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They come here and the government has some understanding and talks with them, has ships and bodies, and knows something about what they are. | 25 | 16.23% | |
They come here, and the government investigates sightings and keeps secrets and has evidence but they don't know much. | 31 | 20.13% | |
They exist and they come here but no one (including government) has any solid physical evidence or shocking secrets. | 11 | 7.14% | |
They exist and are intelligent and could come here but they don't. | 18 | 11.69% | |
Intelligent life exists in some form but can't come here because of distance/technology challenges. | 54 | 35.06% | |
Something exists out there somewhere but it isn't intelligent. | 8 | 5.19% | |
There are no life forms anywhere else. | 7 | 4.55% | |
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The “U” stands for “unidentified.” But then you say, “I don’t know what it is; it must be aliens from outer space, visiting from another planet.” The issue here is that if you don’t know what something is, your interpretation of it should stop immediately. You don’t then say it must be X or Y or Z. That’s argument from ignorance. It’s common. I’m not blaming anybody; it may relate to our burning need to manufacture answers because we feel uncomfortable about being steeped in ignorance.” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson, Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier |
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Because they certainly didnt have any scientists informing their opinions... |
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I quoted Neil DeGrasse Tyson because his explanation makes perfect sense. What specific things did the director of the CIA or the Chairman of the JCOS say that you find to be compelling? Or are you just taking their word for it? For that matter, what exactly DID they say? You got a link? |
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It looked like an airliner contrail, which was my first thought. But it was going the other way and disappearing into the other cloud bank. Then it was gone. Aliens? Dunno. But I've seen nothing since. |
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If your statement is that you saw an alien spacecraft, your argument is not terribly convincing. That's the whole point of Tyson's quote. |
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Do you understand the term "Argument from incredulity"? Saying "What the **** was it" is not a compelling argument that it was a spaceship from outer space. It's not a compelling argument for ANYTHING.
By your own account this incident happened 40 years ago. You were a kid, you were sitting in the back seat of your parents car, and you were looking out the back window. How long did the incident last? How long did you see this thing? An hour? 30 minutes? 10 minutes? 5 seconds? My money is on 5 seconds. Frankly, people who say they were abducted by aliens and subjected to all sorts of medical tests and anal probes make a stronger case, because if they are telling the truth, something very weird DID happen. You could be telling the complete truth and the answer could be a completely logical explanation. You should read this article. This person debunked his own UFO sighting 14 years after it happened. |
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