UFOs spotted off Irish coast under investigation

Post by eksemplar » Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 8:37 AM UTC

kromem wrote: post #164

evilturnip wrote: post #23

I'll also put my tinfoil hat on, since I've had a long fascination with anamolous phenomenon. I still think the jury's out on what exactly is going on, but one thing that's consistent worldwide is that balls of light are associated with UFOs, bigfoot, poltergeists, etc. My rational mind doesn't really believe in all of this, but if it did, I think I'd take Jacques Vallee's theory seriously. Jacques Vallee is an astro…

The time travel argument I've always found to be far more compelling than the extra terrestrial argument. For example, similarity of physical form (with exaggerated evolutionary aspects relating to modern society, such as bigger eyes/brains, and diminished aspects that would be obsolete, such as weakened physical strength). And in a universe where different systems could be billions of years different in age, the UFO…

Post by _lbaq » Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 8:50 AM UTC

eof wrote: post #156

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I know meteors seems to be a common theory, but do they normally travel that fast?

What I want to know is, do they tend to "bank and climb away"

Post by yesenadam » Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 8:59 AM UTC

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The time travel argument I've always found to be far more compelling than the extra terrestrial argument. For example, similarity of physical form (with exaggerated evolutionary aspects relating to modern society, such as bigger eyes/brains, and diminished aspects that would be obsolete, such as weakened physical strength). And in a universe where different systems could be billions of years different in age, the UFO…

> And in a universe where different systems could be billions of years different in age, the UFOs have always seemed closer to a few thousands of years off from current technology at best. I think this is something that doesn't get enough attention; in a universe like our's, almost all first contact events will consist of relativisticly expanding spheres of von Neumann machines impacting planets populated solely by n…

Post by russdill » Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 9:19 AM UTC

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I think it's bizarre that the fact that we have absolutely zero evidence for aliens actually gives a little weight to things like the zoo hypothesis.

Technically every hypothesis that fits our data should get a little weight, plus our best available models of the universe show there should be billions of planets as habitable as ours. That is evidence in the abstract sense and we currently lack the technology to observe these candidate planets in enough detail to test the models further. We're like a person sitting in the desert at night with nothing but a candle c…

Post by xattt » Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 9:37 AM UTC

joshuaheard wrote: post #165

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Interesting. A possible explanation for some strange and poorly understood phenomenon accompanied by bright lights could be "earthquake lights", bright lights that appear in the sky around the time of an earthquake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIEwKrvepH8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMTSDzU1Z4 Not to say that it applies to this particular case. Just goes to show that there is much to this natural world we do…

I have been through several earthquakes and have seen power pole transformers spark and explode as the oil inside splashes about and is ignited by the electricty. This could be a possible explanation for "earthquake lights".