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Alien Intrusion (Updated & Expanded) by Gary Bates
When actor Richard Dreyfus gazed up into the heavens during the hit film, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," audiences looked with him, in rapt attention. "Alien" encounters cropped up like, well, crop circles. More films were released. Books detailed alleged "abductions." NASA funded SETI, an effort to make contact with civilizations from other worlds. But is all this valid? Are there really alien civilizations in our vast universe? In Alien Intrusion, Gary Bates gives a thorough treatment of this fascinating subject. What is behind the numerous sightings from around the world? Does the U.S. Government have evidence of alien craft? Can we hope to mkae contact in our lifetime?The author comes from an unapologetic Christian perspective, but lets the facts speak for themselves. His expertise on the subject and ability to 'cover the bases' has earned widespread respect - even from many in the 'UFOlogy community' who may be uncomfortable with the startling conclusions to which he inevitable leads the reader. This was especially evident during an amazing three-hour interview with George Noory on Coast to Coast.This invaluable book will help Christians understand the issues, and be able to intelligently answer questions and engage in dialogue with a culture sure were are being watched from space.Heavily illustrated with photographs and drawings - an amazingly comprehensive 'cutting-edge' look at the UFO abduction phenomena.
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February 5, 2022
I've read a lot of books about extraterrestrials, this is the best one I've ever read.
Absolutely brilliant, I loved every page and the way everything was laid out - it made it such an easy and interesting read.
I particularly enjoyed reading about the biblical views behind aliens.
Highly recommend this, of you're into this sort of thing of course.
Absolutely brilliant, I loved every page and the way everything was laid out - it made it such an easy and interesting read.
I particularly enjoyed reading about the biblical views behind aliens.
Highly recommend this, of you're into this sort of thing of course.
November 28, 2023
This is a review I never meant to write about a book I never meant to read. Books about aliens are for crazy people, right? Well, I recently found myself down a rabbit hole of listening to podcast episodes about aliens from a biblical perspective, and it made total sense. In these podcast conversations I kept hearing one book that everyone recommended: Alien Intrusion: UFOs and the Evolution Connection by Gary Bates, an Australian apologist who works for Creation.com.
Yes, the topic of aliens and UFOs is one that attracts conspiracy theorists, hucksters, hoaxers, and other tin-foil-hat-wearing crazies. But it's harder and harder to deny the unexplained phenomena around the topic. Consider recent US Congress hearings on UFOs or NASA reports. Something is happening, and God's Word has something to say. It shouldn't be surprising that it's the most coherent explanation out there.
Alien Intrusion exposes many of the lies, hoaxes, and false worldviews behind belief in UFOs and extraterrestrial aliens. Bates also argues convincingly that the true "alien encounters" (as opposed to a huge swatch of encounters that are hoaxes or explainable) are DEMONIC in nature. Biblically, we know Satan and his minions disguise themselves as angels of light and in different forms to deceive humanity. If we need to be aware of the possibility of entertaining angels in our everyday lives (Hebrews 13:2), why wouldn't the same be true for fallen angels? Why wouldn't demons dress as ETs with superior technology to fool an age that worships science and technology?
Bates' scientific argument is a fascinating one. Many of the top Ufologists and government officials dealing with UFOs and aliens claim they are of paranormal origin. It's also fascinating to consider the lack of evidence that supposed extraterrestrial aliens or their craft actually come from space—often they just appear out of nowhere, leading some scientists to claim they seem like they're coming from a different dimension (a believer would say the spiritual realm). Other scientists claim to communicate with higher intelligence extraterrestrials, but their practice for doing so looks just like the occult summoning demons.
One highlight of the book is how two unbelieving UFO researchers came to faith once they realized so many stories of alien encounters featured the supposed "alien" fleeing the scene when the attacked person says the name of Jesus. Jesus is Lord of all! Another fascinating observation is that a good number of people who have had experiences with aliens or UFOs had been involved with the occult. (Mess around with the enemy and get messed with!)
Overall, Alien Intrusion is a well-researched and well-argued book. It's 400+ pages will turn off many casual readers (you might prefer to watch a DVD documentary based on the book or read this article by Dr. J. Brian Huffling for Southern Evangelical Seminary that shares a helpful overview of the topic), but I know no other book that so clearly and thoroughly explains alien and UFO phenomena from a biblical perspective. If you do read the book, read the 2021 version with an eleventh chapter where Bates a thought-provoking update.
Let me also share a warning: studying this topic, while interesting, has limited value. Studying God's Word and drawing near to the One who reigns over the spiritual realm has limitless value. May that principle govern your interaction with this topic!
Yes, the topic of aliens and UFOs is one that attracts conspiracy theorists, hucksters, hoaxers, and other tin-foil-hat-wearing crazies. But it's harder and harder to deny the unexplained phenomena around the topic. Consider recent US Congress hearings on UFOs or NASA reports. Something is happening, and God's Word has something to say. It shouldn't be surprising that it's the most coherent explanation out there.
Alien Intrusion exposes many of the lies, hoaxes, and false worldviews behind belief in UFOs and extraterrestrial aliens. Bates also argues convincingly that the true "alien encounters" (as opposed to a huge swatch of encounters that are hoaxes or explainable) are DEMONIC in nature. Biblically, we know Satan and his minions disguise themselves as angels of light and in different forms to deceive humanity. If we need to be aware of the possibility of entertaining angels in our everyday lives (Hebrews 13:2), why wouldn't the same be true for fallen angels? Why wouldn't demons dress as ETs with superior technology to fool an age that worships science and technology?
Bates' scientific argument is a fascinating one. Many of the top Ufologists and government officials dealing with UFOs and aliens claim they are of paranormal origin. It's also fascinating to consider the lack of evidence that supposed extraterrestrial aliens or their craft actually come from space—often they just appear out of nowhere, leading some scientists to claim they seem like they're coming from a different dimension (a believer would say the spiritual realm). Other scientists claim to communicate with higher intelligence extraterrestrials, but their practice for doing so looks just like the occult summoning demons.
One highlight of the book is how two unbelieving UFO researchers came to faith once they realized so many stories of alien encounters featured the supposed "alien" fleeing the scene when the attacked person says the name of Jesus. Jesus is Lord of all! Another fascinating observation is that a good number of people who have had experiences with aliens or UFOs had been involved with the occult. (Mess around with the enemy and get messed with!)
