Neil deGrasse Tyson on UFOs

Posted by Greg at 03:05, 28 Jul 2010

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is asked whether he believes in UFOs or extraterrestrial visitation during "Cosmic Quandaries with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson" at St Petersburg College:

As for the whole 'amateur astronomers and UFO sightings' thang - yes Neil, we've covered that previously...

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Posted by Alienated on 28 Jul 2010 at about 16:25.

The zeal and unscientific manner in which he pretended to give a serious answer to the question raises many more questions.

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Astronomer humor is...
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Posted by Olympus on 31 Jul 2010 at about 15:02.

Sarcastic

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No surprise
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Posted by anonymist on 29 Jul 2010 at about 02:52.

Very much what you'd expect from a CSI fellow. Actually, his first remarks, about arguments from ignorance -

So they say "I don't know what it is; it must be aliens from outer space visiting from another planet." Well, if you don't know what it is, that's where your conversation should stop!

and so on - make a point that John Keel or Jacques Vallée (among others) would largely accept.

from the Opinion-Framed-By-What-Isn't-Experienced-Dept.
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Posted by Inannawhimsey on 22 Oct 2012 at about 01:19.

Here's s'more...

See video

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Gate-keeper
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Posted by gbv23 on 24 Oct 2012 at about 21:31.

Can we be done with Neil? He's a close-minded gate-keeper whose version of "science" helps nobody.

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Posted by Inannawhimsey on 24 Oct 2012 at about 21:56.

the world would be quite a boring place if we all had the same sense of humour :3

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Close-minded
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Posted by red pill junkie on 24 Oct 2012 at about 22:19.

Well, not that close-minded, seeing how he responded to the question about atheism --basically, he dislikes the label.

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Posted by Inannawhimsey on 24 Oct 2012 at about 22:27.

*kewpie doll*

i think there is a fair amount of tribalism associated with 'that person is close-minded' -- what they are meaning is 'this person says stuff that I don't agree with, that doesn't fit into my BS'

and then go 'see, i've found evidence of it, so i don't have to consider my own involvement in what i think'

life is to short to label people or to blame them for one's feelings and thoughts, imho...

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Yep
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Posted by red pill junkie on 24 Oct 2012 at about 22:39.

Exactly.

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My main beef with many of the
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Posted by emlong on 25 Oct 2012 at about 04:40.

My main beef with many of the pop skeptics is that they do not look at (or pretend not to look) at the best evidence. Many of them are professional cherry pickers more than anything else, and that is fundamentally dishonest.

Cherry Pickers
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Posted by red pill junkie on 25 Oct 2012 at about 06:58.

Very true.

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