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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Really now.
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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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Posted by Olympus on 31 Jul 2010 at about 15:02.

Sarcastic

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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.