Been up for a while (it's really early and doing poorly post vaccination) about how humanity would react IF it was announced that "aliens" exist. Then I thought of the word "alien" and how it sounded and what it portrays. Its "othering" once again.
We mind if need to learn from our past and learn not to see and treat what looks different to us as foreign. If there is a single source of creation and if they are biological entities, then we are all from the same source.
I feel we might, and hopefully quickly, need a whole new definition of what a "person" is.
"Alien life form" sounds cold, cruel and threatening. "Non Human Intelligence", "non earth intelligence/people", "off world persons". I think these sound a bit more welcoming and would probably ease more people's minds when thinking about them (if they exist and if we get disclosure). I do tend to cheekily refer to them as Space Bros (in the most non gendered way). Maybe space guys and gals? 😂😂
Just a thought I had. Hopefully others might have more sensible/intelligent suggestions. ❤️❤️
Submitted June 10, 2021 at 01:22AM by sommersj https://ift.tt/3cyFDpU
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