I've heard the same lame-ass excuse for decades from proponents of the cover-up claim that the reason the government(s) do not disclose knowledge of ET presence is because the masses would PANICK!

Give me a break.

Who here would PANICK! to the point that your life would fall into complete ruin if your government were to suddenly announce that ETs were here on Earth? Would you suddenly give up your religion? Would you give up your job and start to riot on the streets? Would you hole up in your basement and become a blithering idiot, chanting over and over, "I'm in my happy place, I'm in my happy place..."?

I seriously want to know if anyone here would become a mindless (and potentially dangerous) zombie due to PANICK! so I can stock up on my survival gear.

I'd carry on as usual.
I believe it's possible they've been coming to earth for eon's.
I'm still here, life's still the same as it's always been.

I believe that if the government held off on announcing the presence of aliens to us earthlings it would be to protect the aliens from us, not the other way around.

People "panic" for far far far lesser reasons not related to extraterrestrials - real or not. So to reiterate your question; would the masses panic if they found out from government officials that they existed? Yes, in our current collective worldwide state, many people would undoubtably be severely affected. First denial, then shock, then panic and complete pandemonium. The news would be on television nearly 24 hours a day for weeks or months on end, cults would spring up overnight, hospitals and institutions would be filled ASAP, and other chaotic scenarios. Acceptance would be an elusive state of mind for many of them.

I've always believed, personally, but even the "hint" that such a scenario might have truth in it is enough for many millions of people to instantly hit the "denial" button.

Young people on the other hand, I think would take such news much easier. There would still be massive issues to deal with, but overall the transition would be smoother.

I would not panic.. but I'd call my government LIARS as I know they are..

But I do know that some people would panic.. And for example look at the bimbo's who feared terrorism after 9/11 and believed the scare ads the GOP used hence bone head was voted in a 2nd term. Seriously.. and look where that's got us in Iraq now.

Oh, and don't even get me going on the "overly religious" peeps... they'd have one h3ll of a time if ET's were officially announced as being true by the government. Some would just go crazy.. it would shatter their beliefs etc.

There are some real fanatic people.. seriously. All kinds out there. There'd probably be a world economic collapse as people would totally freak out, not go to work etc.

If it were all gradually some how leaked out... in a subtle way say over the next 100 years.. THEN maybe they could come out and say .. ET's exist without a world crisis on their hands.

It would be funny if some huge mega incident happen all around the world that all could undeniably see. That would almost be funny to see governments try to explain it all away...

off topic for a sec....
So you're a bimbo if you witness 3000 people being slaughtered and fear further attacks? That's bass ackwards thinking.
I say one is an idiot if they don't, they shouldn't let it consume their lives.

now back to our regularly scheduled program...

Yea.. sorry I strayed a bit, but I was pointing out an example. Maybe you should watch this tonight though on PBS
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/btw/watch.html

And its not just over the IRAQ war that I am pissed off with about.. check this one out too--it was on last night and now can be seen online.. that is IF YOU CARE

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/view/

PSSSSSTT... WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?? Iraq had NOTHING to do with 9/11 and had no WMD's!

AND I am certainly NOT an idiot just because I REFUSE to be scared into voting for some lying bone head President!

I would carry on as normal, but I think I would be trying to figure out where they landed so I could get a close look lol.

This video on Google provides (in my view at least) a fairly accurate description on what would happen on a worldwide scale if extraterrestrial contact were indeed confirmed.

I wouldn't panic, but I think there are folks who took the panic of 1938 in regards to the "War of the Worlds" broadcast as a reference of what they think might happen.

I think most younger people would take it - with fear mind you - more easily than most older ones. I'm in my late thirties and even at middle age there are soooo many closed minded people.

There are some people in this country who are just looking for a reason to be destructive and loot...unfortunatley once that starts happening the "mob" mentallity takes over and they can't control themselves, they just start burning things, breaking things, stealing things....it's almost like resorting back to cave man...

That being said, the US GOvt is smart to not tell the masses they have been lieing for the past 200years

I think the public knows, the government has been lying to us about UFOs.

I think you give the Govt to much credit...

The government makes it all too obvious, and I know, that they have been lying to us about UFOs.

I'm well over 30 by just over 20 years, it wouldn't bother me. <IF> they are here and have been here - what would change? Life would go on after the fact as it did before the knowing.

I find it funny that some compare 2007 to 1938. Wow - talk about living in the past.

Actually, I believe that people of today can handle the news, but there are those who have this mindset that if one doesn't learn from the lessons of the past, they are doomed to relive it in the future.

