MicroWaveSep 14, 2023

Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress

https://lemmy.world/post/5040170

Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress - Lemmy.world

Supposed aliens landed in Mexico’s Congress but there were no saucer-shaped UFOs hovering over the historic building or bright green invaders like those seen in Hollywood films. The specter of little green men visited Mexico City as lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday from individuals suggesting the possibility that extraterrestrials might exist. The researchers hailed from Mexico, the United States, Japan and Brazil. The session, unprecedented in the Mexican Congress, took place two months after a similar one before the U.S. Congress in which a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer claimed his country has probably been aware of “non-human” activity since the 1930s.

Show threadflossdailySep 14, 2023
It’s so pathetic that all these UFO stories are being taken seriously by world governments. What’s next? Will they turn down the lights in the capital and tell ghost stories?
Show threadThrillhouseSep 14, 2023

See my comment above.. It’s not pathetic - these issues deserve to be looked at seriously. It certainly seems our governments take UAP seriously.

I’d encourage you to educate yourself and delve into the topic to gain a little more insight rather than just broadly dismissing it and handwaving it away.

Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress - Lemmy.world

Supposed aliens landed in Mexico’s Congress but there were no saucer-shaped UFOs hovering over the historic building or bright green invaders like those seen in Hollywood films. The specter of little green men visited Mexico City as lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday from individuals suggesting the possibility that extraterrestrials might exist. The researchers hailed from Mexico, the United States, Japan and Brazil. The session, unprecedented in the Mexican Congress, took place two months after a similar one before the U.S. Congress in which a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer claimed his country has probably been aware of “non-human” activity since the 1930s.

Show threaddanknodesSep 14, 2023

So we have debunkable poor quality video and untrustworthy eyewitness testimony. Extraordinary claims DO require extraordinary evidence, and this doesn’t mean that every poor quality cellphone video needs to be “taken seriously”.

How about if some actual astronomers and biologists could weigh in? I wonder if people could elaborate on this “70% DNA similarity”, because as-is it is a suspiciously well crafted bite-sized talking point that is easy to grasp on the surface, perfect for conspiracy nutters to latch onto and parrot without getting into the actual science.

I’d encourage you to educate yourself on basic logic and the scientific method, instead of gullibly accepting these claims without sufficient evidence.

Show threadflossdaily
You can’t reason someone out of a position they didn’t reason themselves into.
Sep 14, 2023 at 8:08pmWeb
Show threadThrillhouseSep 14, 2023

What’s your scientific peer reviewed explanation for the videos released by the Pentagon then, champ?

Pulitzer Prize winning journalists who broke the TicTac video to the NY Times are lying I guess?

Obama must have been smoking something when he said things fly in our skies and we don’t know what they are?

None of this is worth any sort of investigation?

Show threadflossdailySep 14, 2023

The person making the claim is the one that has the burden of proof, Champ.

The only thing you’ve proven is your own gullibility.

Show threadThrillhouseSep 14, 2023

I’m not claiming anything? I’m saying UAP deserve further investigation due to the fact that the Pentagon has released video on the subject, we’ve shot objects down without explanation as to what they were, and the former President of the US has spoken on this topic.

You’re trying to railroad any discussion of this for… reasons? Is not worth investigating things we don’t know about anymore?

Show threadRailing5132Sep 15, 2023

“we’ve shot objects down without explanation as to what they were”

You mean like the balloons we shot down that were… wait for it…

Balloons?

Show threadThrillhouseSep 15, 2023
Actually our Canadian Defence Minister held a press conference where she emphatically stated that it was NOT a balloon, and insisted on referring to it as an object.
Show threadRedtitwhoreSep 15, 2023
Some people just don’t want to risk looking like a fool and want to feel superior but it’s worth investigating for the reasons you mentioned.
Show threadafraid_of_zombiesSep 16, 2023
I don’t know, but me not knowing something doesn’t mean that any explanation is the correct one.
Show threadThrillhouseSep 16, 2023
I’m not positing any explanation anywhere here. I’m just saying we should investigate UAP as a serious matter. And this dude and his stunt is not helping people take it seriously.