Overall, Alien Intrusion is a well-researched and well-argued book. It's 400+ pages will turn off many casual readers (you might prefer to watch a DVD documentary based on the book or read this article by Dr. J. Brian Huffling for Southern Evangelical Seminary that shares a helpful overview of the topic), but I know no other book that so clearly and thoroughly explains alien and UFO phenomena from a biblical perspective. If you do read the book, read the 2021 version with an eleventh chapter where Bates a thought-provoking update.
Let me also share a warning: studying this topic, while interesting, has limited value. Studying God's Word and drawing near to the One who reigns over the spiritual realm has limitless value. May that principle govern your interaction with this topic!
September 8, 2016
A Much-Needed Accurate Portrayal of the Truth About "Aliens"
Bates begins by giving a solid overview of the history of UFO phenomena, particularly in America, before launching into the main thrust of his position, which is that aliens are not visitors from other planets or galaxies but fallen angels engaging in a deliberate attempt to deceive humans, and that the idea of evolution plays into their hands because belief in evolution leads people to think that since life allegedly evolved here, it must have also evolved elsewhere and thus aliens are real. It comes as no surprise, then, that these "aliens" often have bad things to say about Jesus and God and the Bible, or say things that contradict the Bible. Bates makes a clear, concise case for demonic deception, and I share his hope that this book will help many see the Truth.
Bates begins by giving a solid overview of the history of UFO phenomena, particularly in America, before launching into the main thrust of his position, which is that aliens are not visitors from other planets or galaxies but fallen angels engaging in a deliberate attempt to deceive humans, and that the idea of evolution plays into their hands because belief in evolution leads people to think that since life allegedly evolved here, it must have also evolved elsewhere and thus aliens are real. It comes as no surprise, then, that these "aliens" often have bad things to say about Jesus and God and the Bible, or say things that contradict the Bible. Bates makes a clear, concise case for demonic deception, and I share his hope that this book will help many see the Truth.
February 3, 2018
Cannot recommend this book enough! If you're interested in the truth about UFO's, crop circles, "alien abductions," etc... This book will open your eye's. This is not just in my read books shelf, but in my re-read and maybe re-read again shelf.
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September 7, 2012Gary Bates gives accurate information regarding the deception of what some call "UFO's" throughout history from a Biblical point of view. Everyone, Christian or not, should read this book.
June 29, 2013
I read this book a couple or so years ago. It's STILL the best book on this subject that I've found. A must-read for Christ-followers.
April 12, 2016
Gary Bates does an outstanding job of breaking down the cultural, spiritual and psychological issues around which the UFO phenomena is built. His discernment is incredible and his research is impeccable. What can I say, I couldn't put this book down. I recommend it to everyone even though I know it will "burst a lot of bubbles" of those who cannot discern the difference between science fact and science fiction.
February 12, 2014
I just re-read this book and loved it more than ever. What I really like about it is that it deciphers specific passages in the bible and uncovers their deeper meanings. And they all have to do with ancient astronauts, UFOs and other new age concepts. Awesome book.
June 10, 2011
I'll never think of people's experiences with alien "abductions" the same way again. A great book, especially for Christians.
August 31, 2017
Great information in this book. Very well researched and laid out, a very comprehensive study of the subject. I loved this book!
August 14, 2022
Hilarious fundamentalist Christian book that claims alien abductions are real and actually demonic activity. Lots of crazy evolution denial stuff too.
April 28, 2025
Information overload! What this book lacks in flowing narrative it makes up for in detail. UFOs from a "Christian perspective" is not a uniform term, as opinions differ greatly and this book stands in a "semi conservative" part of the debate. Stories, dates, facts, figures are presented page after page; perhaps the author gets lost a little in it all, which makes it slightly difficult to ascertain his POV, but, if interested in the subject and especially if you are a Christian, a must read!
May 12, 2024
AN EXCELLENT EVANGELICAL PERSPECTIVE ON UFOS AND ALIENS
Gary Bates is a ‘young-earth Creationist’ who is the CEO of Creation Ministries International (US). He wrote in the Introduction to this 2004 book, “I have written this book out of a genuine desire to understand the truth about this phenomenon, I have tried to assess the evidence as objectively as possible. I have a great respect and compassion for the people who have been caught up in alien phenomena, sometimes with very distressing consequences, as you will see. After all, how would you deal with … a person whose self-esteem and character has bene forever altered as a result of the belief that they underwent brutal medical examinations aboard a spaceship? Then there are the reports of millions of ordinary people who have allegedly seen UFOs in the sky, performing actual acrobatics that defy logic. I trust that, after you examine the best evidence available on the major and incidents and key issues related to UFOs, you will reach a confident and satisfying conclusion.”
He says of NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper that “during his final orbit of the earth on his Mercury mission he saw a greenish-glowing object ahead of his capsule, approaching him… UFOlogists are keen to seize upon the report as ‘proof’ by an independent, unbiased, and reliable witness… The reality is, though, that Cooper was not really unbiased by that time; he was already a believer in the ETH [Extra-Terrestrial Hypothesis]. In subsequent interviews, he claimed that he first saw UFOs in the early 1950s, and that he even saw one land at Edwards Air Force Base in 1957. This ‘prebelief’ seems to be a common factor with many people who claim to have seen a UFO or who have had an abduction experience… there is no doubt that Cooper was by that time an avid UFOlogist.” (Pg. 22)
He recounts, “Leaders of many UFO cults have been proven wrong time and time again, some followers even being led to death by their self-deluded ‘messiahs’… But in the UFO cult, and even in evangelical Christian circles today, there is a proliferation of prophets whose predictions often prove to be reliable. Has the ‘allure of the future’ infiltrated the Christian church? Many of their ‘prophets’ are elevated to an iconic status, a phenomenon that is certainly common to, and prevalent in, many other religions and cults.” (Pg. 59)
He explains, “The ability to travel trillions of light-years … in a matter of hours or days is one of the central concepts in modern science fiction… Alien civilizations are presumed to exist because of the realization that this incomprehensibly large universe contains billions upon billions of stars, and possibly a similar number of planets that could be like our Earth. However, contrary to popular expectation, this same enormity makes alien visitation even less likely… The next closest star is Proxima Centauri… Traveling at [the speed of light]… it would take you 4.2 years to get there. To traverse .. the Milky Way, it would take you about 100,000 years… it would … take approximately 2,300,000 years to reach Andromeda, and nearest galaxy like our own… There are so many stars in the universe that a human being could not even live long enough to count them all…” (Pg. 65-66)
