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A U.S. ecologist has clai e! that h" a#s a$e #ot %$o Ea$th &"t 'e$e ("t o# the (la#et &) alie#s te#s o% tho"sa#!s o% )ea$s ago. D$ Ellis Sil*e$ (oi#ts to a #" &e$ o% (h)siological %eat"$es to a+e his case %o$ 'h) h" a#s !i! #ot e*ol*e alo#gsi!e othe$ li%e o# Ea$th, i# his #e' &oo+. The) $a#ge %$o h" a#s s"%%e$i#g %$o &a! &ac+s - 'hich he s"ggests is &eca"se 'e e*ol*e! i# a 'o$l! 'ith lo'e$ g$a*it) . to getti#g too easil) s"#&"$#e! a#! ha*i#g !i%%ic"lt) gi*i#g &i$th. D$ Ellis sa)s that 'hile the (la#et eets h" a#s/ #ee!s %o$ the ost (a$t, it !oes #ot (e$ha(s se$*e the s(ecies/ i#te$ests as 'ell as the alie#s 'ho !$o((e! "s o%% i agi#e!. I# his &oo+, HUMANS ARE NOT FROM EARTH: A SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION OF THE EVIDENCE, the ecologist '$ites the h" a# $ace has !e%ects that a$+ it o% &ei#g 0#ot o% this 'o$l!/. 0Ma#+i#! is s"((ose!l) the ost highl) !e*elo(e! s(ecies o# the (la#et, )et is s"$($isi#gl) "#s"ite! a#! ill-e1"i((e! %o$ Ea$th2s e#*i$o# e#t: ha$ e! &) s"#light, a st$o#g !isli+e %o$ #at"$all) occ"$$i#g %oo!s, $i!ic"lo"sl) high $ates o% ch$o#ic !isease, a#! o$e,/ he tol! Yahoo. D$ Ellis sa)s that h" a#s ight s"%%e$ %$o &a! &ac+s &eca"se the) e*ol*e! o# a 'o$l! 'ith lo'e$ g$a*it). He also sa)s that it is st$a#ge that &a&ies/ hea!s a$e so la$ge a#! a+e it !i%%ic"lt %o$ 'o e# to gi*e &i$th, 'hich ca# $es"lt i# %atalities o% the othe$ a#! i#%a#t.

D$ Ellis sa)s that h" a#s ight s"%%e$ %$o &a! &ac+s 3ill"st$ate!4 &eca"se the) e*ol*e! o# a 'o$l! 'ith lo'e$ g$a*it). He also sa)s that it is st$a#ge that &a&ies2 hea!s a$e so la$ge a#! a+e it !i%%ic"lt %o$ 'o e# to gi*e &i$th, 'hich $es"lte! i# %atalities i# ea$lie$ ti es No othe$ #ati*e s(ecies o# this (la#et has this ($o&le , he sa)s. He also &elie*es h" a#s a$e #ot !esig#e! to &e as e5(ose! to the s"# as the) a$e o# Ea$th, as the) ca##ot s"#&athe %o$ o$e tha# a 'ee+ o$ t'o . "#li+e a li6a$! . a#! ca##ot &e e5(ose! to the s"# e*e$) !a) 'itho"t ($o&le s. D$ Ellis also clai s h" a#s a$e al'a)s ill a#! this ight &e &eca"se o"$ &o!) cloc+s ha*e e*ol*e! to e5(ects a 78 ho"$ !a), as ($o*e# &) slee( $esea$che$s. 0This is #ot a o!e$# co#!itio#9 the sa e %acto$s ca# &e t$ace! all the 'a) &ac+ th$o"gh a#+i#!2s histo$) o# Ea$th,/ he sa)s.

He s"ggests that Nea#!e$thals s"ch as ho o e$ect"s 'e$e c$oss&$e! 'ith a#othe$ s(ecies, (e$ha(s %$o Al(ha Ce#ta"$i, 'hich is the closest sta$ s)ste to o"$ sola$ s)ste , so e :.;< light )ea$s a'a) %$o the s"#.

