A.D. After Disclosure: When the Government Finally Reveals the Truth About Alien Contact

by Richard Dolan

  Whatever his motivation, however, the legacy of Carl Sagan will be tarnished. He will be seen either as blindly refusing to believe extraterrestrial life could actually be here now, or as willfully hiding that fact from humanity.

  Sagan Was Not Alone

  Carl Sagan was hardly the only scientist relentlessly hostile to the idea that alien life could be interacting with humanity here on Earth. If anything, the more we have learned about the probability of intelligent life elsewhere, the more the stridently skeptical the scientific community has become on this point.

  With a few exceptions, astronomers and astrophysicists today have accepted Sagan’s skewed view that the universe probably abounds with life, and none of it has ever reached us. Even when Stephen Hawking made waves by arguing that aliens might be hostile, he never entertained the possibility that UFOs might be real, and those beings flying them might be the very aliens he was worried about. Even U.K. Royal Astronomer Lord Rees, while firmly favoring the likelihood of extraterrestrial life in a landmark March 30, 2010 lecture, could not resist ending it with a dig against UFO belief. “If the aliens had made the tremendous technological effort to come here across inter-stellar space,” he opined with obvious amusement, “what a pity they only made a few corn circles and went away again and what a pity they only met a few well-known cranks.”27

  His statement proved two things. First, as noted earlier, the policy of “deny and ridicule” has worked so well that most of society’s established authorities now do the work of the secret-keepers without prodding. Second, and more importantly, it proved that when Disclosure actually does come, the scientific community will be filled with prominent members who not only did not get it, but never looked for it. What can one say of Lord Rees and his colleagues, learned men and women, whose scientific curiosity missed the greatest story of our time, whose scientific method included ridicule of decent observers who actually were correct?

  Fortunately, however, scientists are not the same as science itself.

  New Frontiers

  The Disclosure of a non-human intelligence interacting with humanity and planet Earth will shock and discredit the scientific community’s old guard, but it will also rejuvenate and spur our science to an unprecedented degree. Some of this may depend on whether or not the Others decide to be helpful, and some of it may depend on what secrets can be pried out of the Breakaway Group. However, it is probable that, barring any support from either of those (who have, after all, been secretive all along), there will still be important breakthroughs in a number of areas of current scientific endeavor.

  Genetic manipulation. What else can we learn about genetics? Assuming we gain access to alien physiology and genetics, we may gain great insights into ways of improving human health, increasing mental capacity, understanding what controls cellular and organ regeneration, and extending the human life span.

  Fighting diseases. Will we learn of an effective vaccine or cure for HIV, diabetes, cancer, or any number of other debilitating diseases? If we do, this could lead to vastly increasing the human life span.

  Understanding biological evolution. Do complex organisms evolve solely by means of natural selection, or are there other processes that come into play? It may be that having access to data regarding complex, intelligent, non-human life forms that evolved elsewhere, or else were genetically modified in some manner, could contribute toward solving this question, which many biologists consider to be among the greatest mysteries of their field, and has nagged at them for years.28

  Understanding consciousness and memory. There are a plethora of knotty questions wrapped inside of these, but the issue comes down to what is the human mind, and can Disclosure spur us into new avenues and answers? It is very likely that a deeper understanding and analysis of the abduction phenomenon can help in this regard. Somehow, human memory can be manipulated to a degree beyond what most of us consider feasible. Much of this is chemical, and much is electrical. But what else? What is the part of our brains, our minds, that enables us to have consciousness of ourselves, of our existence, of our “identity?”

  These would be some of the questions in the area of biology. Certainly, physics would receive a major nudge.

  What causes gravity? We know that the universe has four forces: gravity, electromagnetism, the “strong” force, and the “weak” force. But gravity is the least understood of the four, and contemporary physics does not explain how it works. Some physicists think it might involve tiny, massless particles called gravitons that emanate from gravitational fields. The craft we have come to term “UFOs” may be using a form of electro-gravitics. It is possible that Disclosure can enable us better to understand gravity. If so, we may stand a fair chance at arriving at a genuine “theory of everything,” otherwise known as “a universal field theory.”

  Where is the rest of the universe? Only four percent of the matter and energy in the universe has been found. The other 96 percent, termed dark matter and dark energy, remains elusive. It is possible that understanding how the anti-gravitic field propulsion systems of alien craft may lead us to breakthroughs in this arena as well. Or perhaps the ETs or Breakaway Group might decide to tell the rest of us, if they know.

  There are a few other areas that warrant an expanded treatment.

  In Search of Holy Grails

  Any technology that has allowed interstellar or interdimensional travel has probably harnessed a basic source of energy available in the universe. The question is: Will it be shared with us to our benefit, or used against us?

  As we have noted, our oil-based economy is unlikely to survive for the next 100 years. If ETs have learned how to utilize an unlimited energy source of the universe, then it may very well be that power is literally all around us, and it is free. Of course, we might assume that somehow, the human power structure will find a way to make people pay for it. This could be a major political battle of the future. (See Chapter 8 for more details.)

