'Few modern writers seem to appreciate that an
essential aspect of this search for truth is to challenge one's own ideas and preconceptions, and to correct them publicly when necessary. No-one is perfect. No-one gets everything right first time. We all make
mistakes.'
(www.eridu.co.uk 'Ancient Astronauts', March 2000)'If I think I'm wrong, I change my mind, what would you do?'
(www.eridu.co.uk 'An Interview with Alan Alford', 20th July 1998)
'my philosophy is
that there is no religion higher than the truth. And I don't care who I upset in pursuit of the truth.'
(www.eridu.co.uk 'An Interview with Alan Alford', 20th July 1998)
'The last thing I want to do is to create
another false religion. The world has got enough of them already.'
(www.eridu.co.uk 'An Interview with Alan Alford', 20th July 1998)
'true understanding comes from standing under
the foundations of an ancient culture.'
(When The Gods Came Down p. 212)
'Our quest in this book, in a nutshell, is to understand the Bible by standing under it.'
(Preface to When The Gods Came Down)
'It is the nature of things esoteric to remain esoteric.'
(When The Gods Came Down p. 372)
'If we are truly Homo sapiens, we will bid farewell to our past incarnation
as Homo religiosus and begin to study our origins in a sensible fashion, with the maturity of a Homo religiosus sapiens - 'the man who is wise in his religion'.'
(When The Gods Came Down p. 374)
'It is time to decide whether we are truly [silly little] mice or men.'
(When The Gods Came Down p. 374)
'When I finished writing this book, and sat back to reflect on the journey I had covered and the conclusions
I had reached, I experienced (I must confess) a rather peculiar feeling. It was as if I knew everything, but nothing; as if I had answered all of my questions, and yet questions still remained; it was as if I was full,
but at the same time empty.'
(When The Gods Came Down p. 408)
'rational non-belief is the beginning of wisdom.'
(When The Gods Came Down p. 409)
'New religious horizons are beckoning for 21st century men and
women. It is time for pioneers to explore those new horizons with a fresh set of charts.'
(When The Gods Came Down p. 409)
'It is in the depths of space that NASA and the Vatican must seek scientific knowledge
concerning the lost paradise of man and the fingerprints of God.'
(Preface to When The Gods Came Down)