He also &elie*es h" a#s a$e #ot !esig#e! to &e so e5(ose! to the s"# as the) a$e o# Ea$th, as the) ca##ot s"#&athe %o$ o$e tha# a 'ee+ o$ t'o = "#li+e a li6a$! = a#! ca##ot &e e5(ose! to the s"# e*e$) !a) THE 'EVIDENCE' TO SUGGEST HUMANS CAME FROM SPACE SO FAR Ba! &ac+s s"ggest h" a#s e*ol*e! i# a 'o$l! 'ith lo'e$ g$a*it) S"#&"$# hi#ts h" a#s 'e$e #ot !esig#e! to &e e5(ose! co#sta#tl) to the s"# The si6e o% &a&ies2 hea!s ($ese#t a ($o&le %o$ 'o e# 'he# gi*i#g &i$th - !i%%ic"lt) #ot sha$e! &) othe$ s(ecies o# the (la#et

H" a#s a$e al'a)s ill, (e$ha(s &eac"se thei$ &o!) cloc+s ha*e e*ol*e! to e5(ect a 78 ho"$ !a) - "#li+e Ea$th2s >eo(le ?"st %eel li+e the) a$e #ot at ho e o# o"$ (la#et

D$ Ellis sai! a#) (eo(le %eel that the) !o#/t &elo#g a#! %eel at ho e o# Ea$th. 0This s"ggests 3to e at least4 that a#+i#! a) ha*e e*ol*e! o# a !i%%e$e#t (la#et, a#! 'e a) ha*e &ee# &$o"ght he$e as a highl) !e*elo(e! s(ecies./ 0O#e $easo# %o$ this @ is that the Ea$th ight &e a ($iso# (la#et, si#ce 'e see to &e a #at"$all) *iole#t s(ecies a#! 'e2$e he$e "#til 'e lea$# to &eha*e o"$sel*es,/ he sai!. D$ Ellis sai! the &oo+ is i#te#!e! to c$eate !e&ate, i#stea! o% &ei#g a scie#ti%ic st"!) a#! ho(es it 'ill lea! to (eo(le getti#g i# to"ch 'ith hi 'ith %"$the$ s"ggestio#s o% 2e*i!e#ce2. Ahile othe$ scie#tists ha*e sai! so e &acte$ia a$$i*e! o# Ea$th %$o s(ace, Ch$is McBa), a# ast$o&iologist at NASA, sai! that to ?" ( to the co#cl"sio# that it is alie# li%e is 0a &ig ?" (/.

Aas this ho eC D$ Ellis s"ggests Nea#!e$thals s"ch as ho o e$ect"s 'e$e c$oss&$e! 'ith a#othe$ s(ecies, (e$ha(s %$o Al(ha Ce#ta"$i. Sta$ >$o5i a Ce#ta"$i is (ict"$e! i# the sta$ s)ste , 'hich is the closest to o"$ sola$ s)ste so e :.;< light )ea$s a'a) %$o the s"# >$o%esso$ Aai#'$ight %$o the U#i*e$sit) o% She%%iel! (la#s to i#*estigate %"$the$, a#! &elie*es that li%e is co#sta#tl) a$$i*i#g %$o s(ace that !i! #ot o$igi#ate o# Ea$th.

D$ Ellis sa)s that 'hile his i!ea is a# e5t$e e e*ol"tio# o% that i!ea, it is i#te#!e! to &e tho"ght-($o*o+i#g a#! he clai s to ha*e ha! a la$gel) (ositi*e $es(o#se to it. He is i#te$este! i# 'hethe$ h" a#s ca e to Ea$th se(a$atel), (e$ha(s &) a$$i*i#g o# eteo$s a#! co ets, &e%o$e e*ol*i#g i#to the s(ecies 'e +#o' to!a). 0M) thesis ($o(oses that a#+i#! !i! #ot e*ol*e %$o that (a$tic"la$ st$ai# o% li%e, &"t e*ol*e! else'he$e a#! 'as t$a#s(o$te! to Ea$th 3as %"ll) e*ol*e! Ho o sa(ie#s4 &et'ee# DE,EEE a#! 7EE,EEE )ea$s ago,/ he sa)s.

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