  For now, the best that our current paradigm of scientific thinking has offered us is that we need to become more efficient and conserve more. Breakthroughs are not discussed or apparently anticipated. Within our current, conventional technology, an interesting invention known as “the Bloom Box” offers some intriguing possibilities. The Bloom Box is described as a solid oxide fuel cell using liquid or gaseous fossil or bio fuel to generate electricity on demand. It is essentially a small box that can power a home. Oxygen is fed to it on one side, and fuel on the other. The two combine within the cell to create a chemical reaction that produces electricity. There is no burning or combustion, and no need for power lines. The box is said to be highly efficient, but its exact operation is still not widely understood. Although it is clean, it still relies on hydrocarbons, for example, fossil fuels.29

  Another source of energy, widely used in our world today, may receive a boost from Disclosure. This is the Sun. After all, the Earth receives 86,000 trillion watts, or terawatts, of solar radiation energy on a constant basis. This is more than 6,000 times the amount of energy used by all humans on Earth each year. It ought to be enough for quite some time, assuming we develop a way of utilizing it. However, although this is attractive, it is hard to imagine using solar power to fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo, at least without other radical breakthroughs.30 Nor does it seem likely that flying saucers operate on solar energy. Still, it is possible that important developments can be achieved, some of which might receive a boost from what we learn of UFOs or the beings operating them.

  Moving into more exotic solutions, we arrive at Zero-Point Energy (ZPE). It is called “zero point” because it is energy that exists at zero degrees Kelvin; in other words, without any thermal energy. For this reason ZPE is often referred to as the vacuum energy, as it is associated with the vacuum of empty space. That is, ZPE exists everywhere. An easy way to visualize it is to imagine an ocean from high above, and then at the surface level. Far above, it looks placid, calm, and flat. But in a rowboat in the middle of the Pacific, you woul
d see tall waves and constant, powerful activity.

  This is something like the fabric of reality. Imagine an atom, then an infinitesimal portion of that, and then another infinitesimal portion of that. At that incredibly small portion of reality, there is a great deal going on. Matter and anti-matter seem to “pop” into our reality and annihilate each other. There is a tiny release of energy at that level, and capturing it has become a Holy Grail for a few visionaries. If it can be extracted and used, one could see its application for interstellar travel, as well as for possibly anything else; it is truly “free” energy. Do the operators of UFO craft employ ZPE? Maybe.

  It may also be that the operators of UFOs—both “ours” and “theirs”—use clean nuclear fusion. This form of power generation is often discussed in the open literature, but is something the general public knows little about. It is another Holy Grail.

  Current nuclear power plants use a process known as fission, which tears atoms apart, releasing energy and radioactive by-products. Fusion is different. It occurs inside every star, and has been replicated by humankind in the form of the hydrogen bomb. A nuclear fusion reactor would duplicate this process, but in a controlled way. It involves fusing together two “heavy” hydrogen atoms, known as deuterium and tritium, to produce helium—inert and harmless—and vast amounts of energy. Electric cars, to name merely the first and most obvious transformation, would become nearly universal.

  We have yet to produce clean, controlled fusion, at least in the open, non-classified world. But researchers continue to work on this problem, and many believe it can be achieved. If so, we would vastly reduce our dependency on petroleum, make energy clean and relatively cheap, and profoundly change our world.

  No matter what the breakthrough may be, we cannot expect immediate transformations to take place. For energy to be widely utilized, it must be widely distributed. This requires changes in the “built environment,” or in other words, within a society’s infrastructure. One energy analyst described the problem by way of an analogy from 18th-century Britain, when coal was already understood to be a vastly better source of energy than wood. Yet, wood remained dominant all through that century. The reason was that the economy, technology, and distribution systems were set up for wood. Coal extraction techniques had not become efficient enough. By the 19th century, the built environment had caught up and could meet the challenge of transitioning to coal. Even in the 21st century, such things can take time.31

  No matter what the long-term solution to our energy needs may turn out to be, there is a likelihood that Disclosure will clear a path toward it. After all, whatever these craft are using for power, it is something that enables them to hover indefinitely and accelerate instantly, all in silence. This is an extraordinary amount of power. It is something we do not currently use, and that is what matters. We can be sure that the scientific community will be jumping over itself to understand everything about it.

  Computing

  With or without Disclosure, humankind is on a trajectory. Certain events may speed it up, others may impede it, but the destination is clear. That is a world in which computing goes vastly beyond our current levels, creating a world so different that we struggle to visualize it. This is why many computer science professionals used the term Singularity to describe it. Just as the singularity of a black hole is a unique phenomenon in physics, beyond the ability of our physical laws to predict, so too is the world that lies before us in regard to computing, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology. In particular, the Singularity signifies the moment when machine intelligence exceeds biological human intelligence, becomes sentient, and becomes the driving force of our civilization.

