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> Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence (Sagan Standard) This response doesn't make sense because there wasn't an extraordinary claim being made.
by nonethewiser 4y ago
> Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence (Sagan Standard)
This response doesn't make sense because there wasn't an extraordinary claim being made.
He just said we don't know what it is and shouldn't assume it's uninteresting.
- teawrecks 4y agoHave you ever been unable to find your keys? Did you consider it reasonable to explore the possibility that you might have small elves living in your walls who stole them? Why not? The observed phenomenon is literally being referred to as "possibly aliens or magic". Obviously something was observed, and obviously you can (and people certainly do) analyze them to come to a rational conclusions. But to even mention the possibility of aliens or magic as within the realm of possibilities to be considered is an extraordinary claim.
- ramraj07 4y agoSo we have a handful of barely confirmable observations with no repeatability. I’ll file it under “case open, but nothing to do about it for now.” Happy?