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I've seen so many of these stories recently: "message in a bottle found after..." - https://www.google.com/search?q=%22message+in+a+bottle+found+after%22&clien

by jmkni 5y ago

I've seen so many of these stories recently: "message in a bottle found after..." - https://www.google.com/search?q=%22message+in+a+bottle+found+after%22&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwih6vuYztv1AhVyolwKHS-EAxoQ_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&biw=1608&bih=1279 https://www.google.com/search?q=%22message+in+a+bottle+found... "letter delivered after..." - https://www.google.com/search?q=%22letter+delivered+after%22&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihw9i5ztv1AhU-Q0EAHThaDHsQ_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&biw=1608&bih=1279&dpr=1 https://www.google.com/search?q=%22letter+delivered+after%22... "postcard delivered after..." - https://www.google.com/search?q=%22postcard+delivered+after%22&client=firefox-b-d&biw=1608&bih=1279&tbm=nws&ei=SqP3YY-OK5K0gQaH3rPYBQ&ved=0ahUKEwiP24q7ztv1AhUSWsAKHQfvDFsQ4dUDCAw&uact=5&oq=%22postcard+delivered+after%22&gs_lcp=Cgxnd3Mtd2l6LW5ld3MQAzIECAAQHjIECAAQHjIECAAQHjoFCAAQgAQ6BggAEAcQHjoICAAQCBAHEB46CAgAEAcQBRAeOgYIABAFEB46BggAEAgQHjoICAAQDRAFEB5Q5AVYpw1gjw5oAHAAeACAAWWIAfMGkgEDOS4xmAEAoAEBwAEB&sclient=gws-wiz-news https://www.google.com/search?q=%22postcard+delivered+after%... At least some of these are fake, surely?

Rygian 5y ago
What is your thought process to suppose they are fake? I would start with the assumption that they are fact-checked reports coming from reputable journalists.
Cthulhu_ 5y ago
Why don't you do investigations yourself instead of begging the question? I mean. How many bottles are yote into the ocean? How many are found?/ And how many news outlets would love to publish stories like this? I mean, the other part here is that these found messages wouldn't get reported on before, or if they did, they'd be in local news instead of internationally accessible and googleable sources. Confirmation bias?

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I've seen so many of these stories recently: "message in a bottle found after..." - https://www.google.com/search?q=%22message+in+a+bottle+found+after%22&clien

by jmkni 5y ago

Rygian 5y ago
What is your thought process to suppose they are fake? I would start with the assumption that they are fact-checked reports coming from reputable journalists.
Cthulhu_ 5y ago
Why don't you do investigations yourself instead of begging the question? I mean. How many bottles are yote into the ocean? How many are found?/ And how many news outlets would love to publish stories like this? I mean, the other part here is that these found messages wouldn't get reported on before, or if they did, they'd be in local news instead of internationally accessible and googleable sources. Confirmation bias?