He points out difficulties in the idea of traveling faster than light: “It is estimated that there are 100,000 dust particles per cubic kilometer of space. At light speed… an impact with just one of these tiny objects would destroy a spaceship… Traveling at ultra-high speeds makes detecting objects in your path virtually impossible… changing course of accelerating… would exert ‘g’ forces on [the ship’s] occupants… 9 g’s would kill the pilot in a matter of seconds. Any further increase would start to tear the plane apart. Changing directions at light speed or above would exert MILLIONS of G’s on the ship and its occupants.” (Pg. 71-72)
He notes that “One of the reasons that SETI and Project Phoenix [had their funding stopped by Congress… was their failure to detect anything… In addition to SETI’s efforts, there have been over 60 other projects spanning more than 40 years. Despite these massive efforts, and billions of dollars of funding, not once have they ever detected ET…” (Pg. 76)
He acknowledges, “There is, or course, no good reason why extrasolar planets should not exist, and some may well be discovered in the ‘rocky’ planets like those in our won solar system. However, the likely distance of those objects from the earth make the ETH an unlikely proposition, even if they were inhabited, due to the problems in traveling such immense distances. To date, no habitable planets, within or outside of our solar system, have been observed. Unfortunately for the advocates of the ETH, our search for life on other planets is revealing that the earth itself appears to be a unique place indeed.” (Pg. 106) He says, “Many UFO researchers have abandoned the ETH … for the IDH (interdimensional hypothesis). They, too, have realized that it would be nigh impossible for the millions of sightings to actually be of vast numbers of spaceships that have entered our atmosphere.” (Pg. 158)
He comments, “Historical documentation has shown the complete lack of physical evidence for a crashed UFO and alien bodies at Roswell, as well as providing straightforward evidence of what did happen. When mysterious elements appear in an account, human beings seem capable of fabricating fantastic stories to embellish something they want to be true.” (Pg. 188)
Of Robert ‘Bob’ Lazar, he observes, “He claimed … that he had a ‘Majestic’ security clearance… investigations determined that his qualifications and employment history were false… The most self-refuting aspect of Lazar’s theory, however, is that if we were indeed a classified Majestic operative, then in true MJ-12 fashion he should have been locked up of ‘disposed’ of long ago for having ‘spilled the beans’ on Area 51.” (Pg. 193)
He notes, “Most serious UFOlogists dislike the religious connotations that the New Age movement brings to UFOlogy. However, [Zechariah] Sitchin’s popularity transcends both camps. He appears as a scholarly authority to the proponents of the ETH, and to the New Agers he is a hero for attacking the historicity of the Bible and God as Creator by claiming the Bible has been misunderstood, and is not to be taken literally and historically true… Yet… attributing the creation of life on Earth to extraterrestrials only shifts the ‘original’ creation problem to outer space. We cannot explain the origin of complex life and … human beings simply by cross-breeding of humanoid space aliens and primitive ape-like creatures.” (Pg. 209)
Of Crop Circles, he points out, “during the foot-and-mouth epidemic in 2002, the British government … established strict rules about crossing the English countryside. However, they also noticed that during this time there was a virtual halt in the occurrence of crop circles. It appears that the aliens … duly obeyed the wishes of Her Majesty’s government, or were worried about catching the dreaded disease.” (Pg. 217)
He argues, “Although they give the impression that they are all-embracing, these ‘religious’ adherents of UFOs are very intolerant of traditional religious views… The religious UFOlogist believes that these ETs are on a religious mission, but it is a transforming one designed to take the world into a new age. They have no time for old-fashioned views.” (Pg. 221)
He contends, “Some might argue that genuine born-again believers have been abducted, too, citing the ‘Andreasson Affair.’ Betty Andreasson claimed to be a Christian, but she experienced ongoing abductions over many years… the reports indicate that she presumed that they were real aliens and she accepted their invitation to participate. The evidence suggests that very few born-again Christian believers show up among abductees. Of course, you can be a Christian and believe that aliens do exist on other planets, but it would imply that you have not taken the Bible’s history of origins seriously… If Christians can be deceived, then it would appear that they can also be subject to abduction experiences…. (And… if they call on the name of Jesus, the experience stops.) (Pg. 261-262)
He states, “I dispute the popular idea… that [aliens] are here to help us. If they are so interested in human welfare, why do they treat humans so terribly?... don’t they know the deleterious effects that forced physical sex has upon human beings? (Whether this is really physically occurring or not is beside the point---the abductees believe that it is occurring). It is hard to avoid the conclusion that these spirits… are using it… for psychological control and manipulation, and possibly their own gratification as well.” (Pg. 307)
He asserts, “[Brad] Steiger claims he used to be a Christian (although some would argue that he probably wasn’t to begin with)… Steiger is not the only former ‘believer’ to have been deceived and to have fallen away. The Reverend Barry H. Downing is the pastor of a Presbyterian church in New York… His book ‘The Bible and Flying Saucers’ … seeks to harmonize the biblical texts with UFO beliefs…. The fact that Downing is well credentialed theologically does no harm to his cause among the UFO faithful… His book is revered as a benchmark text among the more religious UFO believers, who hail him as a UFO ‘master.’… Downing’s doctrines, like the fallen angels whose stories he believes, are fulfilling a need that the world wants satisfied---a desire for a non-supernatural interpretation of the Bible.” (Pg. 327-328)
He states, “our discoveries about the … incomprehensible size of the universe have caused many to think that we cannot be the only ‘race’ in space. Otherwise, the universe would be an awful waste…. Even Christians who don’t believe in evolution end up thinking they have to accept that God created aliens elsewhere… this is a case of allowing outside ideas to influence our view of Scripture… [The] opening passage of the Bible… specifically mentions the earth, and only later the sun and moon… Stars are mentioned … almost as an aside, and the context makes it clear that they were made specifically to benefit mankind, thus placing man as the focus of God’s creation. There is never a single case where a verse refers or alludes to any other reason for the creation of stars, such as for the purpose of harboring extraterrestrial life.” (Pg. 346-347)
Of the ‘Sons of God’/Nephilim in Genesis 6, he explains, “even among Christians, the meaning of this passage is sometimes hotly debated. There are probably four major views… 1. It refers specifically to ‘fallen’ angels. 2. It represents the ‘godly’ descendants of Seth, one of Adam’s children. 3. They were kings or rulers who were described as ‘gods.’” (Pg. 351) Later, he adds, “[We] have investigated the ‘Nephilim question’ with the evidence available. With some, there is little accompanying evidence to support the claims… Much more could be written, but the conclusion is the same: a long tradition of documents indicates that fallen angels have been deceiving mankind since the beginning of creation.” (Pg. 369)
This book will be of great interest to Christians (and not just ‘young-earthers’) and others, studying UFOs and related topics.
