I’ve been fortunate over a number of segments in my life to witness – even take a small part in – conversations like this. Not in front of an audience. Not as part of a public dialogue; but, in the context of what historically has been called a “salon”.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far away. Well, New England, actually. Where the talent pool for discussions like this is more accessible than most of the country.
Thanks, Mike
Eideard 
Vatican Preparing Statement on Extraterrestrial Life http://beforeitsnews.com/paranormal/2014/07/vatican-preparing-statement-on-extraterrestrial-life-2472862.html Elsewhere: Creation Museum CEO Ken Ham Slams NASA Search for Alien Life as Unbiblical saying that God has intentionally not created life anywhere outside the Earth, and calling it a “desperate attempt to prove evolution.” http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/51995/20140723/creation-museum-ceo-ken-ham-slams-nasa-search-alien-life.htm
8AM MDT, tomorrow, 27th
“Could We Detect an Alien Civilization’s Waste Heat?” http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/could-we-detect-an-alien-civilizations-waste-heat-140813.htm In a new study accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal, a team of astronomers headed by Jason Wright of the Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds, Penn State University, argue the case for using survey data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Spitzer space telescopes to identify advanced extraterrestrial intelligences that have fully utilized all the energy from a star or even spread throughout their host galaxies.
“NASA estimates 1 billion ‘Earths’ in our galaxy alone” http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/07/24/nasa-estimates-1-billion-earths-in-our-galaxy-alone/
“We’re Probably Imagining Aliens Wrong” (and that could be limiting us in the search for them). https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/506846/were-probably-imagining-aliens-wrong/
See also “The Black Cloud” [1957] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cloud
Meanwhile: “The fanged, faceless sea creature that washed ashore during Harvey has been identified” (Washington Post 9/14/17) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/09/14/the-fanged-faceless-sea-creature-that-washed-ashore-during-harvey-has-been-identified/ and in an unrelated video montage, watch “Alex Jones” at work http://videos.vidible.tv/prod/2013-01/09/5546d4f9e4b0f61941c534ec_640x360_LD_v1.mp4?k1UY2d9M5xStJYBO8dKujhbdPF-8w9OA70w1YsOGuZU4rkJGFG-hPUYh2TcOja5y
For context: “Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones backs off ‘Pizzagate’ claims” https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-backs-off-pizzagate-claims/2017/03/24/6f0246fe-10cd-11e7-ab07-07d9f521f6b5_story.html and “Trump praises 9/11 truther’s ‘amazing’ reputation” (CNN 12/2/15) http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/politics/donald-trump-praises-9-11-truther-alex-jones/index.html
Segue to “Alex Jones, Roger Stone agree: Someone may be drugging President Trump (Salon 9/12/17) http://www.salon.com/2017/09/12/alex-jones-roger-stone-agree-someone-may-be-drugging-president-trump/
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