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  • The Alien Agendas

  • A Speculative Analysis of Those Visiting Earth
  • Written by: Richard Dolan
  • Narrated by: Bruce Richardson
  • Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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Of the many books on UFOs and aliens, this one may be unique. Richard Dolan, one of the world’s leading historians of the UFO subject, has analyzed the different alien types and agendas based on longstanding patterns observed by witnesses. This is both a careful review of the best evidence we have of human-alien interaction, as well as a bold speculation of just who the aliens are and what they want.

Dolan’s analysis starts with our ancient prehistory and potential genetic modifications and monitoring by extraterrestrials. He also studies the long history of interaction with perfectly human-looking beings who somehow did not seem as though they were “from here”. Such interactions have continued through the present day. Who are these beings? He also analyzes reports of gray aliens and other types, including reptilian types, insectoid types, hybrid beings, and a range of others.

With a view toward understanding their psychology, their technological capabilities, and the nature of their interactions with people, he speculates as to what ultimate plans may be. He argues that the alien presence is especially important now. This is because of the rapid transformation of human civilization into something we have never before experienced. We still don’t have a proper name for what we are going through, but it includes a combination of radical new technologies with a new social order that ultimately might make human civilization much more like the societies that these other beings already have - one that combines a tightly centralized and controlled social order with sophisticated science and technology.

©2020 Richard Dolan (P)2021 Richard Dolan
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Demandingly thought provoking hypotheses

Demandingly thought provoking hypotheses, which makes it worth the "read". I listened to this in one sitting. I haven't read anything of the author's previously.

Richard (assuming no ghost writer) talks about Hu-Brids (human hybrids), human genetic evolutionary deep science puzzles, and many encounters. Though he includes some accounts that I myself can proof beyond a reasonable doubt are not the pinnacles of UFO history on earth that they are purported to be, what he offers - which is narrated perfectly - is an enthusiastic open mindedness which cracks open the sky in terms of leaving the earth-science centric bubble that many authors confine themselves to.

If you don't mind seeing the author as a human who doesn't know everything, and thus you can forgive a few of his pinned historical references, and you like the topic, you'll enjoy this book.

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Educated & intelligent speculation

The book is good. I was bothered by the audio.

The voice sounds fine at first, but after a while I noticed some things that make me think it is actually AI reading the book using the voice of Bruce Richardson. I have heard Apple is using AI to read its audiobooks.

The clues that it's AI:

1) He pronounced Leonardo DaVinci wrong. Even school children know it's da-vin-CHEE, not da-vin-see. This seems like a mistake only AI would make. Not an experienced speaker and audiobook reader.

2) He also pronounced Harold E. Puthoff's name in a way I have never heard. In interviews and documentaries it is pronounced put-off, but in this book it was puth-off (the th as in thought). I know this isn't scientific, but that just feels forced. Again, a mistake AI would make. Normally a publisher wants to get names right so as not to undermine the credibility of the author. If you can't pronounce the names of important people in your book, then maybe you're not an authority on the subject after all. Maybe the editor didn't have time to do fact checking either, etc.

3) The pauses between certain phrases are rushed in a way that a human reader would not do. Someone whose profession is speaking and reading knows how to add emphasis and pauses in a way that's important to human language and communication. An AI does not always get this right, and instead treats all pauses and emphasis the same. After a while, this consistency starts to feel too polished, and therefore artificial.

I could be wrong but I have a feeling Bruce Richardson did not get paid to read this, but maybe got paid a lesser wage for the rights to his voice so AI could read it. This is the future. AI doesn't even have to read aloud in real-time into a mic. The whole book can be rendered to a file in a matter of minutes. With a real human you need several studio sessions, then must edit mistakes etc. Costly compared to AI. We're living through this, watching it happen to everything all around us. What's it going to be in 5 years…

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