Comment by ceejayoz
2 days ago
I think we are actually in agreement.
I’m very onboard with “it was an interesting object and we should learn more”.
I object to UFO cranks jumping to “it was a starship” conclusions like Avi Loeb wants to. Just as I would have when those weird first exoplanets showed up.
Did he conclude it was a starship or argue we shouldn't dismiss out of hand that an object like this has a non-zero chance of being an artifact of another civilization?
I mean, he titled his book about it “Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial:_The_First_Si...
Did he say it was definitely a starship?
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I object to calling Avi Loeb a "crank" just because he thinks it might be an UFO.
I object to not calling him a crank.
The rest of the scientific community seems to take the same position.