Gary Bates is a ‘young-earth Creationist’ who is the CEO of Creation Ministries International (US). He wrote in the Introduction to this 2004 book, “I have written this book out of a genuine desire to understand the truth about this phenomenon, I have tried to assess the evidence as objectively as possible. I have a great respect and compassion for the people who have been caught up in alien phenomena, sometimes with very distressing consequences, as you will see. After all, how would you deal with … a person whose self-esteem and character has bene forever altered as a result of the belief that they underwent brutal medical examinations aboard a spaceship? Then there are the reports of millions of ordinary people who have allegedly seen UFOs in the sky, performing actual acrobatics that defy logic. I trust that, after you examine the best evidence available on the major and incidents and key issues related to UFOs, you will reach a confident and satisfying conclusion.”
He says of NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper that “during his final orbit of the earth on his Mercury mission he saw a greenish-glowing object ahead of his capsule, approaching him… UFOlogists are keen to seize upon the report as ‘proof’ by an independent, unbiased, and reliable witness… The reality is, though, that Cooper was not really unbiased by that time; he was already a believer in the ETH [Extra-Terrestrial Hypothesis]. In subsequent interviews, he claimed that he first saw UFOs in the early 1950s, and that he even saw one land at Edwards Air Force Base in 1957. This ‘prebelief’ seems to be a common factor with many people who claim to have seen a UFO or who have had an abduction experience… there is no doubt that Cooper was by that time an avid UFOlogist.” (Pg. 22)
He recounts, “Leaders of many UFO cults have been proven wrong time and time again, some followers even being led to death by their self-deluded ‘messiahs’… But in the UFO cult, and even in evangelical Christian circles today, there is a proliferation of prophets whose predictions often prove to be reliable. Has the ‘allure of the future’ infiltrated the Christian church? Many of their ‘prophets’ are elevated to an iconic status, a phenomenon that is certainly common to, and prevalent in, many other religions and cults.” (Pg. 59)
He explains, “The ability to travel trillions of light-years … in a matter of hours or days is one of the central concepts in modern science fiction… Alien civilizations are presumed to exist because of the realization that this incomprehensibly large universe contains billions upon billions of stars, and possibly a similar number of planets that could be like our Earth. However, contrary to popular expectation, this same enormity makes alien visitation even less likely… The next closest star is Proxima Centauri… Traveling at [the speed of light]… it would take you 4.2 years to get there. To traverse .. the Milky Way, it would take you about 100,000 years… it would … take approximately 2,300,000 years to reach Andromeda, and nearest galaxy like our own… There are so many stars in the universe that a human being could not even live long enough to count them all…” (Pg. 65-66)
He points out difficulties in the idea of traveling faster than light: “It is estimated that there are 100,000 dust particles per cubic kilometer of space. At light speed… an impact with just one of these tiny objects would destroy a spaceship… Traveling at ultra-high speeds makes detecting objects in your path virtually impossible… changing course of accelerating… would exert ‘g’ forces on [the ship’s] occupants… 9 g’s would kill the pilot in a matter of seconds. Any further increase would start to tear the plane apart. Changing directions at light speed or above would exert MILLIONS of G’s on the ship and its occupants.” (Pg. 71-72)
He notes that “One of the reasons that SETI and Project Phoenix [had their funding stopped by Congress… was their failure to detect anything… In addition to SETI’s efforts, there have been over 60 other projects spanning more than 40 years. Despite these massive efforts, and billions of dollars of funding, not once have they ever detected ET…” (Pg. 76)
He acknowledges, “There is, or course, no good reason why extrasolar planets should not exist, and some may well be discovered in the ‘rocky’ planets like those in our won solar system. However, the likely distance of those objects from the earth make the ETH an unlikely proposition, even if they were inhabited, due to the problems in traveling such immense distances. To date, no habitable planets, within or outside of our solar system, have been observed. Unfortunately for the advocates of the ETH, our search for life on other planets is revealing that the earth itself appears to be a unique place indeed.” (Pg. 106) He says, “Many UFO researchers have abandoned the ETH … for the IDH (interdimensional hypothesis). They, too, have realized that it would be nigh impossible for the millions of sightings to actually be of vast numbers of spaceships that have entered our atmosphere.” (Pg. 158)
He comments, “Historical documentation has shown the complete lack of physical evidence for a crashed UFO and alien bodies at Roswell, as well as providing straightforward evidence of what did happen. When mysterious elements appear in an account, human beings seem capable of fabricating fantastic stories to embellish something they want to be true.” (Pg. 188)
Of Robert ‘Bob’ Lazar, he observes, “He claimed … that he had a ‘Majestic’ security clearance… investigations determined that his qualifications and employment history were false… The most self-refuting aspect of Lazar’s theory, however, is that if we were indeed a classified Majestic operative, then in true MJ-12 fashion he should have been locked up of ‘disposed’ of long ago for having ‘spilled the beans’ on Area 51.” (Pg. 193)
He notes, “Most serious UFOlogists dislike the religious connotations that the New Age movement brings to UFOlogy. However, [Zechariah] Sitchin’s popularity transcends both camps. He appears as a scholarly authority to the proponents of the ETH, and to the New Agers he is a hero for attacking the historicity of the Bible and God as Creator by claiming the Bible has been misunderstood, and is not to be taken literally and historically true… Yet… attributing the creation of life on Earth to extraterrestrials only shifts the ‘original’ creation problem to outer space. We cannot explain the origin of complex life and … human beings simply by cross-breeding of humanoid space aliens and primitive ape-like creatures.” (Pg. 209)
Of Crop Circles, he points out, “during the foot-and-mouth epidemic in 2002, the British government … established strict rules about crossing the English countryside. However, they also noticed that during this time there was a virtual halt in the occurrence of crop circles. It appears that the aliens … duly obeyed the wishes of Her Majesty’s government, or were worried about catching the dreaded disease.” (Pg. 217)
He argues, “Although they give the impression that they are all-embracing, these ‘religious’ adherents of UFOs are very intolerant of traditional religious views… The religious UFOlogist believes that these ETs are on a religious mission, but it is a transforming one designed to take the world into a new age. They have no time for old-fashioned views.” (Pg. 221)
He contends, “Some might argue that genuine born-again believers have been abducted, too, citing the ‘Andreasson Affair.’ Betty Andreasson claimed to be a Christian, but she experienced ongoing abductions over many years… the reports indicate that she presumed that they were real aliens and she accepted their invitation to participate. The evidence suggests that very few born-again Christian believers show up among abductees. Of course, you can be a Christian and believe that aliens do exist on other planets, but it would imply that you have not taken the Bible’s history of origins seriously… If Christians can be deceived, then it would appear that they can also be subject to abduction experiences…. (And… if they call on the name of Jesus, the experience stops.) (Pg. 261-262)
