Kat, knowing and respecting you as I do, I am a bit surprised at your strongly negative response to this article.
Are we primarily interested in the learning and enhanced development of human beings, or in the development of the souls that inhabit human bodies?
You seem to question whether or not alien sentience has a soul, and if so must it be incompatible with the souls of human beings? This, for me, is an uncomfortable presumption.
I see the entire Universe as our school house, and earth as one room in the house. I see spiritual “aliens” as brothers and sisters arising out of same Source as you and I.
I see no conflict with our incarnating as an “alien” if it furthers our soul development.