Neil Tyson on UFOs and the Argument from Ignorance

By Daniel Miessler on September 14th, 2009: Tagged as Humor | Science

A very entertaining way of addressing the phenomenon of UFO sightings. I also really like the treatment of the argument from ignorance.

I also like the interesting piece of information that amateur astronomers have a lower incidence of UFO sightings than people who aren’t constantly looking at the sky.

And the iPhone and swerving UFO bits were golden. ::

  • if I ever run for office anon

    I had a guy tell me at the cafe that he saw two aliens come into the establishment the previous week. I asked “how did you know they were aliens?” he said because one was young and had a really high widows peak.

    But if you asked me, the most prominent statement made in this clip is the ultimate fear of uncertainty. Thats at the heart of fraudulent answers to most complex questions. Resulting in billions of deaths and unspeakable acts of evil purpetrated upon those who put the quest in question. The scariest words unleashed unto society have always been “I don't know” those three little words send the cattle into a stampede.


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