He states, “I dispute the popular idea… that [aliens] are here to help us. If they are so interested in human welfare, why do they treat humans so terribly?... don’t they know the deleterious effects that forced physical sex has upon human beings? (Whether this is really physically occurring or not is beside the point---the abductees believe that it is occurring). It is hard to avoid the conclusion that these spirits… are using it… for psychological control and manipulation, and possibly their own gratification as well.” (Pg. 307)
He asserts, “[Brad] Steiger claims he used to be a Christian (although some would argue that he probably wasn’t to begin with)… Steiger is not the only former ‘believer’ to have been deceived and to have fallen away. The Reverend Barry H. Downing is the pastor of a Presbyterian church in New York… His book ‘The Bible and Flying Saucers’ … seeks to harmonize the biblical texts with UFO beliefs…. The fact that Downing is well credentialed theologically does no harm to his cause among the UFO faithful… His book is revered as a benchmark text among the more religious UFO believers, who hail him as a UFO ‘master.’… Downing’s doctrines, like the fallen angels whose stories he believes, are fulfilling a need that the world wants satisfied---a desire for a non-supernatural interpretation of the Bible.” (Pg. 327-328)
He states, “our discoveries about the … incomprehensible size of the universe have caused many to think that we cannot be the only ‘race’ in space. Otherwise, the universe would be an awful waste…. Even Christians who don’t believe in evolution end up thinking they have to accept that God created aliens elsewhere… this is a case of allowing outside ideas to influence our view of Scripture… [The] opening passage of the Bible… specifically mentions the earth, and only later the sun and moon… Stars are mentioned … almost as an aside, and the context makes it clear that they were made specifically to benefit mankind, thus placing man as the focus of God’s creation. There is never a single case where a verse refers or alludes to any other reason for the creation of stars, such as for the purpose of harboring extraterrestrial life.” (Pg. 346-347)
Of the ‘Sons of God’/Nephilim in Genesis 6, he explains, “even among Christians, the meaning of this passage is sometimes hotly debated. There are probably four major views… 1. It refers specifically to ‘fallen’ angels. 2. It represents the ‘godly’ descendants of Seth, one of Adam’s children. 3. They were kings or rulers who were described as ‘gods.’” (Pg. 351) Later, he adds, “[We] have investigated the ‘Nephilim question’ with the evidence available. With some, there is little accompanying evidence to support the claims… Much more could be written, but the conclusion is the same: a long tradition of documents indicates that fallen angels have been deceiving mankind since the beginning of creation.” (Pg. 369)
This book will be of great interest to Christians (and not just ‘young-earthers’) and others, studying UFOs and related topics.
January 3, 2016
Gary Bates has produced what is certainly the most interesting and well evidenced theory on UFOs and the like that I have ever encountered. It is an eye opening read for the Christian and atheist alike, although Christians would be more likely to accept Bates' conclusions.
Having said that, and even though I am a Christian, I find it hard to accept Bates' conclusions. But not based on lack of evidence. Rather, it is because of how different it is from the mainstream. While I occasionally thought that I would like to see (experientially) some of the evidence for this in order to verify it first hand myself, this particular subject has always been terrifying to me, and I pray that I never go past the theoretical stage with Bates' theory.
I hope to see an eventual book that goes deeper into the connections between the old and the new (to put it in a non-spoiling fashion).
Having said that, and even though I am a Christian, I find it hard to accept Bates' conclusions. But not based on lack of evidence. Rather, it is because of how different it is from the mainstream. While I occasionally thought that I would like to see (experientially) some of the evidence for this in order to verify it first hand myself, this particular subject has always been terrifying to me, and I pray that I never go past the theoretical stage with Bates' theory.
I hope to see an eventual book that goes deeper into the connections between the old and the new (to put it in a non-spoiling fashion).
July 17, 2008
Fascinating insight into the world of Aliens. the side that the sensationialised, and oftern, lieing media chooses to ignore
August 29, 2018
Aliens are jerks.
More to come..
All I can think of is endless comic references from the "Paul" movie. I'll work on it.
More to come..
All I can think of is endless comic references from the "Paul" movie. I'll work on it.
February 22, 2018
What do you get when you don’t understand physics, astronomy, the Big Bang and evolution and need to explain UFOs? You get this book.
It starts fairly well, diving into the difficulties of space travel and how unlikely it is any extra-terrestrial could get here. It talks about why we haven’t found any other life despite some calculations saying we should have by now. Thus begins some reasonable discussion and arguments. But then it goes into criticism of the Big Bang and Theory of Evolution, attempting to discredit these theories using the same tried and yet already discarded reasons for not accepting them. I’m not being dogmatic here. I’m pointing out that all the complaints in this book about established theories have already been dismissed. For instance, regarding evolution, he complains that no one can go back in time to see it happen. Well police detectives don’t go back in time to solve a murder. They put the evidence together from the crime scene and other sources. Regarding evolution, there’s genes and DNA and fossils and just so much evidence for the Theory of Evolution that nothing in biology makes sense without it. All Bates had to do for starters is read and digest Jerry Coyne’s, “Why Evolution is True”.
What the Bates doesn’t know, he fills with god. He uses the god-of-the-gaps argument when he doesn’t understand something. For instance, he complains he can’t comprehend how dust and rock swirling around a sun could form planets so a god must have molded them together. Well Astronomy 101 students could tell him how swirling debris around a star forms planets. (Interestingly, he actually claims he’s NOT using the god-of-the-gaps argument because if evolution has mysteries, then the only logical conclusion is god. That logic itself is ridiculous.)
Bates also discusses the Anthropic Principle, the concept that the earth and environment, as well as it’s distance from the sun and everything about the set up is perfect for human existence. His conclusion? It must have been designed. The Anthropic Principle has been debunked long ago but here’s just a few reasons why it fails. The earth is not perfectly designed for humans. Let’s note that despite the size of the planet, only fifteen-percent of it is suitable for human habitation without modification. And seventy-five percent of the planet is covered by water that’s poisonous! There are germs and disease that have no problem maiming and killing people not yet immune. In fact, the entire planet is covered with parasites and bacterias and viruses that are constantly eating us. If there was a creator, he’s not kind. And outside the planet, the sun isn’t a pleasant, evening fire. Too much exposure causes skin cancer. The world looks exactly like we’d expect it if was NOT designed to be hospitable for humans. There’s more reasons for this but I won’t drag it out here. A little homework on your part, dear reader, is all you need. Bates could have done this. He did not.
