Dying Scientist Confirms Aliens Are ‘Under Study’ At Area 51 (Debunked)
Don't know how many of you caught this story the other day: http://www.jewsnews.co.il/2014/10/29/dying-scientist-confirms-aliens-are-under-study-at-area-51/
This fellow does a nice job shredding the story apart:
Snip> To be brief, the argument from authority is meaningless with regards of the veracity of the actual information. Claims and information need to stand on their own and be verified regardless of the person who is making it. My favorite example is that Isaac Newton who (by most metrics) founded modern physics - he believed in alchemy.
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The thinking could easily be, "People really believe that people are 100% honest on their deathbed, so I'm going to make sure I go out with a 'bang' and make my claims yet again. People who didn't believe me before might this time because they'll think I'm telling the truth 'cause I'm about to die."
However, in addition to explaining why the common reasons to believe deathbed confession testimony are unconvincing, there's a better reason why the testimony is not useful: They're doing it wrong.
Let's say I had a bunch of secrets of exotic physics and decided to do a deathbed confession. Here's what I would say: "I've been working on antigravity and warp field physics for the last 50 years, in secret, with the US government." Then, instead of showing photos of a spaceship or a blurry alien, I would add: "And, here are the equations. Here is a diagram for how you build a device. Here is a working model. Here is exactly how you put everything together."
In other words, it shouldn't matter who I am, what my experience is, or what pretty (or ugly) picture I show. What I need to show is HOW to do it. Just saying something doesn't make it so. I need to give enough information for someone else to verify it and duplicate it. Otherwise, what's the point? To make a spectacle before I die?
Link: http://web.randi.org/swift/bushmans-deathbed-confessions
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And here is his alien which can be purchased at Walmart.
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