The Drake Equation

 

 

"There are more things in heaven and earth..."

Hamlet, Act I

Shakespeare

 

The other night, sleep did not find me easy. I was awake at 2pm and started poking around the computer looking for something boring which would make me drowsy. What I found on YouTube did anything but make me drowsy - it was a fascinating two hour event called The Disclosure Project. This project was founded by a medical doctor named Steven Greer. He left a successful medical practice to pursue something that he thought was more important than medicine. In fact, it was of the highest importance. 

So what is The Disclosure Project? Taken from their website, it is described as follows:

"The Disclosure Project is a research project working to fully disclose the facts about UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and classified advanced energy and propulsion systems. We have over 500 government, military, and intelligence community witnesses testifying to their direct, personal, first hand experience with UFOs, ETs, ET technology, and the cover-up that keeps this information secret." 

During the YouTube event, many of these witnesses gave their testimonials. They were anything but nut balls. Many had very impressive credentials. One had a Navy background and clearance similar to mine. Many had brought some kind of documentation. Bottom line is this - if you believe or choose not to, it was a compelling two hours of viewing.

So what does this all have to do with the Drake Equation. By the way, what is the Drake Equation? It is a very complicated equation devised in 1961 by a man named Frank Drake. The equation has been looked upon as an act of genius by some and scoffed at by others. It is theory for sure - but in that theory might lie some truth. Simply put, using many parameters and estimations, the equation states in the Milky Way Galaxy there could be as many as 10,000 civilizations. Recently, some astronomers have taken the result Drake came up with and multiplied it by the number of known (or estimated) galaxies. That number is so big it is mind blowing.

My feeling is this - as with anything else, I want to know the truth. If this UFO thing is just a bunch of Star Trek fans suffering from over acting imaginations, fine. If it is something more than that, lets find out. If the truth is out there, show us. That is what The Disclosure Project is trying to do. Most of us can handle the truth...