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it's best to look at the likelihood of what it is, occam's razor and all that...
by rambojohnson 4y ago
it's best to look at the likelihood of what it is, occam's razor and all that...
- david-gpu 4y agoSure, our past experience will inform our priors. But if we stubbornly refuse to even consider the possibility that anomalous observations could have anomalous causes, we won't make progress in our understanding. That attitude is dogmatic and anti-scientific. Do I believe aliens are visiting Earth? Frankly, I do not. But I can't dismiss it outright either, because we don't know what we don't know.
- widowlark 4y agoIt's the least likely explanation, far, far down the list of much more real, plausible, and actionable facts - entertaining this particular one above the others in order to placate illogical fantasies is a grave mistake we should stop repeating