Has your research into ET activities changed your beliefs involving a divine being?

[Midnight]

Having read a million words about the activities of what is clearly self-centered Et beings and their human lackeys, I am now far less sure that love reigns supreme, at least in the 3D physical universe. And I am not even sure that love and light reigns supreme in the next higher dimension since the ET beings currently interacting with some of us appear to exist in more than one dimension.

I still believe in something I will call Source and that benevolent ETs must exist somewhere since white can only exist if black exists, but right now I am far from sure that the Source of everything and benevolent ETs are interested in our tiny solar system in a galaxy that is one of billions of galaxies.

Maybe we are kidding ourselves that Source and the benevolent ETs are here ready to help. And maybe we can rediscover our power and do it without any help. Looking at the world as it is right now, that looks unlikely. I hope I'm wrong.

[conk]

Your essay presumes that the source intelligence is a puppet master with it's own agenda. Many believe that this universal intelligence simply gives us what we ask for; that our future unfolds like a karmic vacuum cleaner sucking us into the collective intention. ETs may help, but God is neutral.

[the_vast_mystery]

In about seven months It's definitely changed how I view myself and how I think about beliefs. I started this whole thing out because I felt a huge amount of emotional prompting to and I definitely know there's enough hard evidence to suggest something is seriously off with the world. However we don't have anything conclusive, just enough to tantalize ourselves with all kinds of wild speculations. But more then that it made me realize beliefs are often the tools I (and likely most others) use to cover emotional scars. They're convenient social outlets that enable people to remain stagnant for a while if they're still trying to move forward from something. (Sort of like a longer, more complex form of grief.)

It's also led to me making a few good new friends, learning a lot more about the nature of trauma, psychology and just really expanded my horizons. I'm much more aware of what COULD be out there, but as a fervent skeptic I'll refuse to declare with any firm intent my sureness in any of this until I have my "seeing is believing" event and someone "up there" finally reveals themselves to me. Until then I'm going to say it's safer to sit this one out and hope for the best with all my might. All I really can do is imagine how I wish things would end, and I guess I'm starting to finally accept my own powerlessness over anything other than that. ^_^

So while it hasn't really shaken my overall system of evaluating the world scientifically it certainly has made me aware of science's limitations, and especially my own mental/emotional limitations which had in the past clouded my perception quite heavily. So the entire ordeal, while quite emotionally painful (going between "believer" and "skeptic" states of mind repeatedly, building up hopes and then smashing them to pieces) it has ultimately been invaluable in gaining a much greater understanding of myself.

[shadowstalker]

I have a better question for midnight
What do you truly consider source to be able to come to this conclusion?

[ghostrider]

I wrestle with this , God flooded the earth and killed everyone but seven people. Why create them and then destroy them when you already know the outcome ? I just know if there is a creation there must be a creator. we have been so manipulated . a glowing light coming down from the sky , to men of long ago , it would seem to be Gods from heaven. Me with my cellphone in a third world country among tribal people cut off from the high tech world, they would think me a little strange with my talking rock . If there is a creation , there has to be a creator .

[cacophony]

Great topic Midnight.

I think I have read enough to have a few ideas stick: There are good and bad ET's...much like humans. What has also stuck is this idea that the good beings out there can't help us directly because that would violate our freewill. I want to believe this, truly do! On the other hand we have beings that might just be completely violating our freewill, manipulating us for quantum food, and turning us into a volatile race to suit their own needs. So what has really stuck is a bit of cognitive dissonance, wouldn't the good guys see that freewill has already been compromised? A lot of the information out there on ET's can be hard to hear and it has really discourage me at times. I like to think that its important to remember this information is all speculative until a reptilian takes you for a ride, however.

In regards to what people call the source, I like what Michio Kaku said when describing types of alien civilizations. To paraphrase, our civilization trying to understand an extremely advanced alien race would be like ants comprehending a 16 lane highway. So going even further, when trying to understand the source of all creation itself, maybe we are a little myopic in defining it with our language, in our terms - or letting other people describe it for us (it should at its core be a personal truth). I did, however, have a peculiar experience a few years back, and wound up having a hypnotherapy session (which didn't work for me). Since then I got into a lot of different authors like Michael Newton, and Dolores Cannon. Although hypnotherapy is weak evidence, there is a hell of a lot of it. I am wary of what I want to believe however, but I will say my research into ET activities (In regard to recorded hypnotherapy sessions) has not changed my beliefs involving a divine being, but rather shaped it in a way.