1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,300 This is W.B. Smith, Ottawa, Canada. 2 00:00:07,300 --> 00:00:15,020 I would like to say a few words on the philosophy of the saucers. 3 00:00:15,020 --> 00:00:20,480 Possibly one of the most interesting aspects of the study of flying saucers beyond the 4 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:26,980 realization that they are real and extraterrestrial is their philosophy. 5 00:00:26,980 --> 00:00:29,980 What manner of creatures build and fly them? 6 00:00:29,980 --> 00:00:30,980 What do they look like? 7 00:00:30,980 --> 00:00:32,980 How do they think? 8 00:00:32,980 --> 00:00:37,260 Are their ideas and ideals similar to ours? 9 00:00:37,260 --> 00:00:40,260 Could we understand them? 10 00:00:40,260 --> 00:00:45,580 All these and many other questions plague the serious investigator. 11 00:00:45,580 --> 00:00:51,540 If we are to rely on sighting data alone, we are bound to get a rather one-sided idea of 12 00:00:51,540 --> 00:00:53,340 these creatures. 13 00:00:53,340 --> 00:00:59,940 For example, we see saucers travel at terrific speeds and then suddenly stop or change direction. 14 00:01:00,820 --> 00:01:05,860 Under our concepts of physics, no creature of flesh, blood, and bone could withstand 15 00:01:05,860 --> 00:01:11,020 the terrific forces which would be associated with such actions. 16 00:01:11,020 --> 00:01:17,340 Therefore we are likely to assume that the saucerians must be either some manner of robot 17 00:01:17,340 --> 00:01:22,380 or a creature the like of which we have never encountered. 18 00:01:22,380 --> 00:01:28,620 Again it is hard to understand why any race of creatures, having the tremendous power 19 00:01:28,700 --> 00:01:34,900 at their disposal which we see demonstrated by the saucers, should be content to fly rather 20 00:01:34,900 --> 00:01:40,460 aimlessly over our globe without doing something more definite. 21 00:01:40,460 --> 00:01:44,580 If the tables were reversed, we most certainly would. 22 00:01:44,580 --> 00:01:49,700 After a very brief reconnaissance, we would land and announce to the natives that we were 23 00:01:49,700 --> 00:01:51,940 taking over. 24 00:01:51,940 --> 00:01:57,980 The fact that the saucerians have made no such move appears to indicate that they must regard 25 00:01:57,980 --> 00:02:04,980 us in the same general category as the other flora and fauna natives to this planet, and 26 00:02:04,980 --> 00:02:11,100 to them our civilization is so primitive as to be indistinguishable from that of the lower 27 00:02:11,100 --> 00:02:13,980 animals and insects. 28 00:02:13,980 --> 00:02:18,540 We could go on speculating in this manner for quite a while without coming anywhere near 29 00:02:18,540 --> 00:02:19,980 the truth. 30 00:02:19,980 --> 00:02:26,480 Fortunately, the people who come to us from elsewhere in flying saucers have seen fit to 31 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:33,160 make contact with people of earth and to impart as much information and understanding as the 32 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:38,800 contacts were capable of assimilating or passing along to others. 33 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:43,480 There have been many published instances of contacts between these people from outside 34 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:50,120 and people of earth, and a very great many more which have not been published. 35 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:55,920 As is always the case in any new and romantic field, there are those who prevaricate and 36 00:02:55,920 --> 00:03:03,160 exaggerate, but it is not too difficult to establish that the vast majority are honest 37 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,760 and authentic. 38 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:11,200 For instance, when a dozen or so independent contacts having no common connection and each 39 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:18,240 alone believing that he or she has been favored above all others to receive this message and 40 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:25,880 tell the same message, even to names and descriptions which tally perfectly, one has little choice, 41 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:29,800 but to believe that they are all telling the truth. 42 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:35,600 Furthermore, when the material given to us through the many channels is all assembled 43 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:42,920 and analyzed, it adds up to a complete and elegant philosophy which makes our efforts 44 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,640 sound like the beating of jungle drums. 45 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:53,360 These people tell us of a magnificent cosmic plan of which we are a part which transcends 46 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:59,160 the lifetime of a single person, or a nation, or a civilization, or even a planet or a 47 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,240 solar system. 48 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:07,360 We are not merely told that there is something beyond our immediate experience. 49 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:13,480 We are told what it is, why it is, and our relation there too. 50 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,720 Many of our most vexing problems are solved with a few words. 51 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:22,480 At least we are told of the solutions if we have the understanding and fortitude to apply 52 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:24,280 them. 53 00:04:24,280 --> 00:04:29,080 We are told of the inadequacies of our science, and we have been given the basic grounding 54 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:34,960 for a new science which is at once simpler and yet more embracing than the mathematical 55 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:38,920 monstrosity which we have conjured up. 56 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:44,520 We have been told of a way of life which is utopian beyond our dreams and the means of 57 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,560 attaining it. 58 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:53,800 Can it be that such a self-consistent, magnificent philosophy is the figment of the imaginations 59 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,640 of a number of misguided morons? 60 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,520 I do not think so. 61 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:05,480 If the only evidence we had was philosophical, we might justifiably suspect it. 62 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:11,080 But when coupled with the reality of observations, thousands of them, we cannot dismiss it so 63 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:12,080 easily. 