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There is some Harvard professor that believes that Oumuamua is an alien probe. Just being educated at or teaching at an ivy league schools doesn't make you immu
by irrational 6y ago
There is some Harvard professor that believes that Oumuamua is an alien probe. Just being educated at or teaching at an ivy league schools doesn't make you immune from being a crackpot.
- opportune 6y agoWell uncynically, a small number of crackpot theories end up being true. Science needs crackpots on some level to drive the truth forward. Cynically, after having already achieved some level of legitimacy, having one or two big crackpot theories is a good way to drum up publicity/notability. If it turns out to be true, you would also be enormously respected and influential. So it’s incentivized by more than just discovering the truth
- anonunivgrad 6y agoThe pyramids are landing pads for alien spaceships.