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It wasn’t a wacko theory at first. The wackos are the people who still believed it even after evidence emerged to the contrary.
by chatmasta 1y ago
It wasn’t a wacko theory at first. The wackos are the people who still believed it even after evidence emerged to the contrary.
- rbanffy 1y agoThere are many more rocks in our own solar system than there are interstellar spacecraft. Assuming similar proportions elsewhere makes us conclude it’s never aliens.
- Bjartr 1y agoHeuristcs that almost always work are right up until they're not. https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/heuristics-that-almost-always-work https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/heuristics-that-almost-alwa...
- chatmasta 1y agoThat’s why they’re called heuristics and not deterministics
- Tadpole9181 1y agoI mean, sure, but no one I've invited in my home is a vampire so far and I think that heuristic is solid.
- rbanffy 1y agoYou wouldn’t know unless they told you. They could have had a snack someplace else.