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This could be real. Yeah, it's not. The saying goes "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence", not "extraordinary claims must come from one impor
by uniqueid 6y ago
This could be real.
Yeah, it's not.
The saying goes "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence", not "extraordinary claims must come from one important-sounding guy."
- breck 6y agoAnonymous user "uniqueid", I forget which defense space agency were you head of?
- uniqueid 6y agoI probably should have phrased my comment in a less confrontational way. I think there are more likely explanations for this story; my guess is a confluence of a nervous breakdown with a life-long desire to meet aliens. I reckon most people who work at space agencies are also fans of science fiction.
- breck 6y agoSorry to harp on you there, you never know if you're talking to GPT-3 on these things. The most plausible explanation is that the person who “recorded his conversations” also took “creative liberty” with his conversations. IMO, the story is too airtight to be a result of senility. It seems like, in order of probability, 1) the work of a really good sci-fi author 2) a really good elaborate prank 3) really sharp 87 year old having a good laugh 4) senile 87 year old 5) the truth. Even though #5 is low, expected value of the story is very high. As far as I know, never in history has the former head of one of the top space agencies come forward and said "yes, aliens are real and we are communicating with them".
- totalZero 6y ago6) He's selling a book and he wants people to buy it.
- uniqueid 6y agoI missed the paragraph that mentions his new book. Yes, that's the most likely answer.
- runawaybottle 6y agoI guess the ultimate chess move in life is to stop being a rube and become a real carnie. Step right up, come see the Aliens.
- goldforever 6y agoYou are a dumbass!
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