The mental moves of directly rounding down to “my priors against aliens are high” → “no aliens” → “no need to do anything” is bad as if enough people hold it we won’t get more evidence.
Extraordinary clams require extraordinary evidence. Words are not extraordinary evidence, they are just words. Sworn testimonies, documents, blurry images… They are not extraordinary evidence.
Until and unless something like this surfaces:
“here is a sketch of the propulsion system they used, and this is all totally new and revolutionary” or
“here is a radiation shielding material that is leaps and bounds ahead of our material science” or
“here is a sample of their tissues, it converts energy into matter in ways we never conceived of”
Michio Kaku is a crackpot who used to be a physicist decades ago, so pay no attention to whatever he says these days. See the latest Scott Aaronson’s piece.
The stated goal of the current reporting is to get the Congress to investigate the charges. It’s not to convince people of aliens.
I am not sure what your point is. If there are no aliens, there is nothing to report. If there are aliens, what matters is the proof that is not words.
Extraordinary clams require extraordinary evidence. Words are not extraordinary evidence, they are just words. Sworn testimonies, documents, blurry images… They are not extraordinary evidence.
Until and unless something like this surfaces:
“here is a sketch of the propulsion system they used, and this is all totally new and revolutionary” or
“here is a radiation shielding material that is leaps and bounds ahead of our material science” or
“here is a sample of their tissues, it converts energy into matter in ways we never conceived of”
I will keep calling BS on just words.
The stated goal of the current reporting is to get the Congress to investigate the charges. It’s not to convince people of aliens.
I think Michio Kaku frames it well. “Now the burden of proof has shifted.” Now is the time to demand answer from the pentagon and Congress.
Michio Kaku is a crackpot who used to be a physicist decades ago, so pay no attention to whatever he says these days. See the latest Scott Aaronson’s piece.
I am not sure what your point is. If there are no aliens, there is nothing to report. If there are aliens, what matters is the proof that is not words.