I dont get it is this video a possible thing or did it happen?

humm...NVM i didnt see the end

Well, you're assuming that we're not already panicking here...

*Lilly runs amok* (willy nilly I might add) in a potentially dangerous fashion attempting to organize her life. Hmmm, survival gear, I have to get some of that!

I dont know why people would panic; if they found out their were shape-shifting aliens among us...

I'd run around like jim carey in 'me, myself & irene' when he finds the spider crawling up his jacket. Then i'd go to the pub.

I wouldnt panic, I think if they arent already among us then they arent far away. Im more likely to panic that Im going into my overdraft and dont get paid for another week.

If this happened i would do my best to nick one of their spacecraft and go joy riding in it making sure i had plenty of tennents super! woo hoo

I would panic if they were attacking us like in "Mars Attacks" or "Independence Day" or something like that. And I'm sure everyone else would be too haha.
But, If the government came out and said "Look, we have proof that aliens do exist, there is no reason to believe that they will do any harm...blah blah blah" I would be okay with that haha.

Thats because they were told they're cities were actually being attacked. Massive difference.

good point... but if you were told aliens are benevolent...they would be lying...

Is that video supposed to be for real? I've googled Jane Lascelles, Jane Lascelles SETI and even SETI and the date, and I can't find a single reference to this happening. Unless its blatantly a drama and I'm just being blonde.

Jjbreen, forgive me, but aren't you a UFO and alien debunker? If so, I find it hard to believe you would make the switch from disbeliever to acceptance - just like that.

Emma, yep - you're blonde. The video's a well made simulation of events.

Thank you for replying everyone. Even though three people voted yes on the poll, everyone who posted a reply said that they would not panic and would go on with their lives as usual. I think that's interesting.



I'm sure the disclosure of extraterrestrials visiting Earth would have a definite impact on everyone in either a positive or negative manner. But the idea of entire societies crumbling because of this information is, IMHO, assuming a bit too much. The religious people I know would cling tenaciously to their beliefs and (correct me if I'm wrong) I'm sure the scientific community would be thrilled to learn more about their advanced technology. And let's not forget the military of any country. They may experience a tinge of an inferiority complex at first, but I'm certain they'd soon be drooling over the possibility of getting their hands on some alien high tech weaponry.




There were a few idiots who took advantage of the post 9/11 fears just to be a**holes. An Hispanic friend of mine was attacked on two separate occasions and was driven off the road simply because they thought he looked like an Iraqi. One imbecile showed his complete ignorance by calling him an "Arabian terrorist."

With morons like that running around it wouldn't surprise me if they ganged up and went on an alien hunt accusing innocent people of being ETs.




IMO, I don't think the government(s) would disclose the existence of visiting ET as a War of the Worlds scenario. What ever spin they gave it, there would be constant reassurances by government leaders of the benevolence of the visitors.

Another thing I'm fairly sure of is that the government(s) would not admit to prior knowledge of ET presence on Earth, whether it's true or not. Most likely, the announcement would be of the "sudden discovery" of aliens coming to our planet.




Lilly, you're always welcome to come stay with me in my fortified cabin in the woods. Despite all the armament and barricades it's still a cozy place.


I will admit that there some people who would PANICK! and possibly go off the deep end. But I'm still not convinced that the announcement of an alien presence on our planet would cause a world wide panic that would result in total chaos. People have endured far worse (such as plagues, wars and invasions) for thousands of years, yet have still been able to pick up the pieces and carry on.

blonde

i wouldn't mind if they gov came out with news like that.
i'm in the insurance business and maybe people would all decide to buy life insurance and I'll have a nice fat paycheck!!

Got all excited there for a minute.

I agree with that Exeter. I also hope most people would just take it in stride with an air of genuine interest and curiosity. But IMO I think the majority of people would seriously be affected, but eventually acceptance would trickle in. And you would definitely see stock market prices drop - to Black Monday levels even - for a while. And what would the Vatican say about the matter? They have Monsignor Corrado Balducci over there who could give reassurance since he already resonates with the presence of extraterrestrials, but how about the Pope? What would he say? And what about all the fundies who take Revelations as being the end of the world? That's over a quarter of the United States and almost all of South America. And picture what effect a sharp rise in military activity - worldwide - would have on the populace - especially if authorities tried to calm people down by saying the military were fairly certain visiting entities harbored no ill will but were still simply not taking any chances. Tons of people would panic right there.

Like Tommy Lee Jones said in MIB: "A person is smart, but people are stupid".