  The relationship of Disclosure to Singularity has never before been raised. In doing so here, we are opening a new discussion and expect that any hypothesis suggested now may need to be refined, revised, or even rejected with the passage of time.

  Anyone who feels that UFOs are a bit “far out” for their normal intellectual fare may want to consider what our near future is probably going to look like. Ray Kurzweil, arguably the most prominent of the futurists writing about artificial intelligence, foresees machine intelligence surpassing human intelligence during the first half of the 21st century. Among AI experts, this appears to be a mid-range estimate, possibly a bit early. Generally, most predictions for the advent of Singularity are between 2030 and 2080, although a few push the date into the 22nd century.

  It may not be a world in which machines replace people—the vision of which is seen in such apocalyptic movies as The Terminator, The Matrix, I Robot, and others. According to the experts, humans will also be modified and plugged-in, making old-fashioned, unenhanced homo sapiens a thing of the past. Nanotechnology may have a major role to play. Imagine a nanochip the size of a human brain cell, designed to duplicate all the functions of that brain cell. Such chips are currently thought to be possible. Now imagine that it functions more efficiently than your brain cell, and imagine that a certain percentage of your frontal lobe is supplemented by these nanochips, giving you an IQ of 200 or more. What’s more, you would have telepathic connectivity to the World Wide Web, and also to other people.

  Though this may be possible, it gets even stranger.

  Consider developments in genetics and biotechnology. During the first decade of the 21st century, the human genome was finally mapped in its entirety. This is important, but this incredibly complex genome is only beginning to be understood by scientists. Within the next few decades, it will be better understood and mastered. Inevitably, attempts will be made to enhance it in one way or another—if not for the masses then for the few. Such enhancements might include “switching off” the gene for aging. Others might enable greater physical strength, greater intelligence, or even abilities to interact with other dimensions of reality—what some would call “the spiritual realm.” The possibilities are almost too awesome for contemplation.

  Nanotechnology is about to become a major industry. Defined as “the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale,” it has also been described by the U.S. National Science Foundation as “the next industrial revolution,” enabling microscopic implants that kill cancerous cells, a box the size of a sugar cube containing the entire contents of the Library of Congress, or materials lighter than steel with 10 times the strength.32

  The potential of nanotechnology goes far beyond these examples. Think about “nanofactories” similar to the replicator device featured in the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. Packed with miniature chemical processors, computing, and robotics, a nanofactory would produce items quickly, cleanly, and cheaply, directly from blueprints. It might also proliferate exponentially, as nanofactories make more nano-factories. Such a device would make “the building of products…as cheap as the copying of files.”33

  What this all means is that, with or without Disclosure, with or without the aid of the Others, human society is going to look very, very different than it does today. Consider how the continually increasing connectivity will change our world. During the late 1980s, the rudiments of the Internet were coming into place. By the mid-1990s, the World Wide Web, complete with graphical user interface, was a fact, but still in its infancy. By 2000 the web was ubiquitous. Still, the revolution continued. YouTube arrived in 2005, roughly when cell phones became true hand-held personal devices with digital cameras, music libraries, full web access, and more. What level of global connectivity will exist in 2030? 2050? 2100? How intelligent will our “devices” be? How small?

  We all know this abstractly, intellectually. But to use a loaded word, the world will be utterly alien, with or without real aliens being acknowledged. Here is the world as it may well look during the second half of the 21st century.

  Computers that exceed human intelligence in many or most key areas.

  Genetically modified human beings with a variety of implants.

  Human-machine cognitive interfacing to create the possibili
ty of a truly cybernetic organism.

  Computers embedded everywhere.

  Microscopic “nanobots” that can be programmed with intelligence (or perhaps by a computer intelligence) to compile or decompile at will into any shape or structure imaginable.

  Holograms and virtual reality everywhere.

  The advent of quantum computing, an event that may be a profound leap into a new world of computing, vastly beyond our current level.

  Lifespans that may go on for a long, long time.

  What we are talking about is essentially a new species of human and most certainly a new level of intelligence, possibly orders of magnitude beyond what we experience today. Perhaps human nature will not change all that much, but then again perhaps it will. It may also be that only some humans stand to benefit from such perks, and may set themselves up as a true Master Race, genetically modifying and enhancing themselves to their heart’s content, while also modifying the “rabble” to suit their specifications. After all, humans have done it to farm animals for 10,000 years. The coming world may be paradise, or it may be hell, depending on who you are.

  This is a realm of speculation that will probably have more than one mistake and several dead-ends. Yet, as of this writing, these are outcomes that, strange as they may seem to some, are possible to envision. Only time will tell.

  Disclosure and the Singularity

  Because predicting the future requires a combination of imagination and extrapolation, there are several ways that this techno-utopia or technodystopia may relate to Disclosure. It depends upon when Disclosure occurs, and it depends on when the Singularity occurs.