Parallel universes make my head spin a bit.

Currently I am reading "2012" by Whitley Strieber. In it, Strieber tells the tale of two men. One, Wylie Dale, is a writer that has fallen upon hard times and had supposedly been subjected to a, and I hate to say it, rectal probe by aliens. He then seems to be possessed and starts to write a book, under unknown influence, about a "second earth", a parallel dimension. In that dimension we come across Martin Winters, an archaeologist whose world has been invaded by aliens from another dimension, a third parallel earth. Wylie continually is ridiculed by his family and friends as his claims to alien contact had been rejected repeatedly. Wylie also seems to see the characters that he writes about in his book. However many times he tries to delete the writing on his computer, it comes back within a short time span. He tries to show this to his wife, but she also thinks he is crazy and rejects his claims before he can show her any evidence.

Whitley Strieber also claims to have been abducted by aliens that he refers to as "The Visitors". Many of his books have been based upon his experiences during this. I believe that Strieber is simply illustrating his despair and embarrassment upon announcing his claims of extraterrestrial contact in "2012". I also think that his books just simply suggest that people, instead of rejecting ideals immediately, should be open to seeing evidence and hearing what people have to say. So many times, I've rejected people's statements or claims as fiction without fully taking a look at what they back it up with. I then tend to find that the claim is true.