Help build an embassy for Aliens!

December 29, 2001 11:58 AM

Help build an embassy for Aliens! It's good to know that even in the 21st century humanity hasn't lost it's taste for bizarre causes and mindless superstition.
posted by MidasMulligan (7 comments total)

humanity hasn't lost it's taste for bizarre causes and mindless superstition.
heard the one about the guy nailed to a cross?
posted by quonsar at 3:54 PM on December 29, 2001

they have a clone army in the Congo, if you don't believe me you'll be sorry later.
posted by rhyax at 4:13 PM on December 29, 2001

I've heard the Israeli representives of this cult talking on a local talk-show, they were really self-assured, and all they wanted was to buy land with the cult's money, (it's said to have more than 30 million dollars, or 30 billion) get an exteritorial status on that land, and build the alien embassy on it. then, they said, all acts of violence will stop, and all of humanity will be better. I say, in these crazy times, why not let them try ?
posted by martz at 4:41 PM on December 29, 2001

For more raelian hilarity, it was discussed here, here's their take on Sept. 11th in case you missed it.
posted by bobo123 at 5:22 PM on December 29, 2001

" ... heard the one about the guy nailed to a cross? "

Yep ... that's another good one. And quite a bloody one at that.
posted by MidasMulligan at 10:18 PM on December 29, 2001

Maybe I've got this all backwards, but let's assume for the sake of discussion that we discover a new extraplanetary governmental organization. Wouldn't we open and normalize diplomatic negotiations toward official recognition before the ETs needed an actual embassy?
posted by alumshubby at 6:10 AM on December 30, 2001

It's good to know that even in the 21st century humanity hasn't lost it's taste for bizarre causes and mindless superstition.

Good. I thought for sure the 21st century would be the Age Without Mindless Superstition.
posted by ktheory at 6:35 AM on December 30, 2001