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You're missing the point. The problem isn't that he is "speculating out ahead of the facts", the problem is that this series paints him in exactly the same lig

You're missing the point. The problem isn't that he is "speculating out ahead of the facts", the problem is that this series paints him in exactly the same light as, say, Neil deGrasse Tyson.

moloch-hai 4y ago
This is a problem? NGT has done actual work. But the main difference today is that he hews close to the favored mainstream speculation. But probably Brian Greene is a better comparison. He has not done any actual physics (i.e., connected at any remove to actual experiment) in decades, if ever.
- carapace 4y ago
  Perhaps Tyson isn't the best example. Like I said, normally I'm not a "think of the children" type, but IMO you've got to give the kids (et. al.) a fighting chance, I really did watch the trailer for the series and think "WTF? This makes GH look way more legit than he is." and I count myself as a fan of GH, okay? Maybe I'm wrong, but that's my reaction and my considered opinion. Take it for what it's worth. (Or not. It's just the internet, eh?) Cheers!
  - moloch-hai 4y ago
    I am much more in agreement with you than not. But I see Hancock, presented with evidence indicating a better alternative than his own, cheerfully accepting it. Most likely he would come up with another speculation consistent with the new facts. He certainly harbors lots of deeply kooky ideas, but doesn't seem as attached to them as my favorite kooks are. I don't know if anybody has tried taking him aside to explain how Earth's rotational precession is wholly divorced from solar system orbital dynamics, or if he could understand it if they did. His notion of Gobekli Tepe built as a red warning to us about the scheduled upcoming comet strike is easily his kookiest, and has been a serious distraction from his main interest. On a different tangent, I only just found out about megaliths in Montana. If those are all erratics, some glacier was being awfully artful about it. https://www.montanamegaliths.com/uploads/6/9/2/9/69295147/tizer-julie-purple_orig.jpg https://www.montanamegaliths.com/uploads/6/9/2/9/69295147/ti... https://www.galacticfacets.com/uploads/9/4/8/8/9488982/1345397_orig.jpg https://www.galacticfacets.com/uploads/9/4/8/8/9488982/13453...

You're missing the point. The problem isn't that he is "speculating out ahead of the facts", the problem is that this series paints him in exactly the same light as, say, Neil deGrasse Tyson.

moloch-hai 4y ago

This is a problem? NGT has done actual work. But the main difference today is that he hews close to the favored mainstream speculation. But probably Brian Greene is a better comparison. He has not done any actual physics (i.e., connected at any remove to actual experiment) in decades, if ever.

carapace 4y ago
Perhaps Tyson isn't the best example. Like I said, normally I'm not a "think of the children" type, but IMO you've got to give the kids (et. al.) a fighting chance, I really did watch the trailer for the series and think "WTF? This makes GH look way more legit than he is." and I count myself as a fan of GH, okay? Maybe I'm wrong, but that's my reaction and my considered opinion. Take it for what it's worth. (Or not. It's just the internet, eh?) Cheers!
- moloch-hai 4y ago
  I am much more in agreement with you than not. But I see Hancock, presented with evidence indicating a better alternative than his own, cheerfully accepting it. Most likely he would come up with another speculation consistent with the new facts. He certainly harbors lots of deeply kooky ideas, but doesn't seem as attached to them as my favorite kooks are. I don't know if anybody has tried taking him aside to explain how Earth's rotational precession is wholly divorced from solar system orbital dynamics, or if he could understand it if they did. His notion of Gobekli Tepe built as a red warning to us about the scheduled upcoming comet strike is easily his kookiest, and has been a serious distraction from his main interest. On a different tangent, I only just found out about megaliths in Montana. If those are all erratics, some glacier was being awfully artful about it. https://www.montanamegaliths.com/uploads/6/9/2/9/69295147/tizer-julie-purple_orig.jpg https://www.montanamegaliths.com/uploads/6/9/2/9/69295147/ti... https://www.galacticfacets.com/uploads/9/4/8/8/9488982/1345397_orig.jpg https://www.galacticfacets.com/uploads/9/4/8/8/9488982/13453...