So many of our human species are fascinated by the possibility of an alien presence on our planet. Our scientists are constantly seeking intelligent life on other planets. The possibility of something being a replica of an earthly human on another planet and even on this planet is highly unlikely.

To find the equivalent of an alien, we must seek no further than ourselves, homo sapiens, the wise human. We have occupied this planet for about 200,000 years—a bipedal primate with a large brain, able to communicate and make sophisticated tools.

We forget that our presence's initial intention was to be an integral part of cosmology.  The whole point of the cosmos is to serve; everything in nature is here for one reason and is interdependent.

In 2007 the House of Commons Environmental Audit recommended that the UK Government conduct a full ecosystem assessment. The intention was to enable the identification and development of effective policy for the benefits provided by ecosystems and contribute to making human life both possible and worth living. The whole point of the system is to serve humans.

As aliens, we have plundered and raped this planet to the degree that we are blatantly causing self-destruction, not unlike a disease, bacteria or virus causing the death of its host. We are dredging the sea bed to feed our pets and the countless millions of people. Thousands of years of agriculture have drained the soil of essential nutrients.

Believing we know better, we modify our habits and indirectly deny ourselves adequate nutrition, including exposure to the sun. Relocation to unfamiliar regions of the planet causes unintended or unexpected consequences to our health while we drain the planet of resources we cannot replace.

It is just a matter of time before the planet becomes uninhabitable, and even that is not too far off.