Some accounts of contact with nonhuman intelligence are interpreted as showing concern for humanity. With climate and other crises weighing on me, is it reasonable to expect intervention, or better to hold that possibility lightly?
Should I expect nonhuman intervention, or just hope for it?
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I’d separate taking people’s accounts seriously from treating them as reliable predictions. A report may matter deeply to the person sharing it, but that alone can’t tell us what any intelligence intends or whether it will act soon. I wouldn’t make plans around an intervention. Hope is understandable, but it’s different from expectation.
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If those stories offer you comfort, you don’t have to dismiss that. I’d just be careful not to make your hope depend on a rescue that nobody can promise. You can leave room for mystery and still put your energy into caring for people and the world around you.
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“They care” is an interpretation, not a conclusion we can verify from the accounts alone. There isn’t enough here to predict an intervention, especially a near-term one. That may sound unsatisfying, but it keeps a troubling uncertainty from turning into a promise.
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