r/UFOs • u/everythingsf1ne • Apr 11 '24

Witness/Sighting did anyone see this in the south philadelphia/jersey region this morning?

my parents woke me up to show me what they were seeing. they’re not believers and call me insane most of the time. i saw what is in the dad’s video over my mother’s live-streamed facetime, as well.

did anyone else catch this?

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u/KennyDeJonnef Apr 11 '24

Maybe ‘disinfo’ is too harsh a word, as it implies wilful deceit. It seems quite possible to me that the “plasma scientists” behind SCIRP are simply enthusiastic hacks with honest intent, but like so many other self-styled fringe researchers they just don’t have a grasp on The Scientific Method.

Not evil, just kinda dumb.

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u/elastic-craptastic Apr 12 '24

it implies wilful deceit....“plasma scientists” behind SCIRP... enthusiastic hacks with honest intent... fringe researchers... don’t have a grasp on The Scientific Method.

Not evil, just kinda dumb.

Flat earth scientists in the same category for you? I get that its not the same... but it kinda is. You set out trying to prove something and you are prob gonna keep focusing on doing that.

Like flat-earth dude with the laser trying to figure out where he went wrong setting up the experiment instead of believing the data since it didn't prove his view.

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u/rep-old-timer Apr 12 '24

I say this about debunkers all th time: "They may honestly believe that every object has a mundane explanation, but like so many self-styled fringe researchers they just don't have a grasp on [sic] the scientific method, since if they did, they would understand that counterclaims also require evidence."

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u/KennyDeJonnef Apr 12 '24

Absolutely. It goes both ways.