VIMANAS

The Hindu ancient texts and Vedas (religious teachings) are full of amazing stories about different gods, their extraordinary powers, and battles that took place many centuries ago. Their sagas are perceived as mythological stories that create useful lessons for application in real life. These myths describe gods who fight with against evil forces on flying …

CONTACTEES

Contactees https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/contactees Contactee is the name that has been given to people, especially since the 1950s, who claim contact with extraterrestrials, beings from other planets. In the wake of the citing of flying saucers by pilot Kenneth Arnold in 1947, speculation was rampant that they were possibly spaceships from a distant planet. Beginning in 1952, …

SENTIENT RIGHTS

Universal Declaration of Sentient Rights https://jamie-woodhouse.medium.com/universal-declaration-of-sentient-rights-4b43d428c590 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was a milestone in moral and political thinking and remains an influential reference today. Given Sentientism extends moral consideration to all sentient beings, not just humans, shouldn’t we consider extending the UDHR? As a thought experiment, I’ve set out some thoughts on what a …

SAMUEL ETON THOMPSON ~ CONTACTEE (1875-1960) ~ March 28, 1950

Samuel Eaton Thompson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Samuel Eaton Thompson (1875? – 1960?) was an American contactee who claimed to have been in contact with extraterrestrials. Although his claims earned him little publicity during his lifetime, Thompson might have been the first North American contactee. Researcher Jerome Clark describes the account as “surely the most outlandish story in early …