Bates spend a lot of time on these subjects because his narrative is that UFOs are not being piloted by extra-terrestrials. They’re part of an evil spirit invasion that’s been going on since...the Garden of Eden. I kidd you not.
What’s worse than not understanding the hard sciences, is Gate’s defense of the Biblical god as the god that’s responsible for putting things together, including the evil spirits. He says a number of times that scholars worldwide consider the Bible a perfect document detailing history, or something to that affect. He even says on e-page 105, “Besides being a religious book, it is the only such ancient book that has stood up to scientific scrutiny.” I can’t believe I read that. This couldn’t be further from the truth. If Bates really believes this, then he’s engaged in zero study what so ever of the Bible. He’s simply ignored the last two-hundred years of Biblical scholarship.
The fact of the matter is, all the evidence ever offered for the existence of god amounts to zero. So you can’t use any of it to figure out what started the Big Bang. Besides, it complicates an already complicated subject by adding causes and factors that have no evidence. An example of this is as follows: Do the planets circle the sun because of gravity? Or because angels push them around the sun? I’ll leave it to you, dear reader to work it out. Using Occam’s Razor, it is more likely some UFOs are piloted by extra-terrestrials than there is the existence of a god.
In summary, the book begins like any other piece of creationist literature. Old arguments that could be explained by a little homework. And there are some genuine mysterious, for sure. But it’s okay to say “we don’t know”. It is not okay to fill in the gaps with magic that has yet to present any evidence of its existence.
Now on to the UFO part.
I’m used to the UFO subject having dozens, hundreds of explanations. And the way this book started I was pretty sure it would end up explaining UFOs as Biblical angels and demons.
And…
This part was really well done. Everything is here: Roswell, Erich von Daniken, Zecharia Sitchin, Project Blue Book, the Condon Report, contactees like George Adamski, Billy Meier, Donald Keyhoe, Captain Mantell, John Mack, hypnosis and abductees. Men in Black, the Alien Autopsy movie, Area 51, Russian UFO files, crop circles...did I forget anything? This section is excellent and highly recommended. Bates shows that the extra-terrestrial hypothesis is in error, that claims of ancient astronauts are unproven, that the contactees are hoaxers, that the autopsy movie is a fraud, etc. This section is fit for publication in the Skeptical Inquirer. It’s excellent and factual. And by the time you’re done with it, you’ve just read an excellent primer which says there’s nothing to see here.
But is it?
As I suspected, the book moves into alien abductions and a conclusion is drawn that while not extra-terrestrials, we’re dealing with evil spirits, bad angels. Demons that have been around as long as man. And he draws this conclusion based on his reading of the Bible. As I mentioned, he takes it literally.
Now as silly as I found this to be, Bates notes research that was conducted to show that some abductions were stopped by the victim invoking the name of Jesus Christ. He argues that born-again, true believers do not have abduction experiences. And, if you are a true Christian, I mean a born-again and invoke the name of Jesus, you can avoid being taken. He argues that everyone else can’t stop it, especially those meddling in “New Age”. It certainly is interesting if someone invoked the name of Jesus and stopped an abduction experience. But what if we found a sample of true believing Muslims or Hindus or any other religion that was the equivalent of a born-again Christian, able to stop a horrible experience? Wouldn’t it say more that if you believe you have a stronger protector you can stop a bad experience? The research has yet to be done with other religions as the study he notes regarding born-again Christians. (Regarding said study, how scientific was it really? What were the controls? Etc.)
Bates surveys other religions and UFO cults and concludes they’ve been led astray by either con-men or evil spirits. And yet, he never casts doubt on Christianity and never really says why. He dismisses the other religions like Islam as false prophets but for some reason, just accepts the Bible as an accurate record of historical events. He engages in the worst kind of special pleading here.
What are Bates’ proofs that Christianity is the right way of life and aliens are evil spirits? Well the Bible itself. He quotes the Bible as if it’s a historical document. And he says many times how accurate it is. But it’s not. If Bates put in enough time studying the Bible as he did UFO history, which was excellent, then his conclusion would fall apart. What could be true, however, is that the UFO phenomena may be the space age equivalent of what we used to think as fairies, demons, tricksters. But where I’d differ is by claiming this is a human psychological issue. There is simply no proof so far that we have extra-terrestrials or evil spirits mingling with human beings.
Bates clearly thinks Christianity is true. But there is a reason I do not and it dismisses his entire argument. A careful study of the New Testament (and Old) along with Jesus studies shows that there never was a historical Jesus. I’m convinced of the mythicist position which says there’s no more reality to the story of Jesus than Zeus or otherwise. And with this being the case, invoking the name of Jesus should work just as well as any other name if you really, truly believe it will save you from a negative experience. If Bates wasn’t stuck using old Biblical theory, and did some really research, he would know this.
People have credited beating addiction to drugs, alcohol, criminal behavior, and every other imaginable negative experience to converting to Christianity. The same can be said of converting to Islam or making some other move to a different lifestyle. That includes being a Raelian. We either have to assume all of these mystical beliefs are true, or there’s something psychologically going on with a common denominator that has yet to be detected.
ALIEN INVASION is Christian Creationism’s attempt to explain the UFO phenomena. I gave this two stars because the section exploring UFO history was excellent. Too bad the rest of this is inaccurate.
It starts fairly well, diving into the difficulties of space travel and how unlikely it is any extra-terrestrial could get here. It talks about why we haven’t found any other life despite some calculations saying we should have by now. Thus begins some reasonable discussion and arguments. But then it goes into criticism of the Big Bang and Theory of Evolution, attempting to discredit these theories using the same tried and yet already discarded reasons for not accepting them. I’m not being dogmatic here. I’m pointing out that all the complaints in this book about established theories have already been dismissed. For instance, regarding evolution, he complains that no one can go back in time to see it happen. Well police detectives don’t go back in time to solve a murder. They put the evidence together from the crime scene and other sources. Regarding evolution, there’s genes and DNA and fossils and just so much evidence for the Theory of Evolution that nothing in biology makes sense without it. All Bates had to do for starters is read and digest Jerry Coyne’s, “Why Evolution is True”.
