tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post3969980397065481876..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: What's Up With UFO's?Assistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-19195282384384762642021-06-13T19:49:43.099-04:002021-06-13T19:49:43.099-04:00To paraphrase Michael Crichton, SETI was the first...To paraphrase Michael Crichton, SETI was the first branch of science to be set up without anything to studystevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393254273631852865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-46079044860839213912021-06-09T07:43:11.927-04:002021-06-09T07:43:11.927-04:00In response to Jonathan’s comment:
A few years ago...In response to Jonathan’s comment:<br />A few years ago, I read the Three Body Problem series by Cixin Liu. In the second book, one of the characters proposes the concept of cosmic sociology, which is a framework to describe the fundamental needs of civilizations in the universe, namely all civilizations will do what they must to survive and all matter in the universe is conserved. This leads him to propose a “dark forest theory” on interactions among extraterrestrial civilizations, which considers these two tenets within the context of time and travel in the universe. I found it to be a very interesting take (and highly recommend the books). I don’t want to ruin the story, but if you want to read more the article below describes this in detail. <br /><br />https://medium.com/@ChemAndCode/the-dark-forest-theory-a-chilling-solution-to-fermis-paradox-c576fc0a7307<br /><br />Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449528522130694974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-88377060935184868542021-06-07T15:32:17.500-04:002021-06-07T15:32:17.500-04:00Can you say Galactic Bypass? I knew that you coul...Can you say Galactic Bypass? I knew that you could.<br /><br />My theory is that the UFO/UAP stuff is mundane misdirection; if advanced aliens are aware of us, they've agreed among themselves to stay several million parsecs away--we're like a preserve.<br /><br />Cousin Eddie<br /><br />Narrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14043247682000851606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-40297217914932438342021-06-07T12:59:44.999-04:002021-06-07T12:59:44.999-04:00The classic question is something like: If there r...The classic question is something like: If there really were alien beings who were hundreds of millions or billions of years more evolved than us, and thus might have technology for rapid interstellar travel, how would they treat beings (us) who were that much less evolved than they were? <br /><br />An obvious answer: How do humans treat insects and small mammals?<br /><br />For this reason alone I am skeptical that humans have ever encountered space aliens.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111391338812214765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-9144102263503865692021-06-07T12:58:21.679-04:002021-06-07T12:58:21.679-04:00A few centuries ago, did people see angels?A few centuries ago, did people see angels?jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-91724409792630893872021-06-07T12:34:54.004-04:002021-06-07T12:34:54.004-04:00
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/calm-down-...<br />https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/calm-down-everyone-the-ufos-arent-aliens/: <br />I gave up on NR when it went NEVER TRUMP in 2015.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-27271706774044059262021-06-07T11:31:31.030-04:002021-06-07T11:31:31.030-04:00More analysis here.
https://www.nationalreview.co...More analysis here.<br /><br />https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/calm-down-everyone-the-ufos-arent-aliens/<br /><br />The tl;dr is the videos are classified as UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) if the observer can't *immediately* recognize the object, and may not be reclassified or explained even if subsequent analysis reveals a mundane subject. These are also taken using highly sensitive optical gear that has known effects on apparent image motion as the camera is refocused or repositioned. (Any railfan has seen dozens of 'worst railroad track in the world!!/how does a train stay on this??!!' photos that are the artifact of image compression when taking extreme zoom or telephoto shots.) These particular videos were the subject of intense interest and FOI requests which the author speculates lead the Pentagon to confirm their authenticity without further comment, that supplying specific image identification might provide information that could help our adversaries better understand our optical sensing/FLIR capabilities, and the potential that UFO speculation might be used as a cover for classified flight testing.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-2316072720460185742021-06-07T10:57:42.687-04:002021-06-07T10:57:42.687-04:00Thanks to the link to the Shermer article in Quill...Thanks to the link to the Shermer article in Quillette. <br /><br />I'd pretty much intuited from headlines and ledes that the 'new' UFO videos were not new, and that the 'unexplained' phenomena in them had pedestrian explanations really. <br /><br />It is new information to me that notable purveyors of what <i>Skeptic</i> magazine labels 'woo-woo' make up the byline of the NYT reports. No wonder I've seen so many blog commenters frustrated that such 'news' reports would somehow miss the obvious conventional explanations for what's pictured. Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11290012200563917585noreply@blogger.com