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In reply to the discussion: The Navy Says Those UFO Videos Are Real [View all]qazplm135
(7,654 posts)165. no, it doesn't say that
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox
"The Fermi paradox, named after Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi, is the apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence for extraterrestrial civilizations elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy and high estimates of their probability, such as those that result from optimistic choices of parameters in the Drake equation."
It does not say "why aren't they here on Earth." It says why don't we see any evidence for them anywhere. That's quite a different question. It does not say "they should be here by now" either.
The Drake Equation also does not say "they should be here by now." It only gives a MANNER for estimating the number of potential intelligent civilizations that can communicate via radio waves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation
It doesn't even contemplate the idea of "they should be here by now" or alien visitation. And you can plug values into the equation that gives you numbers ranging from ZERO to 15,600,000 depending upon how conservative or optimistic you are with the various variables involved.
When you can't even get the basics right...
None of this says what you appear to think it says. You don't know the physics, you don't know the basic concepts, and you don't understand Occam's Razor.
Why hasn't secret advanced military drone technology been made public? Are you kidding me with that question?? I mean, seriously?
The maiden flight of the F117 was in 1977. The first public viewing of the F117 was 1990. 13 years later.
The Aurora is a plane that's been thought to be a Mach 5 spy plane in our arsenal since the mid 80s, but to this day, no one has verified if it's real or not.
The only reason we knew about the "stealth Blackhawk helicopter" is because it crashed in the bin Laden raid.
There possibly at least TWO "space bombers" that are still secret.
There's all sorts of stuff the military builds that isn't made public or "gone into production" the way you think.
I see nothing "instantaneously" accelerate out of the frame. I am not even sure what that's supposed to mean. All acceleration is instantaneous. If you mean if moves instantaneously over some large distance...no, not really, it moves to the left in a manner that's pretty easily seen by my eyes. If it were "instantaneous" it would simply disappear from the centered view and appear somewhere else far away.
It moves, very clearly from the center to off to the left...assuming of course that it didn't move vice the camera view moving, which we can't tell from that video. Breaking target lock could as easily be a flaw with the targeting systems as anything else, or it could be human tech that you know does that stealth thing we've been working on for about 40 years now.
There's nothing there that says OMG that has to be aliens. You want it to be aliens so you reject any and all other explanations and create more of your own.
"The Fermi paradox, named after Italian-American physicist Enrico Fermi, is the apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence for extraterrestrial civilizations elsewhere in the Milky Way galaxy and high estimates of their probability, such as those that result from optimistic choices of parameters in the Drake equation."
It does not say "why aren't they here on Earth." It says why don't we see any evidence for them anywhere. That's quite a different question. It does not say "they should be here by now" either.
The Drake Equation also does not say "they should be here by now." It only gives a MANNER for estimating the number of potential intelligent civilizations that can communicate via radio waves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation
It doesn't even contemplate the idea of "they should be here by now" or alien visitation. And you can plug values into the equation that gives you numbers ranging from ZERO to 15,600,000 depending upon how conservative or optimistic you are with the various variables involved.
When you can't even get the basics right...
None of this says what you appear to think it says. You don't know the physics, you don't know the basic concepts, and you don't understand Occam's Razor.
Why hasn't secret advanced military drone technology been made public? Are you kidding me with that question?? I mean, seriously?
The maiden flight of the F117 was in 1977. The first public viewing of the F117 was 1990. 13 years later.
The Aurora is a plane that's been thought to be a Mach 5 spy plane in our arsenal since the mid 80s, but to this day, no one has verified if it's real or not.
The only reason we knew about the "stealth Blackhawk helicopter" is because it crashed in the bin Laden raid.
There possibly at least TWO "space bombers" that are still secret.
There's all sorts of stuff the military builds that isn't made public or "gone into production" the way you think.
I see nothing "instantaneously" accelerate out of the frame. I am not even sure what that's supposed to mean. All acceleration is instantaneous. If you mean if moves instantaneously over some large distance...no, not really, it moves to the left in a manner that's pretty easily seen by my eyes. If it were "instantaneous" it would simply disappear from the centered view and appear somewhere else far away.
It moves, very clearly from the center to off to the left...assuming of course that it didn't move vice the camera view moving, which we can't tell from that video. Breaking target lock could as easily be a flaw with the targeting systems as anything else, or it could be human tech that you know does that stealth thing we've been working on for about 40 years now.
There's nothing there that says OMG that has to be aliens. You want it to be aliens so you reject any and all other explanations and create more of your own.
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Why? They may be exploring for new planets to take over and use . Some natives have welcomed
lunasun
Sep 2019
#53
Nah. They are just here to pick up a few Subs and chips. They don't drink our soda-pop. nt
Blue_true
Sep 2019
#56
We are a species with amnesia of the deep past, sky gods are a racial memory of our creators
Baclava
Sep 2019
#107
No heat signature, no exhaust trail, no wings, no fins. Unidentified indeed.
Midnight Writer
Sep 2019
#43
If aliens chose to be seen knowing that we can do nothing to them and they can
Blue_true
Sep 2019
#91
An open and curious mind requires objective evidence and data to form a valid hypothesis.
LanternWaste
Sep 2019
#45
All I will say is that until you see one, then anything esle anybody has to say on the matter ...
SWBTATTReg
Sep 2019
#28
An Advanced AI In An Advanced Aircraft That Can Defeat A Top Gun Pilot It Has Never Encountered?
jayfish
Sep 2019
#142
I will agree with you when the space shuttle can launch and immediately stop and hover.
Blue_true
Sep 2019
#114
We don't have anything that can go from 25,000 mph to hovering instantly. nt
Blue_true
Sep 2019
#118
Look, you are not going to convince me, nor I you. Let's leave it at that. nt
Blue_true
Sep 2019
#122
There's a Slow Motion Disclosure Going On! Election 2016, Slowed it a bit more...
MartyTheGreek
Sep 2019
#42
I completely agree that the Speed of Light barrier and distance make us alone forever...
Moostache
Sep 2019
#54
The early thought on the G being the highest obtainable is spread throughout early
Blue_true
Sep 2019
#72
It is always possible to posit something unknown, and clearly that is intrinsically non-refutable...
Moostache
Sep 2019
#74
You make a good point. Something unknown is by it's nature difficult to prove
Blue_true
Sep 2019
#95
"The Navy is pointedly not saying the objects are flying saucers or otherwise controlled by aliens."
Iggo
Sep 2019
#70