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Again, and I don't mean to be patronizing but this really should not be confusing, it's the source of the data. Is CNN irresponsible for presenting it as credi

Again, and I don't mean to be patronizing but this really should not be confusing, it's the source of the data. Is CNN irresponsible for presenting it as credible? I mean, I don't know, maybe, but the source isn't a quack from Twitter, it's congress and the military. What is CNN supposed to do, title their headline as "A bunch of bozos in the military think aliens are real LOLOLOL!!!!"?

WalterBright 5y ago
> Is CNN irresponsible for presenting it as credible? Yes. Does CNN brag about following the science? Yes. Is CNN following the science here? Nope. > What is CNN supposed to do, title their headline as "A bunch of bozos in the military think aliens are real LOLOLOL!!!!"? For news that's not credible, yes. That is, if CNN itself wants to have any credibility. For some perspective, CNN pretty much labeled everything the President of the United States said in the last 5 years as a lie. They're hardly afraid of doing that. > I don't mean to be patronizing You shouldn't believe everything authority figures tell you. UFOs are aliens should be pegging your bullshit detector.
- tombert 5y ago
  > You shouldn't believe everything authority figures tell you. UFOs are aliens should be pegging your bullshit detector. I'm sorry but I really do not know how many times I need to repeat this, but as I have already said twice to you now: I do not think they are aliens. It does trigger my "bullshit detector." I never once claimed I believed in in extraterrestrials visiting earth, I never claimed that the videos congress is talking about are aliens. I feel like you're trying to group me in with morons like Alex Jones or Art Bell or something, and that's extremely dishonest, and since this is the second time you've done this in this thread, I have to think you're doing it on purpose. Again, and I really want to make this clear, unambiguous, and easy to parse: I DO NOT THINK THE UFOS ARE ALIENS. It's probably a compression artifact or a drone or something. Please, please, please stop trying to put words into my mouth. > Yes. Does CNN brag about following the science? Yes. Is CNN following the science here? Nope. I'm hardly a fan of CNN but after about two decades of watching them on/off, I cannot recall a single instance of them "bragging" about "following the science". Admittedly I haven't watched it every day so it's possible I missed something.

WalterBright 5y ago

> Is CNN irresponsible for presenting it as credible? Yes. Does CNN brag about following the science? Yes. Is CNN following the science here? Nope. > What is CNN supposed to do, title their headline as "A bunch of bozos in the military think aliens are real LOLOLOL!!!!"? For news that's not credible, yes. That is, if CNN itself wants to have any credibility. For some perspective, CNN pretty much labeled everything the President of the United States said in the last 5 years as a lie. They're hardly afraid of doing that. > I don't mean to be patronizing You shouldn't believe everything authority figures tell you. UFOs are aliens should be pegging your bullshit detector.

tombert 5y ago
> You shouldn't believe everything authority figures tell you. UFOs are aliens should be pegging your bullshit detector. I'm sorry but I really do not know how many times I need to repeat this, but as I have already said twice to you now: I do not think they are aliens. It does trigger my "bullshit detector." I never once claimed I believed in in extraterrestrials visiting earth, I never claimed that the videos congress is talking about are aliens. I feel like you're trying to group me in with morons like Alex Jones or Art Bell or something, and that's extremely dishonest, and since this is the second time you've done this in this thread, I have to think you're doing it on purpose. Again, and I really want to make this clear, unambiguous, and easy to parse: I DO NOT THINK THE UFOS ARE ALIENS. It's probably a compression artifact or a drone or something. Please, please, please stop trying to put words into my mouth. > Yes. Does CNN brag about following the science? Yes. Is CNN following the science here? Nope. I'm hardly a fan of CNN but after about two decades of watching them on/off, I cannot recall a single instance of them "bragging" about "following the science". Admittedly I haven't watched it every day so it's possible I missed something.