Alien Intrusion (Updated & Expanded) [Paperback]

Gary Bates (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 2010

When actor Richard Dreyfus gazed up into the heavens during the hit film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind audiences looked with him, in rapt attention. Alien encounters cropped up like, well, crop circles. More films were released. Books detailed alleged abductions. NASA funded SETI, an effort to make contact with civilizations from other worlds. But is all this valid? Are there really alien civilizations in our vast universe? In Alien Intrusion, Gary Bates gives a thorough treatment of this fascinating subject. What is behind the numerous sightings from around the world? Does the U.S. Government have evidence of alien craft? Can we hope to make contact in our lifetime? The author comes from an unapologetic Christian perspective, but lets the facts speak for themselves. His expertise on the subject and ability to 'cover the bases' has earned widespread respect - even from many in the 'UFOlogy community' who may be uncomfortable with the startling conclusions to which he inevitable leads the reader. This was especially evident during an amazing three-hour interview with George Noory on Coast to Coast. This invaluable book will help Christians understand the issues, and be able to intelligently answer questions and engage in dialogue with a culture sure were are being watched from space. Heavily illustrated with photographs and drawings - an amazingly comprehensive 'cutting-edge' look at the UFO abduction phenomena.

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About the Author

As a lifelong fan of sci-fi, Gary Bates' extensive background in marketing and communication have positioned him well to present in a fast-paved, gripping read the findings of his specialist research into UFO phenomenon and associated extra-terrestrial beliefs. Unlike many UFO researchers, he avoids the 'one-size-fits-all' explanation. But in his research, along with uncovering many bizarre claims (and debunking some), leads the reader on a fascinating exploration of myth, mystery, and questions of who we are, how we came to be - and are we alone in this great big universe. A convert to Christianity, Gary recognizes the way in which UFO beliefs are rapidly escalating in society and the church,challenging the foundations of many faiths. For many years, Gary has been speaking to church audiences on science topics, including creation/evolution. He is currently the head of the ministry development department of what is possibly Australia's largest parachurch organization, one that has spawned sister offices in five other countries.

Product Details

• Paperback: 380 pages
• Publisher: Creation Book Publishers (May 31, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890514356
• ISBN-13: 978-0890514351
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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37 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Persuasive, July 26, 2006

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wombatty (Warsaw, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alien Intrusion-Audio (Audio CD)

Bates quotes UFO researcher Dr. J. Allen Hynek in the book:

"The attitude we are taking in the Center for UFO Studies is that since we are going
to have scientists involved, we will push the physical approach as hard and far as
we can; instrumentation, physical evidence, photographs, radar records. If we are finally
forced by the evidence itself to go into the paranormal, then we will."

This is Bates' approach in this book and he does a superb job of exploring the subject:

- First, he traces the development of science-fiction.
- He explores "science-fact", demonstrating that intergalactic communication and travel is scientifically impossible.
- He examines the `evolution connection' to UFOs. To wit, IF, 1) life evolved here by chance; and 2) there are likely innumerable planet systems in the universe; THEN 3) it follows that life has doubtless evolved elsewhere. Interestingly, `aliens' often affirm the theory of evolution in their messages.
- Bates then offers a sound rebuttal of evolutionary theory. Further, he delineates the delicate balance of `finely-tuned' factors necessary for life to exist and how unlikely it is that such an environment exists outside of Earth.
- Bates' also examines the `religious connection'. This connection appears both in the messages of the `aliens' and in the lives of the contactees. The `alien' messages always reflect New Age beliefs, usually denying that Jesus is the Son of God. Also, those involved in the New Age or the Occult are far more likely than others to have such encounters. Many others become obsessed with these after encountering `aliens'.
- The author then examines what the Bible has to say about demons and their activities and the practices of those who worshipped them.
- Next, he surveys ancient and other historical accounts of people who claimed to have had encounters with demons, fairies and other fantasy creatures. It is stunning how the accounts of those who claim to have ecounterd 'aliens' align precisely with these ancient narratives.
- In detail, Bates' surveys the research, experience and conclusions of prominent UFO researchers; demonstrating that though most of the accounts have been debunked, many remain unexplained. He comes to the conclusion that UFOs are a spiritual phenomenon, demonic in nature. This is not a unique conclusion. Other researchers involved with the subject for many years, secular and Christian, have come to similar and identical conclusions for solid and rational reasons.

