Originally posted by: Quintox
That's not our government
Originally posted by: Dari
Some interesting stuff in there for those who want to believe.
http://ufos.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
Anyone who believes aliens from another planet visit our planet is clearly stupid.
Originally posted by: soulcougher73
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
Anyone who believes aliens from another planet visit our planet is clearly stupid.
Why is that? If we had the capability we would visit other planets so why wouldnt they?
Originally posted by: soulcougher73
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
Anyone who believes aliens from another planet visit our planet is clearly stupid.
Why is that? If we had the capability we would visit other planets so why wouldnt they?
Originally posted by: herm0016
Originally posted by: soulcougher73
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
Anyone who believes aliens from another planet visit our planet is clearly stupid.
Why is that? If we had the capability we would visit other planets so why wouldnt they?
I would say anyone who completely discredits every sighting is stupid for not realizing the chances of life more advanced than us to exist in the infinite volume of space is pretty high.
Believing UFOs are actively visiting earth requires the following assumptions.
1. There has at some point been life off earth
2. That there is currently life off earth.
3. That there is currently life off earth but relatively nearby (in this galaxy).
4. That the nearby life off earth has evolved intelligence and still exists.
5. That this intelligent life has developed a scientific civilization (see whales / elephants).
6. That the life off earth and nearby with a scientific civilization has developed spaceflight.
7. That the current life off earth nearby with intelligence and a scientific civilization and spaceflight has noticed us.
8. That the current life off earth nearby with intelligence and a scientific civilization and spaceflight and that has noticed us has a means to get here in a timely manner.
9. That the current life off earth nearby with intelligence and a scientific civilization and spaceflight and that has noticed us and a means to get here in a timely manner has visited us yet refuses to make contact in a public way, preferring to kidnap rednecks.
10. That the current life off earth nearby with intelligence and a scientific civilization and spaceflight and that has noticed us and a means to get here in a timely manner and visits us yet refuses to make contact in a public way, preferring to kidnap rednecks has been able to be covered up by the government as easily explainable phenomenon.
I will accept 1-3 as extremely likely, 4 as possible and anything else as highly unlikely at best. Especially when the alternate explanation is "crackpots are seeing patterns where there are none"
Originally posted by: herm0016
Originally posted by: soulcougher73
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
Anyone who believes aliens from another planet visit our planet is clearly stupid.
Why is that? If we had the capability we would visit other planets so why wouldnt they?
I would say anyone who completely discredits every sighting is stupid for not realizing the chances of life more advanced than us to exist in the infinite volume of space is pretty high.
Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Originally posted by: soulcougher73
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
Anyone who believes aliens from another planet visit our planet is clearly stupid.
Why is that? If we had the capability we would visit other planets so why wouldnt they?
Because much like all skeptics this one follows the "absence of proof IS proof of absence"
Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Originally posted by: soulcougher73
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
Anyone who believes aliens from another planet visit our planet is clearly stupid.
Why is that? If we had the capability we would visit other planets so why wouldnt they?
Because much like all skeptics this one follows the "absence of proof IS proof of absence" philosophy and has already made up their mind on the issue. Ergo, if you oppose their all-knowing view of the cosmos based on this intellectual scientific principle, you are clearly stupid. It makes sense when you think about it, the problem is it doesn't take much thinking and the brain power used is so small it's immeasurable, but I digress..
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
Originally posted by: soulcougher73
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
Anyone who believes aliens from another planet visit our planet is clearly stupid.
Why is that? If we had the capability we would visit other planets so why wouldnt they?
Because much like all skeptics this one follows the "absence of proof IS proof of absence"
WRONG. The correct (and coincidentally skeptical position) is:
Unless there is positive evidence to support a given claim, the only rational position is to assume it's false.
Similarly, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
You can't prove invisible unicorns that love gasoline fumes aren't the real reason that cars go down the highway, but you wouldn't believe that claim unless someone provided some damn good evidence to support that.
Originally posted by: noto12ious
Crackpot US fighter pilots and crackpot airline pilots
usa = nutjobs amiright
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
Anyone who believes aliens from another planet visit our planet is clearly stupid.
Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus
Speaking of UFO's....
Where was that one that was going to hover for 3 days last week over the US or wherever?
I don't recall seeing any massive floating objects in the sky. Well other than the spaghetti monster.....
Originally posted by: manowar821
Originally posted by: SphinxnihpS
Anyone who believes aliens from another planet visit our planet is clearly stupid.