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The UMMO Letters: ET Contact or Hoax? Continued from page 6 people still make investigations and try to Indeed, in the 1940s, an ET was expected assemble the puzzle (see box, "An _ to bea Martian. Nowadays, he comes from UMMITE PREDICTIONS Ummophile's Viewpoint"). farther away but he might be closer to us Two examples illustrate that the level of But an important question remains. It is — than we think. complicity is the same in other fields, such interesting to wonder why the concept that Should we be afraid? According to as biology and medicine. The Ummites _ETs may have infiltrated among us seems them, no. To undertake such a journey warned us in the 1960s against the system- so irrational to "common sense" people. through space, a civilisation must have atic use of antibiotics liable to induce resis- On closer look, it could be that this block is mastered a "matter-energy" technology that tance in germs—a problem which we have _ itself irrational and subconscious. Indeed, would have led to its own destruction if only become aware of in the 1990s. a being coming from space somehow rep- that civilisation had not transcended its Furthermore, the Ummites claim in their resents our own future, that of interstellar aggressiveness. In light of this argument, letters that the water contained in the cell explorer. If we see the being from space aS any civilisation visiting us can only have can carry electromagnetic signals—precise- a time traveller, how could he visit us? peaceful purposes. co ly what Dr Jacques Benveniste apparently This block could be removed by the discovered, making him famous and growing acceptance of the UFO phenome- _ Editor's Note: banned at the same time for his "water non among the population. Despite those For more information on the Ummo letters memory" theory. who see only a myth behind all this, the and the controversy, visit the website These are topics of a more serious kind discovery of numerous planets outside the — http://www.ummo-sciences.org. than quibbles over sociological solar system considerably reinforces the interpretations of the "Ummo mystery" or hypothesis of extraterrestrial life and there- About the Author: ; the genuineness of photographs—without, fore of possible visits. But those planets French journalist Joss Morisson, 39, has a however, underestimating such questions. had to be seen and measured by "our" Scientific background in natural sciences The story exhibits numerous elements of instruments, "our" calculations, before their and nas worked for 10 yous rae Science coherence, right up to elements of existence could be accepted. And yet, Journa ist in the medicine/healthcare field apap annner . nc ' for numerous professional newspapers and misinformation—intentional mistakes— there they were! a . . : ‘ : . . magazines as well as television and radio. inserted into the texts in order to thwart an The Ummite letters mention that we will . . ly "easy" identification of their origin. find traces of multicellular life-forms on Based near Toulouse, he is now an inde- overly easy my gin. ; vorms pendent journalist and writer involved in As for global scepticism about ETs, this is planet Mars, where a probe has just been alternative topics. He can be contacted by gradually lessening as we move on. Some sent especially to look for such traces. — gmail at morisson@club-internet.fr. Indeed, in the 1940s, an ET was expected to be a Martian. Nowadays, he comes from farther away but he might be closer to us than we think. Should we be afraid? According to them, no. To undertake such a journey through space, a civilisation must have mastered a "matter-energy" technology that would have led to its own destruction if that civilisation had not transcended its aggressiveness. In light of this argument, any civilisation visiting us can only have peaceful purposes. oo UMMITE PREDICTIONS Two examples illustrate that the level of complicity is the same in other fields, such as biology and medicine. The Ummites warned us in the 1960s against the system- atic use of antibiotics liable to induce resis- tance in germs—a problem which we have only become aware of in the 1990s. Furthermore, the Ummites claim in their letters that the water contained in the cell can carry electromagnetic signals—precise- ly what Dr Jacques Benveniste apparently discovered, making him famous and banned at the same time for his "water memory" theory. These are topics of a more serious kind than quibbles over sociological interpretations of the "Ummo mystery" or the genuineness of photographs—without, however, underestimating such questions. The story exhibits numerous elements of coherence, right up to elements of misinformation—intentional mistakes— inserted into the texts in order to thwart an overly "easy" identification of their origin. As for global scepticism about ETs, this is gradually lessening as we move on. Some Editor's Note: For more information on the Ummo letters and the controversy, visit the website http:/Awww.ummo-sciences.org. About the Author: French journalist Joss Morisson, 39, has a scientific background in natural sciences and has worked for 10 years as a science journalist in the medicine/healthcare field for numerous professional newspapers and magazines as well as television and radio. Based near Toulouse, he is now an inde- pendent journalist and writer involved in alternative topics. He can be contacted by email at morisson@club-internet.fr. NEXUS + 77 FEBRUARY — MARCH 2004 www.nexusmagazine.com