may just be a transfer of those vibrations elsewhere, or allow the ascension of consciousness to travel along vibratory planes, including for communicative purposes (where physical travel or engagement is no longer needed for communication). I believe this is what Dr. Gary Nolan had talked about recently in his VICE article that went semi-viral. Also, there is a theory that the universe itself is all consciousness, and we simply exist in it (
https://www.popularmechanics.com/sci...rse-conscious/)
It definitely sounds abstract, but I don't think we can rule it out either. That said, I do believe there is a physical element to this (e.g. we are capturing data of these on IR and non-visible light spectrums) that may lean into one or more of NHI/Multi/Consciousness theories. I am not entirely sure it is strictly one phenomenon.
Either way, there are probably some developments happening in this field in 2022, which is exciting to watch unfold.