I first heard ShLL in the video debate between Profs. Shermer and Phillips, which is unfortunately no longer available at YouTube (where can it be gotten?).

Hearing this “Law” had a big impact on me, providing me with a middle ground and compromise between my weakening belief in the Biblical God, and a feeling that there are things in this world that demand an explanation beyond our mere humanity.

I now believe (mostly in private so as not to unnecessarily shake up my religious peers) that whatever real gods were or are imputed to exist (as opposed to irrelevant imaginary ones), are really ETI ala ShLL, regardless of our current perception of the difficulty they would confront in trying to reach us, personally (whatever form their person might take) or even via communication.

Thank you, Michael!