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prepared to calmly distance this disclosure from the histrionics of those who would have us scream 'the
sky is falling ... '
The remaining discussions, then, will assume a framework of disclosure which is calm, scientific and
hopeful. And regardless of the immediate din of alarmist proclamations from certain quarters, there will
be fundamental implications which will be the focus of our deliberations here. These implications are
really so profound and far-reaching , that no aspect of life on earth will remain unaffected . From theology
to technology , from geopolitics to economics , from the environment to the future exploration of space,
nearly every field of human endeavor will eventually be touched by such a disclosure.
IMMEDIATE IMPLICATIONS
The near-term implications of a high-level disclosure on the existence of extraterrestrial life forms range
from the geo-political to the philosophical. The most pronounced immediate effect of such a disclosure
will be that of altering the fundamental paradigm of how we view ourselves, the world of humanity and
the universe . While the full effect of this will take some decades, if not centuries, to manifest fully, there
will be an immediate realization that we are really all one people on the homeland of earth, among many
worlds inhabited by other intelligent life forms.
This realization will alter not only our view of ourselves and the earth, but I believe it will impact on the
current state of geopolitical fractionation. In the post-Cold War era, the world is becoming increasingly
'balkanized' , precisely at the time when one would hope for increasing world unity and coherence. The
definitive disclosure that we are not alone in the universe, and that, more importantly, these advanced
life forms are landing on terra firma, will provide significant impetus to the as-yet incomplete process
of forming a truly global civilization. This disclosure will complete the galvanizing effect which the
space program provided as it sent back to the earth photographs of this beautiful blue sphere floating in
space, which we all call home.
As the global community contemplates the immediate and future reality of earth coming into contact with
other advanced civilizations, all of the usual preoccupations with the endless internecine battles among
nations and peoples on earth will suddenly appear in quite a different light. The differences and conflicts
between various racial, religious, ethnic and national identities will be seen in a new perspective as we
begin to contemplate the reality of earth evolving into an inter-planetary civilization. The world will
rapidly quicken the pace of globalization and integration into a functional, peaceful civilization.
This can - and must - be done without either demonizing or deifying these extraterrestrial peoples . The
ingrained xenophobic response of today and yesteryear ·will need to give way to a new paradigm
motivated by hope, understanding and tolerance of diversity.
Even the process of corning to grips with the post-disclosure reality of an extraterrestrial presence will
force the world to evolve the moral, spiritual, psychological and physical capacity to effectively meet the
challenges of the situation. So the immediate impact will include the rapid development of a functional
global capability vis avis an extraterrestrial presence. No single nation can achieve this; no superpower,
however well meaning, can think and act on behalf of the entire world as it adjusts to the early challenges
of inter-planetary relations. This, then, will provide both the practical and philosophical setting for the
development of a world civilization.
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