Fiona, you floored me since I couldn't even follow half of what you said but it's clear you are such a well-read person. I pray with you that we won't be invaded and experimented on. But in the back of my mind I can't help the feeling that, for all this talk and learned conjecture, we are actually all alone in this wide universe and we are entertaining ourselves with this god given imagination and fascinating narratives. This is our camp fire and this is how we brave the night...