64 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:17,680 This is especially true when we consider that the science which has been passed to us from 65 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:22,840 these people from elsewhere explains in a manner which we have been quite unable to 66 00:05:22,840 --> 00:05:28,920 do, why the saucers behave as they do, and how it is that they can do things which to 67 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,920 us are virtually impossible. 68 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:35,600 The science and the performance check perfectly. 69 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:43,760 Again, we have been told where our scientific ideas are wrong or inadequate, and experiments 70 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:52,400 have been suggested and carried out, and in every case, the alien science has been vindicated. 71 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:58,880 We may ask, if all this is known, why has it not been publicized? 72 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:03,400 Why are not these matters being studied instead of atom bombs? 73 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,720 The answer, it has been publicized. 74 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:12,760 Books have been written, and hundreds and thousands of copies sold. 75 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:18,560 There are available many periodicals containing this material, which may be had a quite a 76 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,000 nominal sum. 77 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:28,880 Reports have been prepared by serious investigators and presented through the proper channels. 78 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:35,880 It is truly said that one can lead a horse to water, but one cannot make him drink. 79 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:41,880 Those who are in control of our society are satisfied with it the way it is, and will 80 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:46,920 resist any attempt to change anything which is likely to disturb the equanimity of their 81 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:48,920 lives. 82 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:53,800 There are those who can't be bothered to get the facts and make up their own minds. 83 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:59,200 They would rather dismiss the whole thing as nonsense, because someone who holds their 84 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,920 respect says it is nonsense. 85 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:08,760 There are those who fear for their social security, and will therefore have no part of 86 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:12,640 anything which might place it in jeopardy. 87 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:17,600 There are those who say, our science works and gives us many things which we would not 88 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,080 otherwise have. 89 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:20,360 What is wrong with that? 90 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,560 Why discard it? 91 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,960 There are probably as many private reasons for not facing up to the facts as there are 92 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,400 people who refuse to do so. 93 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:37,160 However, it is consoling to realize that through the humble and often criticized comic strip 94 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:43,080 and science fiction stories, the younger generation is being conditioned to accept the reality 95 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:45,600 of people from elsewhere. 96 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:51,720 And when given the opportunity to do so, avidly assimilate all they can get on flying saucers 97 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:55,240 and the people who fly them. 98 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:59,640 The question may well be asked, what of the future? 99 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:05,880 This question has been posed many times and to the people from outside. 100 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:14,280 The answer which we receive from them, we don't know for sure, but we are aware of trends. 101 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,920 We ourselves are also aware of trends. 102 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:24,920 But considering our limited means for gathering data, we must of necessity do a vastly inferior 103 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,400 job of predicting events. 104 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:34,600 Our experience has been that when they choose to do so, the people from outside can be quite 105 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:38,640 accurate in their predictions. 106 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:44,240 We may summarize the entire flying saucer picture as follows. 107 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:50,400 We have arrived at a time in our development when we must make a final choice between right 108 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,680 and wrong. 109 00:08:52,680 --> 00:08:58,440 The people from elsewhere are much concerned about the choice which we will make. 110 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:04,480 Partly because it will have its repercussions on them and partly because they are our blood 111 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:10,160 brothers and are truly concerned with our welfare. 112 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:15,520 There is a cosmic law against interfering in the affairs of others, so they are not allowed 113 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:20,360 to help us directly even though they could easily do so. 114 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:26,880 We must make our own choice of our own free will. 115 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:32,360 Present trends indicate a series of events which may require the help of these people 116 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:37,120 and they stand by ready and willing to render that help. 117 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:43,360 In fact, they have already helped us a great deal along lines which do not interfere with 118 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,480 our freedom of choice. 119 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:53,440 In time, when certain events have transpired and we are so oriented that we can accept 120 00:09:53,440 --> 00:10:00,040 these people from elsewhere, they will meet us freely on the common ground of mutual understanding 121 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,200 and trust. 122 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:08,920 And we will be able to learn from them and bring about the golden age all men everywhere 123 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:12,200 desire deep within their hearts. 124 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:12,720 Thank you.