What the Bates doesn’t know, he fills with god. He uses the god-of-the-gaps argument when he doesn’t understand something. For instance, he complains he can’t comprehend how dust and rock swirling around a sun could form planets so a god must have molded them together. Well Astronomy 101 students could tell him how swirling debris around a star forms planets. (Interestingly, he actually claims he’s NOT using the god-of-the-gaps argument because if evolution has mysteries, then the only logical conclusion is god. That logic itself is ridiculous.)
Bates also discusses the Anthropic Principle, the concept that the earth and environment, as well as it’s distance from the sun and everything about the set up is perfect for human existence. His conclusion? It must have been designed. The Anthropic Principle has been debunked long ago but here’s just a few reasons why it fails. The earth is not perfectly designed for humans. Let’s note that despite the size of the planet, only fifteen-percent of it is suitable for human habitation without modification. And seventy-five percent of the planet is covered by water that’s poisonous! There are germs and disease that have no problem maiming and killing people not yet immune. In fact, the entire planet is covered with parasites and bacterias and viruses that are constantly eating us. If there was a creator, he’s not kind. And outside the planet, the sun isn’t a pleasant, evening fire. Too much exposure causes skin cancer. The world looks exactly like we’d expect it if was NOT designed to be hospitable for humans. There’s more reasons for this but I won’t drag it out here. A little homework on your part, dear reader, is all you need. Bates could have done this. He did not.
Bates spend a lot of time on these subjects because his narrative is that UFOs are not being piloted by extra-terrestrials. They’re part of an evil spirit invasion that’s been going on since...the Garden of Eden. I kidd you not.
What’s worse than not understanding the hard sciences, is Gate’s defense of the Biblical god as the god that’s responsible for putting things together, including the evil spirits. He says a number of times that scholars worldwide consider the Bible a perfect document detailing history, or something to that affect. He even says on e-page 105, “Besides being a religious book, it is the only such ancient book that has stood up to scientific scrutiny.” I can’t believe I read that. This couldn’t be further from the truth. If Bates really believes this, then he’s engaged in zero study what so ever of the Bible. He’s simply ignored the last two-hundred years of Biblical scholarship.
The fact of the matter is, all the evidence ever offered for the existence of god amounts to zero. So you can’t use any of it to figure out what started the Big Bang. Besides, it complicates an already complicated subject by adding causes and factors that have no evidence. An example of this is as follows: Do the planets circle the sun because of gravity? Or because angels push them around the sun? I’ll leave it to you, dear reader to work it out. Using Occam’s Razor, it is more likely some UFOs are piloted by extra-terrestrials than there is the existence of a god.
In summary, the book begins like any other piece of creationist literature. Old arguments that could be explained by a little homework. And there are some genuine mysterious, for sure. But it’s okay to say “we don’t know”. It is not okay to fill in the gaps with magic that has yet to present any evidence of its existence.
Now on to the UFO part.
I’m used to the UFO subject having dozens, hundreds of explanations. And the way this book started I was pretty sure it would end up explaining UFOs as Biblical angels and demons.
And…
This part was really well done. Everything is here: Roswell, Erich von Daniken, Zecharia Sitchin, Project Blue Book, the Condon Report, contactees like George Adamski, Billy Meier, Donald Keyhoe, Captain Mantell, John Mack, hypnosis and abductees. Men in Black, the Alien Autopsy movie, Area 51, Russian UFO files, crop circles...did I forget anything? This section is excellent and highly recommended. Bates shows that the extra-terrestrial hypothesis is in error, that claims of ancient astronauts are unproven, that the contactees are hoaxers, that the autopsy movie is a fraud, etc. This section is fit for publication in the Skeptical Inquirer. It’s excellent and factual. And by the time you’re done with it, you’ve just read an excellent primer which says there’s nothing to see here.
But is it?
As I suspected, the book moves into alien abductions and a conclusion is drawn that while not extra-terrestrials, we’re dealing with evil spirits, bad angels. Demons that have been around as long as man. And he draws this conclusion based on his reading of the Bible. As I mentioned, he takes it literally.
Now as silly as I found this to be, Bates notes research that was conducted to show that some abductions were stopped by the victim invoking the name of Jesus Christ. He argues that born-again, true believers do not have abduction experiences. And, if you are a true Christian, I mean a born-again and invoke the name of Jesus, you can avoid being taken. He argues that everyone else can’t stop it, especially those meddling in “New Age”. It certainly is interesting if someone invoked the name of Jesus and stopped an abduction experience. But what if we found a sample of true believing Muslims or Hindus or any other religion that was the equivalent of a born-again Christian, able to stop a horrible experience? Wouldn’t it say more that if you believe you have a stronger protector you can stop a bad experience? The research has yet to be done with other religions as the study he notes regarding born-again Christians. (Regarding said study, how scientific was it really? What were the controls? Etc.)
Bates surveys other religions and UFO cults and concludes they’ve been led astray by either con-men or evil spirits. And yet, he never casts doubt on Christianity and never really says why. He dismisses the other religions like Islam as false prophets but for some reason, just accepts the Bible as an accurate record of historical events. He engages in the worst kind of special pleading here.
What are Bates’ proofs that Christianity is the right way of life and aliens are evil spirits? Well the Bible itself. He quotes the Bible as if it’s a historical document. And he says many times how accurate it is. But it’s not. If Bates put in enough time studying the Bible as he did UFO history, which was excellent, then his conclusion would fall apart. What could be true, however, is that the UFO phenomena may be the space age equivalent of what we used to think as fairies, demons, tricksters. But where I’d differ is by claiming this is a human psychological issue. There is simply no proof so far that we have extra-terrestrials or evil spirits mingling with human beings.
Bates clearly thinks Christianity is true. But there is a reason I do not and it dismisses his entire argument. A careful study of the New Testament (and Old) along with Jesus studies shows that there never was a historical Jesus. I’m convinced of the mythicist position which says there’s no more reality to the story of Jesus than Zeus or otherwise. And with this being the case, invoking the name of Jesus should work just as well as any other name if you really, truly believe it will save you from a negative experience. If Bates wasn’t stuck using old Biblical theory, and did some really research, he would know this.
People have credited beating addiction to drugs, alcohol, criminal behavior, and every other imaginable negative experience to converting to Christianity. The same can be said of converting to Islam or making some other move to a different lifestyle. That includes being a Raelian. We either have to assume all of these mystical beliefs are true, or there’s something psychologically going on with a common denominator that has yet to be detected.
ALIEN INVASION is Christian Creationism’s attempt to explain the UFO phenomena. I gave this two stars because the section exploring UFO history was excellent. Too bad the rest of this is inaccurate.
