Raelians & Clonaid
- Raelians & Clonaid
- Brigitte Boisselier
- Rael
This part details some of my initial impressions and commentary on the introduction part of the presentation. Any people references are to a couple Raelians who set the stage and introduced the main speakers.
I feel as if I just walked into another universe, but I really just entered a run-of-the-mill conference room at the Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh, Scotland. This alter-universe feeling was brought about by the Raelians, preparing for a public lecture given by their leader, Rael. This is the group that last year said they had successfully cloned a human child. The setting in the entrance is somewhat eerie. The lecture starts at 19h, but we show up at 18h15 and are the 2nd and 3rd people to buy tickets. On the right of the entrance is a selection of book with titles including: Let’s Welcome our Fathers from Space, Yes to Cloning, The True Face of God. The woman I buy my ticket (£3, £5) from is a nice asian with a strong accept. All of the other workers have strong french accents. I hesitate to crack a smile as I read the titles and peruse the tables of contents. I fear being abducted afterwards or becoming the focus of a more intense hypnotic ray. The audience is of a mixed sort. The first five that show up (including us) appear to be students. Also in attendance is a ~14 year old boy with his father. This is perhaps the most worrying attendee, for he may not know the difference between truth and Rael. But, I digress… I should at least hear what he has to say first.
Right now, the audience seems to be split about 50/50 between students and adults. A camera has just been set up next to me and they’re interviewing people about their attendance at the lecture. I’m really hoping to be selected as I’ve got a opinion about them. namely, I don’t like it.
I’m eavesdropping on some US backpackers right now cracking jokes about propaganda and drugs.
French people are everywhere. I wonder if it’s not some kind of takeover tactic originating from continental Europe. The group filming is actually for a german TV station. Unfortunately, I missed getting on camera.
They’ve opened the doors to the lecture hall now and we’re inside. I choose a seat next to the aisle just in case they start passing out kool-aid. They’re playing with the lights now they can get them completely off for the video presentations. You can bet that I’ll have my hand on my backpack ready to run every time they go off. There are more Raelians coming in now. You can tell because they have a pendant around their neck with their symbol.
They’ve begun:
- both founders are here
- bishop is introducing the pair
- she is US, performer
- here on their own, no salary
- Glen Carter, president of Brit Rael
- first in EU with both Clonaid & Rael
- Clonaid != Rael
- CEO is also a bishop
- Support cloning & furthering of science
- all donation
- why scotland?
- home of UK science
- first clone, dolly
- actor, played jesus before
- we’re created scientifically
- tried to disprove it first
- only thing ever labeled are the exits