One investigative group that came to the above conclusion was CE4, founded by Joe Jordan and Wes Clark. Bates observes, "CE4 discovered, by means of practical research and not pre-existing belief in Christianity, that the Bible provided answers to the nature of this spiritual battle. It has been written of these researchers, `Jordan and Clark did not start out as Bible-pounders with a point. In fact, quite the opposite; they were just looking for truth like everyone else. It was the research they did and the data they found that made believers out of them." Indeed, Clark was not religous at all and Jordan was a crystal-waving New Ager - yet both became believers in Christ through their research.

What Jordan & Clark found was a `dual' theme in their research. First, committed Christians were rarely found among the encounter/abduction victims. Second, those that were found (including `half-hearted' or `backslidden' Christians) among the victims were able to stop the experience by invoking the name of Christ. Jordan contacted many of the leading abduction researchers in the U.S. and every single one of them confirmed these very same patterns in their own research. They stay silent about these facts because they don't know what to make of them and do not want to be ridiculed and ostracized by their colleagues.


Many will scoff at this, but such protests are usually rooted in a dogmatic materialism; refusing to acknowledge any reality beyond what can be seen, measured, tested, etc. People like this remind me of another quote in the book by UFO researcher Jacques Vallee:

"I could expect no cooperation from most of the UFO believers who were willing to help me only to the extent that my conclusions would support their preconceived idea that UFOs are extraterrestrial visitors to the earth."

Like the true-believers dismissed above by Vallee, fundamentalist atheists will disregard any conclusions that do not conform to their stanch, predetermined rejection of anything beyond the material universe.

That Carl Sagan's book, 'The Demon- Haunted World', is suggested as a rational alternative is laughable. Sagan was a dogmatic atheist who famously asserted that, 'The Cosmos is all there is, ever was, or ever will be'. That is a bald statement of faith, not a scientific conclusion. It is IRRATIONAL to assume that nothing lies beyond the grasp of science. The genuinely rational approach is that of Hynek, quoted above.

Many will disagree with Bates' conclusions and that is fine. But it would be a mistake to dismiss them as fundamentalist nonsense. He does have a 'prior faith commitment' to Christianity, as Sagan did with atheism; but his work is honest, thorough and very persuasive.

33 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good!!, October 17, 2005

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Virginia Snape "The more corrupt a society, t... - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alien Intrusion (Updated & Expanded) (Paperback)

This book just confirmed to me that little voice that says, "there is something more to this". I really enjoyed this book, and I found that the way that it was written easy to read.

I liked how he looked back to media/history and follows the evolution of sightings, and how as time goes by we learn a little more about the agenda that these spiritual beings have for us as a society.

Funny thing... the week that I read this book, I saw aliens everywhere. On a cartoon for kids on the television, and on talk back radio they were talking about abductions and who has experienced them. The irony of it.

Anyway this book answers some gnawing questions that some may have, and for others it will give a little more insight and give a biblical perspective.

I am glad that I have purchased this book.

40 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aliens exposed, May 9, 2005

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Andrew Lamb (Brisbane, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alien Intrusion (Updated & Expanded) (Paperback)

This is an incredible book. I couldn't put it down. Gary Bates does an incisive job of separating the chaff from the wheat on all things alien - all those nagging `could there really be?' type questions that a lifetime of exposure to science fiction engenders.

If you're keen on finding aliens alive and well in outer space, or crashed and cornered on earth, then be prepared for a let down. Gary's collation of evidence from leading science authorities clarifies and deflates the extraterrestrial hypothesis comprehensively. His detailed documentation of the Roswell wreckage and other icons of `aliana' (my term) likewise reduce these once-compelling mysteries to the ho-hum sort of human explanation that the imagination disfavors, but the intellect realizes is all too true.

But what about the `residuals' - those cases in which careful investigation reveals that genuine encounters with non-human intelligences _have_ occurred? This is where the books gets creepy. One page in particular (I won't spoil it by telling you which) sent chills down my spine. And ominously, there are reportedly millions (yes, _millions_!) of such encounters occurring, to people from virtually all walks of life (note - with a total lack of corresponding observations of space craft zipping in and out of the earth's atmosphere). This is something that, if it doesn't already affect you directly, will sooner or later happen to someone you know.

Given the malevolent nature of such encounters, as attested by truly stomach-turning contactee testimonies, this is something you (well, most of us) would want to avoid. Incredibly, there apparently is a way to avoid them. Did you notice that earlier I said "virtually" all walks of life? That's because leading UFO researchers have consistently found, but (prior to Gary Bates) like cowards consistently failed to inform the public, that there is one specific category of people apparently immune to the malicious depredations of these other-worldly predators. Read the book and find out. :-)