People seem afraid of the idea that aliens walk amongst us. Now putting questions of whether it’s true or not for a second, let’s look at some more interesting questions.

What positives are there to aliens being part of our population?

What negatives are there?

Is there any reason to be more afraid of them than there is to be afraid of other earth born humans?

If given the chance to meet a friendly alien would you like to?

Can aliens be used to explain the popularity of David Hasselhoff in Germany?

Who do you know that you suspect of being alien or “mixed-race?”

Have a think.

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Aliens and potential aliens in popular culture.

Aliens in comics

Alien human hybrids from popular religion.

Potential aliens amongst us.

Not too long ago a whole lot of people(s) were considered alien here’s one face among millions.

As I was thinking about how I would answer these questions I started to think about all the aliens we’ve been living with for years from alien hybrids who’re so deeply embedded in our culture that we forget they’re aliens like Jesus to the fuzzy, cat eating ALF our culture is full of aliens.

And frankly I’m glad they’re here. I mean where would Han Solo be without Chewie? How many limbs would Luke have lost without Yoda? Which interstellar VD would have taken Kirk down without Spock’s pragmatic advice to, “Double bag it.”?

I recognize that these are simply some popular visions of aliens and that there are plenty of negative visions as well. Obviously I don’t have anymore interest in meeting the negative aliens than I do in meeting negative humans or a rabid dog. The others, well I am very interested to meet them. Just like I’m interested to meet people from countries I haven’t been too or people with interesting talents or perspectives. Meeting and interacting with people who’re different from ourselves is one of the most obvious and fun ways to grow.

I know I haven’t answered all the questions I posed and I don’t pretend that I can. I hope I’ve made people rethink the subject just a bit.