Re:Ask HN: Why nobody cares about David Grusch’s UFO revelat...
by gandik on Thursday July 27, 2023 @07:04PM
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Because words, whether spoken or written, are not evidence.
Our greatest flaw, as a species, is failing to recognize this.
The perpetual narrative is, "He is a respected man; he has no reason to lie; he is putting his reputation on the line to do this." Those things fail to convert words into evidence.
Evidence begins with data. Very specific details. Drawings, measurements, logs, times and dates. These are all missing. If those were present, we could begin to follow the trail towards evidence.
But, apparently, most of us are not wired that way.
Our greatest flaw, as a species, is failing to recognize this.
The perpetual narrative is, "He is a respected man; he has no reason to lie; he is putting his reputation on the line to do this." Those things fail to convert words into evidence.
Evidence begins with data. Very specific details. Drawings, measurements, logs, times and dates. These are all missing. If those were present, we could begin to follow the trail towards evidence.
But, apparently, most of us are not wired that way.