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Recent revelations that the Pentagon had an actual alien-hunting division have rocked conspiracy
theorists everywhere, adding fuel to the long-held beliefs of many that the government is hiding
the truth from us. Luis Elizondo, the military intel official who headed the now-defunct “Advanced
Aviation Threat Identification Program,” which ran from 2009 until 2012, was so convinced by
what he saw that he continued his search for E.T. until this day. He now has a UFO-research
startup and alerted CNN that there’s “compelling evidence” we are not alone.
While Elizondo’s evidence may be based on being privy to a number of unexplained encounters
with flying objects, the aliens haven’t made their presence very clear. If the universe contains at
least two trillion galaxies full of billions of stars like our sun, shouldn’t there be other complex life
forms out there by now? It would only make sense. So “where is everybody?” as the Nobel
laureate physicist Enrico Fermi famously asked about the absence of evidence and the high
probability of alien existence.
Professor Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), known for achieving the first controlled nuclear reaction,
lecturing on the optical characteristics of neutrons at the Domegani Institute in Milan. (Photo by
Keystone/Getty Images)
There are certainly many speculations about the possibility of aliens and their potential motives. It
could be that there’s been no contact because they are too far away, and we need for our
technologies to catch up before we meet up. They could look like something else entirely so we
can’t even perceive them yet. Or maybe we underestimate the uniqueness and preciousness of
humanity and we really are alone. But an idea formulated in the 70s takes a different swing at this
compelling issue.
The Zoo Hypothesis, proposed by the MIT radio astronomer John A. Ball in 1973, says that aliens
may be avoiding contact with us on purpose, so as not to interfere with our evolution and the
development of our societies. The human civilization could be essentially living in a “zoo” or a
space wildlife sanctuary, where others populating the cosmos dare not go. By staying clear of us,
they avoid interplanetary contamination.
Perhaps the aliens are waiting for us to reach a certain technological or moral point before they
will talk to us. Or they may be simply trying to protect us and themselves. You’ve seen
“Independence Day” - there may be a similar movie made thousands of light years away about us.
Si el Pentágono nos oculta extranjeros, la hipótesis del zoológico podría explicar por
qué
Las recientes revelaciones de que el Pentágono tenía una verdadera división de caza
de alienígenas han sacudido a los teóricos de la conspiración en todas partes, lo que ha
contribuido a las creencias de muchos de que el gobierno nos oculta la verdad. Luis
Elizondo, el oficial de inteligencia militar que dirigió el ahora difunto "Programa de
Identificación de Amenazas de Aviación Avanzada", que funcionó desde 2009 hasta
2012, estaba tan convencido por lo que vio que continuó su búsqueda de E.T. hasta
este día. Ahora tiene un inicio de investigación de OVNI y alertó a CNN que hay
"pruebas convincentes" de que no estamos solos.
El profesor Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), conocido por lograr la primera reacción nuclear
controlada, disertando sobre las características ópticas de los neutrones en el Instituto
Domegani de Milán. (Foto por Keystone / Getty Images)
The Zoo Hypothesis, propuesta por el radioastrónomo del MIT John A. Ball en 1973, dice
que los extraterrestres pueden estar evitando el contacto con nosotros a propósito,
para no interferir con nuestra evolución y el desarrollo de nuestras sociedades. La
civilización humana podría estar viviendo esencialmente en un "zoológico" o un
santuario de vida silvestre espacial, donde otros que pueblan el cosmos no se atreven
a ir. Al mantenerse lejos de nosotros, evitan la contaminación interplanetaria.
Tal vez los alienígenas están esperando que lleguemos a cierto punto tecnológico o
moral antes de que nos hablen. O pueden simplemente tratar de protegernos a
nosotros mismos. Has visto el "Día de la Independencia": puede haber una película
similar a miles de años luz sobre nosotros.