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2002.09.27/12:09 SPACE DOCTORS TO THE RESCUE Many patients swear they have been cured by space doctors You have probably already heard about incidents when extraterrestrials took people on board space ships for special treatment. Publications about people being cured of even extremely grave diseases have become regular since. Several years ago, Bert Twiggs from the city of Hubbert caught a severe cold, and his wife planned to send for a doctor in the morning. However, the diseased was successfully cured without the help of doctors. The sick man later said that when he and his wife went to bed, they...

Home Alone in the Universe? Fred Heeren As I first learned at a dinner table surrounded by new acquaintances, questioning people’s belief in extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) is like questioning their religious faith. Doubts are met with gasps. The fierce stares say not just, "We disagree," but "You have blasphemed."Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against curing cancer, heart disease, and AIDS, which advanced aliens could presumably do. I’d be fascinated to hear an alien’s perspective on the meaning and purpose of life. I’m all for immediate solutions to our war/crime/ poverty problems, which a mature society is supposed to...