I think real chaos would occur at first, then order would come back in. But you'd definitely see an emergence of cults and sects (both destructive and benign) - with all the expected shenanigans that go along with them.

I think it should be taken into consideration the fact that the ones who participate in regular discussions on this board are more open to the idea... we've been conditioned to think about it. The others -- the ones that work the 9-5, have a couple of kids; a pet or two; a spouse; a mortgage etc, and don't think along these lines, they would be the ones most effected.

the first thing i would do is toss the half-empty half-gallon of vodka in the trash and then make a pot of strong coffee .

then i would have a "reality-check" . and decide if there was a reason to panic . then i would likely go to the ammo room and "load-up" just in case--

as many things that has happened to the world lately a ETIB visiting earth might not be all bad-

-in fact they could be a help-- although i wouldn't expect even the most helpful alien to solve all human problems .

as long as the aliens arn't ridding the earth of this dreaded "human-infestation"-- i don't see any cause to panic--yet--lol

Wow, you'd hate be opinionated in the poll responses you offered.

I'd go about my daily life, however I would feel some what cautious as one only has to look at how countries deal with inferior nations to know the treatment we might have to expect. Assuming that they would be non-violent beings is almost negligent 'take me aboard the mother ship' mentality.

I would welcome any excuse to leave the dirty dishes, dirty laundry and starving kids, to run around wild in the streets of Sydney......

think about this:

If they are here already, they aren't here to destroy or enslave us. They'd of done it already.

Also, if they were here to help, they'd likely of done it already.

I wouldn't count on a government being able to talk them out of destroying/helping us, when this whole alien craze started, it was around the time of WWII, a time where governments were at war and one dropped an atomic bomb on a group of people. I don't think they would listen to a government who would do that if their intentions were what was best for all of Earth's people.

At most, I feel they are in the role of observers. They want to see where we can progress as a civilization, with no intentions of harming us, perhaps saving us if we were close to destroying ourselves.

No, I don`t need any government to know what is going on. Besides, government are saing us everything but in subliminal messages..

A few who chose this would probably panic instead. I chose panic because that's most likely what would happen because of the mob mentality that only a few of us would not really be effected by.

Nope. Nothing much would change in my life. I'd have to stop watching TV for a while, and probably listening to the radio, because I would get sick of hearing about it after a few weeks non-stop. Mostly, I would just sit back, watch the "show" and smile. After all, when am I ever going to see a good portion of the Earth's population go nuts again? The stupid and gullible among us, are good for one thing. Entertainment.

Good Journey.

Kyle Rajasthan.

This thread was in response to a debate I was having with someone who insisted that the world nations would PANICK! (their spelling) to the point where nuclear war would break out, bringing the end of the human race. I agree many things would change following the disclosure of an ET presence, but I don't think it would result in a complete collapse of society. I'm sure that some people would find the news unsettling, and there very well may be groups of people who would loot and riot under the excuse of panic. But the thought of humanity self-destructing just because we have some visitors from "out there" sounds, IMO, absolutely ridiculous.

I could be wrong and we all may decide to jump off the proverbial cliff, but I'd like to think that most of humanity has developed to the point where we would look at the visitors with wonder and curiosity, rather than panic and fear.

Well there's a world of difference between 'panic' and 'annihilation'. Panic still leaves the door to change and acceptance open.

But for certain, the biggest crusher for the masses would come in the form of changes brought in overnight to theology - in every conceivable area. Even atheists would not be spared.

But for the record, with our increasingly longer reach and better technologies, full on contact (and therefore, 'panic' to some degree) is inevitable. I think it can be measured in years now rather than decades. We are that close. Before all they needed to do was babysit the children - since they were of no real danger to anyone but themselves. But now we are negatively affecting an entire planet and millions upon millions of forms of flora and wildlife - and to top it all off, we're bringing this viruslike behavior into space.

And THAT concerns them.

Hell. It concerns everything.

I don't understand why people are saying religious beliefs would be negatively affected. Religion doesn't rule out extraterrestrials at all. In fact, if these aliens were to have some sort of religion it would validate religion in general as something that isn't human-only and lead to a huge rise in religious activity as a whole.

I would like to agree with you except for one thing. the aliens have far far far more advanced technology then us humans. im sure we wouldnt be able to do much to them.

Completely agreed, but the masses don't generally think that way. Like another poster mentioned on another thread, people on this forum (except for a few debunkers) would adapt quite readily - after some initial difficulties. Other people however, might react quite differently. For one, most people are not soul searchers by nature, so they are less likely to pursue or accept these kinds of realities or possibilities.