[XJarhead]

By the way, the idea that the information has been continuously suppressed through multiple changes in government because of some consensus that us rubes couldn't handle it is condescending and unfounded.

If the gov't. were to announce that there really were ET's that have visited Earth, I'd think that would be pretty cool. Very exciting, and would open up whole new possibilities for humanity. I'd want to know what they said, why they came, what they could teach us, etc. Why do you assume that you are one of the elite, superior few capable of handling it? In fact, I'll bet you us more skeptical types would react far better to a reasoned proof of existence than would you "true believers".

[Gunrunner2]

Agreed about the “impact” of such a revelation as ET’s mucking about planet earth.

Survey’s were done by a member of the National Institute of Discover Science (http://www.nidsci.org/), and by Roper.

NIDS is the organization chartered by the FAA to receive UFO reports.

The survey’s examined the question on how would people react if ET arrived. They also conducted a religious impact study. (John Alexander, is an interesting guy and reasonable. His wife is a character. Nice lady, heck of a nice person, just a bit off center).

Here is the central web page for the “impact” survey: http://www.nidsci.org/news/roperdayafter.html

Here is the link to the impact on the people survey (pdf) (internet and Roper survey): http://216.128.67.116/pdf/nids_dayaftersurvey.pdf

Survey results (pdf): http://216.128.67.116/pdf/internet_vs_roper.pdf

Anyway, here is the link to the religious survey (pdf): http://www.nidsci.org/articles/alexander/survey_religion.html

Link to the statistical analysis (pdf): http://www.webcom.com/kelleher/articles/alexander/statistical_analysis.html

Link to the response analysis: http://www.webcom.com/kelleher/articles/alexander/response_analysis.html

Here is link to a Roper survey that examines the public and the rate of some sort of “unusual experience.” http://www.nidsci.org/news/roper_surveys.html

If you visit their web site you can see NIDS are at least trying to maintain some degree of honesty and intellectual discipline.

[Quix]

You are welcome to your obnoxiousness but this:

Why do you assume that you are one of the elite, superior few capable of handling it? In fact, I'll bet you us more skeptical types would react far better to a reasoned proof of existence than would you "true believers".

Is ignorant and putting words in my fingers.

I have never pretended to be part of any elite on understanding UFOS etc. I still feel I'm groping around in the dark. But I have far more insight and light on it than I had 35 years ago.

As a shrink, I'm skeptical that you skeptics will en masse do that well with the phenomena when it breaks through more overtly into daily life and the world stage.

I think many will fall in line wholesale with the party line that quickly develops regarding ET's, NWO etc. Some will rebel. Many will do themselves in, no longer able to handle the contradictions to their rigidly held, afore-held constructions on reality. I have no idea what such percentages would be. But I'd be hesitant to be brashly boastful about such.

Certainly many narrow, rigid, Believers without their eyes sufficiently welded to Christ and following HIS VOICE/SPIRIT will also be rattled to their bone marrows. God's Grace and protectiveness and Mercy alone will see them through. I HOPE not many of them commit suicide!

My own life has had plenty of family and other kinds of craziness. The craziness of the end times will escalate and reality itself will become as a multidimensional MATRIX convoluting crazily and erraticly in on itself in some kind of Escher sort of moibus strip, I suspect. But, keeping one's eyes on Christ; one's hand in His--will see me through--as it has lots of other craziness.