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But I think people often approach this from the wrong perspective. I don't think only a handful of witnesses are credible—I think almost all witnesses are credible. The problem is that credibility does not imply reliability. Honest people can...

This is a bit of a tangent from the original discussion, but since so much of this thread has ended up revolving around eyewitness testimony, I think it's worth addressing. One point that keeps getting lost in these discussions is that honest...

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I mean, sure, a testimony can be right or it can be wrong. When people see Venus, some correctly identify it as Venus, others think it's a star, others think it's an airplane, and still others sincerely believe they've seen a large hovering...

You seem to misunderstand the burden of proof. We skeptics are not the ones claiming there are anomalous cases that may turn out to be evidence of alien intrusion into earth's atmosphere. Those who make the claim must provide corroborating...

But I think people often approach this from the wrong perspective. I don't think only a handful of witnesses are credible—I think almost all witnesses are credible. The problem is that credibility does not imply reliability. Honest people can...

I mean, sure, a testimony can be right or it can be wrong. When people see Venus, some correctly identify it as Venus, others think it's a star, others think it's an airplane, and still others sincerely believe they've seen a large hovering...

But the question you answered in the affirmative was "does this fully explain ...". That's pretty binary.

You seem to misunderstand the burden of proof. We skeptics are not the ones claiming there are anomalous cases that may turn out to be evidence of alien intrusion into earth's atmosphere. Those who make the claim must provide corroborating...

You seem to misunderstand the burden of proof. We skeptics are not the ones claiming there are anomalous cases that may turn out to be evidence of alien intrusion into earth's atmosphere. Those who make the claim must provide corroborating...

I mean, sure, a testimony can be right or it can be wrong. When people see Venus, some correctly identify it as Venus, others think it's a star, others think it's an airplane, and still others sincerely believe they've seen a large hovering...

I feel that this thread doesn't contain enough traditional bunk, and that needs to change: Source: https://twitter.com/nafoviking/status/2068727261340037170

You seem to misunderstand the burden of proof. We skeptics are not the ones claiming there are anomalous cases that may turn out to be evidence of alien intrusion into earth's atmosphere. Those who make the claim must provide corroborating...

IMHO, the statement: "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" while logically true is not the absolute "get out of jail free" card that many "believers" seem to think it is. For 80 plus years we've been hearing that any day now, we are...

You seem to misunderstand the burden of proof. We skeptics are not the ones claiming there are anomalous cases that may turn out to be evidence of alien intrusion into earth's atmosphere. Those who make the claim must provide corroborating...