aggiephoenix02 said:
I'm 99.9% sure that no matter what the motivation behind what they're doing is, it's ultimately for their own self interests. I would hope that somehow corresponds to helping us as opposed to subjugating or using us.
I can see no reason for them or anyone to help or lift up humanity outside of a religious calling. Why would anyone do that out of the kindness of their heart? It goes against self preservation and nature in general…
I think - maybe - it's possible that if you've been around for, say, a million years, and have already achieved apotheosis or enlightenment or whatever yourselves, perhaps all that's left to do is help others achieve it as well. There's all this talk about these beings not being from another planet, but rather from another dimension. So, once upon a time, maybe they *were* from another planet, eventually achieved apotheosis, then ascended to some higher plane. And now, they send their biological drones/avatars to the material dimension to ensure that certain material life eventually gets there as well. That's one scenario, at least.
That said, yeah, I think there would still be a research/self-serving component as well in some way.