2. “Wild” is the best simple term I can think of to communicate the idea that a claim seems like it’s “a big deal if true, so much so that it seems a bit hard to believe it’s true.” Other synonyms could include “out there,” “crazy” or “wacky” (though those have some additional connotations I prefer to avoid), and this gif.
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2. “Wild” is the best simple term I can think of to communicate the idea that a claim seems like it’s “a big deal if true, so much so that it seems a bit hard to believe it’s true.” Other synonyms could include “out there,” “crazy” or “wacky” (though those have some additional connotations I prefer to avoid), and this gif.
1. For a more detailed elaboration of what I mean by “most important century,” see here (not likely to be of interest to most readers).