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hondahb t1_j9uu2y4 wrote

Reply to comment by geniusgrunt in Alien hunters get a boost as AI helps identify promising signals from space by UniOfManchester

I feel like when it actually is aliens, everyone's just going to say, likely not aliens.

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[deleted] t1_j9vueoj wrote

Yup I feel like scientists will invent the most outlandish natural excuses for a signal before entertaining the idea of aliens. "It's not aliens, it's actually a Magnetar that is behind a black hole in a galaxy that's colliding with another one and there just happens to be a cloud of gas floating between earth and the object"

I get why, but it's still annoying as some one who just wants to dream about answering one of life's big mysteries.

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Bensemus t1_j9zyb4r wrote

You are annoyed they put in the time to actually figure out wha the signal is vs lying and just saying it’s aliens?

They aren’t inventing these explanations.

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[deleted] t1_j9zylax wrote

I get annoyed when the aliens angle is immediately dismissed in favor of equally outlandish natural explanations simply because they are goal seeked to fit the data.

Its not a real annoyance, Id just like to hear more serious thought given to aliens when it makes sense, because its fun.

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