One of the interesting questions that has confounded men for centuries, maybe millennia, is "Are we alone?" This question has been ignored, counted as frivolous, and put into the category of "Science Fiction" by the powers that be. Movies like E.T., Signs, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and hundreds more, countless books and articles pose this question to the populous. There are people that absolutely believe that there are extraterrestrials in this universe and maybe living along side of us. NASA adamantly denies the existence of aliens from outer space, but has a number of programs trying to make contact with such intelligent beings by radio waves and the such. Incidents such as the Roswell, New Mexico crash, the Phoenix lights (which has thousands of witnesses), and hundreds of thousand of other sightings have been reported. So the question remains amidst the mountain of evidence "Are we alone?" What effect would contact with extraterrestrials have on society? On religion? On the fundamental existence that we know today? Myself, I am undecided on what to think. On one hand I can see that they would change us, yet on the other hand would we change us. I mean would we throw all our hard earned beliefs and philosophies out the window when the flying saucer lands on the white house lawn? What do you think? Is there someone out there? Up in the stars?
