In their book Intelligent Life in the Universe, astrophysicists I. Shklovski and Carl Sagan devote a chapter to arguments that scientists and historians should seriously consider the possibility that extraterrestrial contact occurred during recorded history. However, Shklovski and Sagan stressed that these ideas were speculative and unproven.
Shklovski and Sagan argued that sub-lightspeed interstellar travel by extraterrestrial life was a certainty when considering technologies that were established or feasible in the late s; that repeated instances of extraterrestrial visitation to Earth were plausible; and that pre-scientific narratives can offer a potentially reliable means of describing contact with aliens.
The contact story was preserved as an oral tradition by the preliterate Tlingit. Over a century after its occurrence it was then recorded by anthropologist George T. Although it is framed in a Tlingit cultural and spiritual paradigm, the story remained an accurate telling of the encounter. He further states that the reconstruction will be greatly aided if 1 the account is committed to written record soon after the event; 2 a major change is effected in the contacted society; and 3 no attempt is made by the contacting civilization to disguise its exogenous nature.
Additionally, Shklovski and Sagan cited tales of Oannes, a fishlike being attributed with teaching agriculture, mathematics, and the arts to early Sumerians, as deserving closer scrutiny as a possible instance of paleocontact due to its consistency and detail.
Sagan also reiterated his earlier conclusion that extraterrestrial visits to Earth were possible but unproven, and improbable. Source : Wikipedia. Alamongordo Prophecies prophecies for , predictions , Visions For example, he drew the "treasure maps" in Captain Kidd's Skeleton Island.
Later in life Wilkins left treasure hunting for the universe of flying saucers and paranormal events. He also wrote a pamphlet on the mystery of the Mary Celeste - possibly the most unreliable work on that fascinating topic ever published, and that is saying a lot. Good luck to all, The Old Bookaroo. Mackaydon Gold Member. Oct 26, 22, 18, N. I had this book; interesting reading--accurate or not. Last edited: Mar 26, Wilkins could write - no question about that. There's a good reason so many of his books were published.
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