Random Jibber Jabber Thread
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I enjoy watching people do stupid things to themselves, the stupider the better. Stupidest thing I've ever done is the paqui one chip challenge. I only ate a tiny little piece and almost died. 
BarnBuster
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BarnBuster
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WeedFreak78
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Apparently there's been a huge increase in ufo sightings by commercial pilots in the last ten years. Enough that the military is changing their reporting guidelines. The thing I find weird is many pilots are reporting saucer and "tic tac" shaped craft, just like has been reported for centuries.
Roger A. Shrubber
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...could be happening...just can't imagine why.
we're a one horse planet in the back of beyond...why would half the aliens in the universe travel unimaginable distances to observe us? don't they have monkey houses at their own zoos? there is nothing in the entire universe more entertaining than us? they didn't pass at least 1000 more interesting planets to get to our ball of muddy water?
i don't know what the pilots of those planes are seeing, it may be alien craft...but those would have to be some pretty stupid or desperate aliens...either way, not saviors of our sick society......
Why do you assume they are aliens? Then assume their motivations?
I'd start with the most reasonable theory. They are simply test craft that have not been made public, Occam's Razor or as we used to say, "If you see hoof prints, don't start looking for zebras."
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
This is heavily salted with assumptions about aliens, about us, and about the universe we live in. It comments boldly on our individual and collective narrowness of outlook. None of the above assertions survive cursory analysis. As a result, I don't buy the jeremiad about the health of our society
Good morningThis is heavily salted with assumptions about aliens, about us, and about the universe we live in. It comments boldly on our individual and collective narrowness of outlook. None of the above assertions survive cursory analysis. As a result, I don't buy the jeremiad about the health of our society
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cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Guten Morg[a]n
Hurry and make the coffee. I'm dying here.
Roger A. Shrubber
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just seems pretty egotistical to me to think a highly advanced civilization would waste their time observing us...the most flattering scenario i can imagine is that we're either an exhibit in the "struggling not to destroy themselves" wing of the pan galactic museum, or we could be a case in an abnormal xeno-psychology study...This is heavily salted with assumptions about aliens, about us, and about the universe we live in. It comments boldly on our individual and collective narrowness of outlook. None of the above assertions survive cursory analysis. As a result, I don't buy the jeremiad about the health of our society
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BudmanTX
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coffee is up finally, i'm sitting on the porch right now in my shorts.....trying to figure out the day......
it's hot, cream and sugar are out.....
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
I can think of many other and completely different scenarios. Most of which do not involve aliens. As Annie said, I would look for more plausible explanations, e.g. natural phenomena (though most pilots are skilled at identifying those), some of our own tech, horses not zebras. The idea that aliens are here and paying attention is based on the emotionally satisfying but rationally nonfunctional fallacy of self-importance.
WeedFreak78
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Why? We (humans), a supposedly "advanced" civilization, observe "lower" lifeforms all the time for knowledge about life. If the travel aspect isn't an obstacle to aliens, why is it isn't unreasonable to think they would come here to observe and learn about an emerging "advanced" species?
Roger A. Shrubber
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it's always been distance for me...there are so many planets so much closer to check out. you may be right. i don't think we're alone in the universe. i've just always assumed there were much more interesting things to do than watch us fling poo at each other. i'll be very disappointed if we're one of the high points of the entire universe.