December 9, 2018
Incredibly entertaining, enlightening, and useful!
January 26, 2022
Alien Intrusion by Gary Bates has a premise that fascinated me from the time that I first heard about it on one of my favorite podcasts. Bates makes the case that millions of people have experienced events that seem to point to the existence of aliens, and that many cases could not all be faked. However, Bates argues that the creatures being experienced by the witnesses are not actually aliens, but in fact spiritual entities or demons. Bates starts off his book examining creation and the difference between Biblical Creation and the idea of Darwinistic creation (the Big Bang). He then explains how this concept influences the way people tend to view aliens. He then examines whether aliens could actually live in our world and then spends the last half of the book examining and analyzing common alien experiences and showing how the Bible demonstrates that these creatures are actually demonic beings.
Bates's argument is sound and well worded. He takes the time to show all of the various information and goes into detail to make sure that the reader knows that he is pulling the information from reliable sources, rather than making far-fetched claims with no empirical backing. I loved reading this book. Its informative nature and the way that Bates slowly and carefully explains his viewpoints and how they align with the Bible made it easy to follow his train of thought. However, this also has negatives as Bates spends one to two rather extensive chapters demonstrating how Darwinistic creation makes little to no sense and how Biblical creation holds far more validity. While I am sure that this would be helpful to many readers, I have read enough creation materials and have little interest in science, so these sections were rather boring to me. However, the rest of the book was a fascinating read as Bates carefully examines his viewpoints and analyzes the various experiences from "alien encounters." If the premise of this book seems interesting at all to you, I would suggest it, as I have never heard anyone make the case that Bates makes, even though his thesis makes more sense than any other theory I have heard. Strongly recommend.
Bates's argument is sound and well worded. He takes the time to show all of the various information and goes into detail to make sure that the reader knows that he is pulling the information from reliable sources, rather than making far-fetched claims with no empirical backing. I loved reading this book. Its informative nature and the way that Bates slowly and carefully explains his viewpoints and how they align with the Bible made it easy to follow his train of thought. However, this also has negatives as Bates spends one to two rather extensive chapters demonstrating how Darwinistic creation makes little to no sense and how Biblical creation holds far more validity. While I am sure that this would be helpful to many readers, I have read enough creation materials and have little interest in science, so these sections were rather boring to me. However, the rest of the book was a fascinating read as Bates carefully examines his viewpoints and analyzes the various experiences from "alien encounters." If the premise of this book seems interesting at all to you, I would suggest it, as I have never heard anyone make the case that Bates makes, even though his thesis makes more sense than any other theory I have heard. Strongly recommend.
September 26, 2023
Very interesting! Glad I finally I read through the whole book after having it sit on my shelf for a few years. I think all the research was very well done and the author did a great job of backing up his views with scripture.
October 30, 2021
If you’re interested in what the world is saying about aliens and UFOs, but want to think about it from a biblical worldview, this is the perfect book. I learned a lot. I loved how the author weaved the gospel throughout the book and used scripture to back his claims. It’s good to be a Christian!
May 1, 2020
Amazing look at a popular topic
I love this book. It confirmed for me what I suspected and didn't understand until I was no longer an ufo wannabe...a must read for all christians.
I love this book. It confirmed for me what I suspected and didn't understand until I was no longer an ufo wannabe...a must read for all christians.
November 9, 2018
I am a skeptic, so I was interested in this book as a way to see that I am right in being one. I was surprised with all his research, views and quotes however, and I finished the book much less a skeptic.
Honestly, the first five chapters were quite boring for me because he was "preaching to the choir" so to speak, but the last half of the book was very enthralling, and the questions and answers in the back of the book were just as good as the book itself.
I would definitely recommend reading this one!
Honestly, the first five chapters were quite boring for me because he was "preaching to the choir" so to speak, but the last half of the book was very enthralling, and the questions and answers in the back of the book were just as good as the book itself.
I would definitely recommend reading this one!
September 12, 2019
An incredibly thought provoking book with many very viable theories on what is really going on. It is a spiritual world we live in and it is all so very historically consistent.
April 23, 2020
Don't know much on the subject but Bates seems to be well-informed on UFOs and all the stuff, especially also on the scientific side. His link between UFOs, false teaching of today (Rael, New Age, Scientology, Alien evolutionnism) with demons and idolatries of the sky and its hosts (in the Bible) is illumaning. The view that we evolved from aliens, superior (sometimes approximately called "gods") to us (like in the Promotheus movie, the prequel of Alien) is not a novelty of our time but the consequence of the rebellion of humans against God and of them being deceived by demons by supernatural and occult events. By the way, the first chapters provides a great overview of science-fiction (H. G. Wells, Star Wars, The Space Odyssey, Carl Sagan etc) from a christian perspective.
June 12, 2022
Written by PhD scientist who's been in demand internationally as a speaker for decades. Gary covers every question I've had with sensible answers from physics, astronomy, and the paranormal research. He shows that every bit of evidence points to these various appearances of ETs, aliens, reptilians, etc etc, are deceptive and evil. Even secular scientists agree. (Two other related books by Joe Jordan detail personal case histories of victims and their longterm traumas after encounters with them.) This is no sci-fi or fairytale. "Experiencers" as they call themselves are seriously in the millions, but don't want to get ridiculed by those who have no clue what they've gone through.
October 14, 2024
There are several excellent reviews of this book by other readers of this book on Goodreads, and I heartily agree with their reviews, especially the 5 star reviews. I just want to add that I was especially entranced by chapters 2 and 3: "The Science of Fiction" and "Is There Life on Other Planets?" in which Bates offers excellent scientific evidence AGAINST the possibility of other sentient extra-terrestrial civilizations existing on other planets on the basis of physics, etc. A very intense, but also very readable book.
October 4, 2025
Excellent scientific insight followed by very credible theory. Definitely will be shaping how I feel about the alien phenomenon moving forward.
Though I appreciated how in depth it got while talking about the impossibility of aliens traveling the galaxy, it did get a bit… textbooky. I preferred the chapters at the beginning where it talked about sci fi and toward the second half where it talked about experiences and theories.
Though I appreciated how in depth it got while talking about the impossibility of aliens traveling the galaxy, it did get a bit… textbooky. I preferred the chapters at the beginning where it talked about sci fi and toward the second half where it talked about experiences and theories.
March 13, 2023
This book explains the link between belief in evolution and belief in aliens. If evolution is true and it worked on this planet, why not on others? This book convincingly explains why evolution is not true, why “aliens” do not exist, and what is really going on when people experience alien phenomena.
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