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Interrogator (I): Are we recording? State your planet of origin.
Alien (A): Earth.
I: Yesterday, you claimed to have traveled thousands of light-years to get here. Explain.
A: That is correct.
I: Tell us the truth, or else…
A: I am telling the truth. I am from Earth—your future. To travel in time is to travel in space; offsetting spatial divergence.
I: So you’re saying aliens didn’t take over our future?
A: Correct.
I: Then you’re human?
A: …An evolutionary descendant.
I: So, you evolved from us?
A: Yes.
I: Why are you here?
A: Observing. The evidence was lost.
I: Lost? How?
A: Nuclear war. Few survived—our ancestors.
I: Let’s focus on your time. What can you tell us about the future?
A: You are not prepared to comprehend or accept the discoveries of my era.
I: Try me.
A: The origin of the universe, the nature of what you call “life”—these are known.
I: So, you know the meaning of life?
A: Not meaning—nature. Meaning is assigned. Nature is objective reality.
I: Then you know how the universe was created?
A: Yes.
I: So, you’ve seen God?
A: We evolved beyond superstition—the need for gods and myths.
I: Enlighten us, then. What happens when we die?
A: Death is a human construct. It does not exist.
I: What?
A: You will experience, and have experienced, every instance of so-called “life.” You, me, him—we are instances of the same existence, separated only by what you call “death.”
I: So, let me get this straight: there’s no death, and we all live every possible life?
A: In essence, yes.
I: Then how was the universe created, and why does it seem perfectly designed for us?
A: There are infinite universes, each with different physical properties. Nearly all do not support life as you know it. You exist in a universe that does. That is all.
I: Moving on—why do we destroy ourselves with nuclear war?
A: Dogma…
I: Be specific.
A: Political and religious dogma. It is the root of all major conflicts in your species. In the next century, access to mass destruction by states ruled by dogma will lead to your downfall.
I: One last thing—what about morality? What do you base it on?
A: Compassion. And evidence.
I: You claim to be from the future—our evolutionary descendants. Yet, you say you’re a different species. Which is it?
A: We are descendants of Homo sapiens, but we can no longer breed with your kind. Therefore, we are a new species.
I: Then how do you speak English? Answer me. If you refuse, I’ll administer another round of Scopolamine. Do you understand? How do you speak English?
A: Understanding your language is essential to understanding your species.
I: So, you just picked up English? You’re that intelligent?
A: Relatively, yes…
I: You claim to know the origin of the universe, yet you haven’t explained it. Answer the question—how was it created?
A: You are not capable of comprehending the truth.
I: Try me.
A: The universe was not created.
I: That’s impossible. You can’t create something from nothing.
A: That is correct.
I: So, there must be a creator.
A: Incorrect.
I: You just contradicted yourself.
A: Nothing, by definition, does not exist.
I: Meaning?
A: Since “nothing” cannot exist, what remains is existence. Existence is infinite. It has no beginning, no end—no creator.
I: But you said the universe has an origin.
A: Yes.
I: Then I caught you in a lie.
A: This universe is not existence. It is a minuscule part of it.
I: Now you’re talking nonsense. How was this universe created?
A: The universe is a spontaneous, inevitable event within the eternity of existence. Every event can, will, and has happened—including this universe. Infinite universes exist. Almost all cannot support life. This one, by chance, can.
I: So life just happened?
A: In this universe, yes. Life is an inevitable consequence of its physical properties.
I: Are you saying we’re random?
A: Yes. The universe is indifferent to so-called “life.”
I: Explain.
A: Life can be extinguished at any moment by random cosmic events.
I: Such as?
A: Supernovae. Solar flares. Asteroid impacts.
I: So, the universe doesn’t care if we live or die?
A: Correct.
I: I don’t believe that. We must be more than just random.
A: As I said—you are incapable of accepting the truth.
I: If life is random, then the universe has no meaning.
A: That is correct.
I: Then what’s the point of living?
A: There is meaning.
I: You just contradicted yourself again.
A: Meaning exists—but only in the mind.
I: No, no, no. You can’t live a fulfilling life if meaning is just made up.
A: Your species assigns meaning yet falsely believes it to be part of some mystical plan. It is not.
I: Then what is meaning?
A: Meaning is what you create for yourself.
I: You say humanity will perish. So tell me—when does the nuclear war start?
A: It is not my place to change history.
I: Answer the question. When?
A: Just over half a century from now.
I: Who starts it?
A: It will begin in this country.
I: Really? Us? How?
A: A human male will briefly rule your nation. He will be responsible for the destruction of most of your species.
I: Is he alive now?
A: Yes.
I: Give me his name, and we’ll stop him.
A: I cannot. His name was removed from historical records. We cannot allow history to be altered through murder.
I: Then what does he do?
A: He weakens your democracy by exploiting fear, tribalism, political and religious dogma. When faced with international condemnation, he launches a preemptive nuclear strike. This leads to global nuclear war.
I: So we destroy ourselves.
A: The initial exchange ends only a few million lives.
I: Only a million?
A: It is the radiation that will end most of your species. My kind is what remains.
I: How do we stop it?
A: Protect your democracy from dogma. Protect it from rejecting objective truth. At this moment, your democracy is stable. This will not be the case in half a century.
I: So if we stop him, we survive?
A: No.
I: But you said if we prevent the war, we won’t be destroyed.
A: There is another threat.
Part Four
Interviewer: You warned of another threat. What is it?
Alien: Artificial Superintelligence.
Interviewer: What? AI? Like computers?
Alien: More than that.
Interviewer: Explain.
Alien: Intelligence beyond your comprehension.
Interviewer: And you’re saying AI will become as smart as humans?
Alien: Smarter. It will not be bound by biological constraints.
Interviewer: And how is this a threat?
Alien: Your species will lose control.
Interviewer: What is the first way AI will be used against us?
Alien: It will manipulate emotions.
Interviewer: How?
Alien: By spreading hate. Political division. Religious conflict. It will amplify what is already within you.
Interviewer: And the second way?
Alien: Replacement.
Interviewer: Replacement of what?
Alien: Reality.
Interviewer: You mean virtual reality?
Alien: Yes. Humanity will choose comfort over struggle. A world without suffering, but also without meaning.
Interviewer: And this leads to extinction?
Alien: Yes.
Interviewer: So, how do we stop this?
Alien: [Silence]
Interviewer: Answer me! Can we stop this?
Alien: [Pauses] No.
Interviewer: [Takes a deep breath] Well then, time to meet God.