XPost: sci.skeptic, alt.atheism, alt.paranormal   
   XPost: alt.alien.research   
   From: nospam@buzz.off   
      
   On Sun, 22 Jun 2025 12:31:17 -0700, the following appeared   
   in sci.skeptic, posted by % :   
      
   >JTEM wrote:   
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   >> I have to reiterate:  I do not subscribe to ancient aliens.   
   >> I do not believe there is any RECOVERABLE alien tech, much   
   >> less any that is lurking in museums or private collections   
   >> misidentified as terrestrial materials. But...   
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   >> I do not claim to be omnipotent. To me, what I think I know,   
   >> what I believe is not relevant. The measure here is if   
   >> something is testable. And the ancient aliens idea is testable   
   >> with a little off-the-shelf tech and a sound inference drawn   
   >> from the Gospels of UFOlogy.   
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   >> I do not agree with the ancient aliens folks, but I respect   
   >> any legitimate test of a hypothesis.   
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   >> Quite frankly, I hope you prove me wrong. This would could   
   >> use a little magic in it -- and aliens and Bigfoots. Don't   
   >> mistaken my convictions for desires. i would love all you   
   >> folks to prove me wrong, I just don't think there's the   
   >> slightest chance of that ever happening.   
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   >i could prove their existence ,   
   >but you would only deny it all   
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   Why not give it a try? If you refuse, that's what's called a   
   "cop out".   
   >   
   --   
      
   Bob C.   
      
   "The most exciting phrase to hear in science,   
    the one that heralds new discoveries, is not   
    'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"   
      
   - Isaac Asimov   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
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