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I think we should just do the science. He got the materials and we can look at them to see if it's interstellar or not. There's nothing wrong with doing the exp
by fsmv 3y ago
I think we should just do the science. He got the materials and we can look at them to see if it's interstellar or not. There's nothing wrong with doing the expedition, that's what science is.
Why does it have to be called humiliating and basically attacking Dr. Loeb the whole time?
- throwway120385 3y agoHe's saying they've already done the science. It's only humiliating if you've staked your ego on a particular theory. If your interest is only in getting to the truth, it's a reasonable point of view.
- tropdrop 3y agoBecause he repeatedly ignored fellow researchers pointing out that the seismic activity he attributed to interstellar impact did not differ from seismic activity recorded at that location whenever a heavy truck drove on the main road near the detector. Although I agree with you that "humiliating" might be too loaded a word (but it drives clicks, so here we are).
- hersko 3y agoIf you read his rebuttal (which is linked in the article) he explains that he was relying on DOD satellites, not the seismic stations. The article doesn't even mention that....
- zardo 3y agoI think the DOD satellites are the data the article refers to do not release information on measurement accuracy. So every measurement is + or - [REDACTED]
- angiosperm 3y agoIt is humiliating because he violated all principles of legitimate science. He was not just wrong, his claims were not even possibly scientifically right, or meaningful.