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Not the weirdest professor, not by a long shot. See Alexander Abian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Abian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Ab
by bb88 1y ago
Not the weirdest professor, not by a long shot.
See Alexander Abian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Abian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Abian
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- bediger4000 1y agoAbian? That's a name I've not heard in a long time. Abian was indeed weird, way off the deep end, but he wasn't promoting himself quite like Loeb does. Abian was a true believer in his theories, getting them out and having others believe them was more important to him than anything else.
- bb88 1y agoI think the difference here is that Loeb can be seen as being promoting a thought experiment still. While Abian was apparently a true believer for destroying the moon until his death in 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20001204074300/http://www.amestrib.com/news.cfm?num=143 https://web.archive.org/web/20001204074300/http://www.amestr...
- gus_massa 1y agoThe "thought experiment" angle is just a trick to deflect criticism. It may be legit and interesting once, but not in every unusual event.