Writing Guidelines for Future Occupation of Earth by Extraterrestrials (Part #3)
Varieties of 'extraterrestrial'? The term 'extraterrestrial'. as with 'alien', suggests a variety of interpretations to be considered in relation to the process of writing any set of guidelines. These can be tentatively clustered as follows, although this does not imply that there is not a degree of overlap between some categories: Belief and attitude : Transmundanity : Some belief systems may stress the extent to which those beliefs raise them above mundane, material. terrestrial concerns and identifications, in that sense, qualifying them as 'extraterrestrials'. Some may then be held to be 'not of this world'. Specially chosen : Those peoples, or individuals, who consider themselves specially mandated by deity, or by revelation, might be appropriately considered as 'extraterrestrials, whether by themselves or by others. This might include those who believe themselves to be 'rapture ready'. Genetic superiority : It is possible that...