Conspiratorial Aliens

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Isaac Arthur

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🗓️ 9 January 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Alien Conspiracy theories are too numerous to count, but are they simply being paranoid about UFOs or might aliens be conspiring against us? Alternatively, could an extraterrestrial civilization be conspiratorial by nature, and what motives might a galactic civilization have for involving themselves with us in secret? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/_vuCG3YhJBU Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Alien Civilizations: Conspiratorial Aliens Episode 220, Season 6 E02 Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern Phonetic Failure Keith Blockus S. Kopperud Olly Epsom Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics by: Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Music: Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1 Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU Paradox Interactive, "Distant Nebula" https://www.paradoxplaza.com Lombus, "Goldilocks Analemma" https://lombus.bandcamp.com Ross Bugden, "City Lights" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, SFIA audio listeners. In this month's Nebula exclusive, big alien theory,
0:05.2	we're asking the reason alien civilizations might be rare is because most aliens are huge.
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0:28.2	using the link in the description.
0:31.2	There are so many crazy alien conspiracy theories kicking around on the internet,
0:35.7	it's tempting to just dismiss them all,
0:38.4	but that's exactly what the aliens are hoping we'll do.
0:41.3	So today we'll be contemplating the idea of alien conspiracies, mostly by asking ourselves
1:01.2	how we'd do it if we were in their shoes and why we'd do it, or often why we would not.
1:07.8	This isn't an especially long episode, but if you're heading to the kitchen anyway for
1:11.5	some hat-making foil, you might as well grab a drink and a snack.
1:16.9	Conspiracy theories abound in all areas of discussion, but of course are pretty popular
1:20.9	with aliens, governments, and the paranormal, and often you get all three for the price
1:25.3	of one.
1:26.8	That said, humans are sneaky devils, and while we might snicker at many a conspiracy theory,
1:32.0	we certainly have had plenty of real ones throughout history, and probably many more that
1:36.5	we've never heard about, as that's generally the point.
1:40.2	And after all, if you don't believe in conspiracies, then you believe that everybody
1:44.2	does everything they do in a completely above-bored way, and never take any discrete action
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