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Mauro reacted to NorCal Dave's post in the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs with
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@Ann K, @Hevach @Gary C I was going to chime in, but thought a new thread might be fun for this subject. I'll try to have one up by the end of the day. Unless one of the mods splits this current thread, I'll just quote you guys, if that's ok... -
Mauro replied to the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs.I think both you and @Hevach have good points. It's complicated. Surely we are a product of an incredible luck, and surely every species, except in a small lineage of hominids, mostly extinct, is quite good at survival without needing technology.
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NorCal Dave replied to the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs.@Ann K, @Hevach @Gary C I was going to chime in, but thought a new thread might be fun for this subject. I'll try to have one up by the end of the day. Unless one of the mods splits this current thread, I'll just quote you guys, if that's ok... -
Mauro reacted to Gary C's post in the thread Rare things that have been documented much better than UFOs with Like.
Well put. Survival at the species level is about the time it takes to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Biological species each adapt the time scale of their reproductive cycles. DNA transmits survival data from one generation to the...
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purpleivan reacted to Ann K's post in the thread The Ariel School, Zimbabwe UFO sighting - has it ever been debunked? with
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I think we'll need a reference for that. All of that; specifically, what constitutes "a particular type of sighting", and in what "number of different places"? Bear in mind that sci-fi, in televised programs and in print media, is a favorite of... -
RRationalman reacted to Mendel's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with Like.
A replication that doesn't address any of the methodological criticism and is just as intransparent as the original study is worthless.
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RRationalman reacted to flarkey's post in the thread Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey with Like.
Wow, that is indeed a great read. As it is the abstract from the Hambly/Blair paper.... o_O
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RRationalman reacted to MonkeeSage's post in the thread Havana Syndrome: "Sonic Attacks" at the US Embassy in Cuba - Mass Hysteria? with Like.
CNN is reporting claims from four anonymous sources that the Department of Homeland Security purchased a device in late 2024 allegedly linked to Havana Syndrome and DoD has been studying and testing it since then. My first thought is this feels...
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JJB reacted to deirdre's post in the thread The Ariel School, Zimbabwe UFO sighting - has it ever been debunked? with Like.
i never said they were lying or stupid. We teach children to pretend from practically day 1. hell, if they are lucky they fall asleep each night to pretend stories being read into their ears. We pretend santa claus is real (and the children go... -
FatPhil reacted to Easy Muffin's post in the thread Firelike object soars through the night sky! with Like.
If it's from last weekend, there was a fireball over Minnesota and surrounding states - https://fireball.amsmeteors.org/members/imo_view/event/2026/612 A Chinese Long March 4C stage came back down after 4 years in orbit. Launched an Earth-obs...